Easy and delicious must be the prerequisites for any loaf cake recipe, and this Apricot and Almond Loaf Cake delivers on both accounts! This apricot and almond cake recipe is for a delicious vanilla loaf cake flavored with dried apricots, and almond essence. Before baking, the loaf cake is topped with a delicious crumble topping […]
Milktart Pancake Cake
Milktart and pancakes, or more accurately melktert and pannekoek are both quintessential South African desserts. And together well, now we're talking about the ultimate match. My adoration for both of these desserts has been lifelong. Pancakes have been a family favourite throughout my life. Almost every Sunday afternoon when that sweet tooth hits, my mom […]
Sugar Cookies Christmas Wreath
Sugar cookies loaded with Christmas spices, dusted with icing sugar and arranged into a beautiful wreath. Well if that doesn't sound like the perfect start to Christmas morning and present opening then I'm not sure what does! I've spent nearly all my Christmas' in a little village called Rooi Els located about an hour outside […]
Marble Bundt Cake
The age-old debate: vanilla cake or chocolate cake? It's always been a tough one to answer, but with this Marble Bundt Cake, there's no need to worry yourself with making decisions. You can have both! This bundt cake recipe is for a swirled vanilla and chocolate cake covered in a shiny chocolate drip. The cake […]
Chocolate Cupcakes with Mulberry Icing
Ah, cupcakes my one true baking love. My baking journey began with cupcakes years ago. With box mix and vanilla icing in a tub to be precis! I didn't really know how to bake back then and the cute chubby Pillsbury mascot just made me feel like every birthday of anyone I knew desperately needed […]
Date Balls – Almond Butter & Dark Chocolate
Date balls are magical things, when made right they have the ability to satisfy the sweetest tooth without derailing any health goals. And when drizzled in dark chocolate and decorated with dried rose petals, they become hard to not love even for the most traditional of treaters. MY GUILT-FREE WEEKDAY TREAT I love baking and […]
Banana Bread with Pecans
This Banana Bread with Pecans recipe has been a family favourite for as long as I can remember. A recipe we all turn to during our summer holidays spent in Cape Town. And why not, because it truly is the perfect afternoon treat with a cup of milky tea. This easy recipe is for a […]