Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Photography: Brydie Thompson We recently discovered that a stunning cake may not necessarily have to be sweet! Introducing the Smörgåstårta, or sandwich cake. Think of a club sandwich on steroids then decorated to look as stunning as a gateau. Being of Scandinavian origin, traditional fillings include smoked fish pate or smoked…
Recipe: Michael van de Elzen | Photography: Babiche Martens Makes 8 ¾ cup coconut sugar 1 tsp baking powder ¾ cup plain flour ¼ cup wheatgerm 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 2 free-range eggs ½ cup vegetable oil 2 cups grated pumpkin ½ cup chopped hazelnuts ¼ cup raisins Preheat oven to 190°C.…
Recipe: Megan Coupland of Red Kitchen, Te Awamutu | Photography: Brydie Thompson | Cake Stand: Royal Laboratorie Quince are my favourite, we have them dropping off the tree at the moment, but it’s a bit of a race to get to them before our sheep or pigs, so instead of using our homegrown ones and poaching…
Recipe: The Lakes, Tauranga 2½ cups flour ½ cup sugar 1 tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 3 lemons, zested 1¼ cups milk ½ cup vegetable oil 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla essence Lemon Syrup ½ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice ½ cup sugar Preheat oven to bake at 190°C and grease a 12-cup…
Recipe: Megan Coupland from Red Kitchen, Te Awamutu | Photography: Brydie Thompson I love this recipe! For a gluten free cake it is very light. Part of its charm is it has not been adapted from a recipe that uses flour, instead each ingredient is there for a reason and you can tell the difference.…
Recipe: Megan Muldowney, The Cafe Baker | Photography: Tracie Heasman Brownie Base 60g butter, softened ½ cup sugar 1 egg ½ tsp vanilla essence 1/3 cup self-raising flour 4 tbsp cocoa 100g chocolate, roughly chopped Chocolate Mousse Filling 150g chocolate, chopped 1 cup cream 2 tbsp cocoa 3 egg whites Mallow Topping 100g white marshmallow…
Easter and baking go hand in hand, but if dried fruit isn’t your thing or perhaps you’ve already had your fill of hot cross buns, I suggest giving babka a try. Babka is a cake made from sweet yeast dough in Eastern European countries, traditionally on Easter Sunday. But to confuse matters, babka, also known…
Photography: Tracie Heasman These are an ode to a childhood favourite, coconut ice, but with a lot less sugar. I flavoured the icing with freeze dried raspberry powder which you can get from good food stores like Dante’s in Cambridge, Red Kitchen in Te Awamutu or Bin Inn Dinsdale, but a pink food colouring would…
Photography – Tracie Heasman Cake 75g butter 1 cup sugar grated rind of a lemon 4 egg whites 1 cup flour ¼ cup ground almonds 1 tsp baking powder Cream the butter and sugar and lemon rind together until fluffy. Beat in the egg whites then fold in the dry ingredients. Pour into a lined…
Recipe by Megan Muldowney, The Cafe Baker Images by Tracie Heaseman This vanilla infused sponge is beautiful and will please nearly everyone as it’s decadent but not too rich. The sponge can be made ahead of time and frozen. The meringues can also be made in advance and stored in an airtight container, making the…
