Wedding Cake

I made my sister's wedding cake for her country style wedding. It was a six layer Raspberry and Vanilla Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. I had so much fun making this cake and I am so proud of how it all came (and stayed!) together. What a privilege to be trusted with such an important task. I love how imperfect it is, my kind of style! It's a little rough around the edges, oozes country charm and boy did it taste good!

Lemon Vanilla Cake

The beautiful, light, lemony taste of this cake is perfect with a mid morning cup of tea. It's the kind of cake that I  imagine being served with vintage china tea cups, lumps of sugar, all lovingly laid out on a gorgeous old lace linen table cloth inherited from Grandma...

Amazingly Delicious Chocolate Cake

This is THE most satisfying chocolate cake in the world. It's sweet, moist, dense...in a nutshell a chocoholic's heaven on earth. I have yet to taste another cake that meets my chocolate cake expectations quite like this one does! It is also very easy to make, why just this last weekend I churned out SIX of these babies!

Photographer Extraordinaire!

Hannah Jones is the very talented lady who takes the pictures for this blog. What an incredible photographer. She is insanely talented and I find her creativity awe inspiring! Not only is she a woman of many talents but she is also a wonderful person, who has become such a great friend of mine, her enthusiasm, energy and positiveness is infectious and I feel energised when I'm around her. Thank you Hannie for always being willing to take photos of my goodies, even when it's last minute and the conditions are far from ideal!

Never Fail Friands

The name explains it all. These little babies are my "go to" when I have unexpected ( but much appreciated) visitors for tea. They take no more than 7 minutes to throw together and 15mins to bake and they NEVER EVER fail! Their unusual, oval shape makes them appear a lot more fancy than they really are. The ones in the picture are raspberry and white chocolate flavored, my favorite! 

Banana Bread

The perfect morsel for afternoon tea. It is just sweet enough to hit the spot without ruining your appetite for dinner. I love the caramelised, almost burnt taste of the crust that gives way to the soft, pale, slightly bananary tasting inside. This always goes down a treat with my darling Dad, who's one of my biggest baking fans. He deserves a little credit here as he has been there from the very beginning of my baking journey and has endured his fair share of "flops". He is not one for mincing words and always gives me his honest opinion... It took several attempts (and much constructive criticism) to get this loaf just right, but i'm pleased I persevered as it is now a family favorite! 

Neen's Shortbread

There is only one Queen of Shortbread, and that Queen goes by the name of 'Neen' - who of course, is my Aunty Jeanine... 

Her shortbread is enjoyed by all the family and her visits are much anticipated as a result of this addictive slice of heaven. 

Mine pales in comparison to hers - but there is something about making shortbread that makes me feel very accomplished!

'healthy' bran muffins

I say 'healthy' with a bag full of sugar rather than a pinch of salt - as this recipe or anything with this amount of sugar could never be called healthy. The beauty of these muffins, is the batter can be made at the beginning of the week (when you are considerably more sane than the end...) and stored for up to 5 days in the fridge and as you want delicious, fresh muffins, you can just whip out the batter and in 20 minutes time, you will have incredible and irresistible muffins on your cooling rack. If they ever make it there....