ORANGE AND ORANGE MARMALADE CAKE
Recipe and Image: KATHY PATERSON A butter cake perfect for icing. You can make a half quantity of the icing and just ice the top and sides of the cake, if you prefer. Decorate with orange slices and any extra slices can be eaten with the cake. Serves 8–10 200g butter 1 cup caster sugar […]
LEMON AND YOGHURT CAKE
Recipe FARM STREET LARDER | Images BRYDIE THOMPSON 1¾ cups caster sugar zest of 4 lemons 1½ cups canola oil (or any non-flavoured oil) 3 eggs ½ tsp salt 1½ cups plain yoghurt 5 tbsp lemon juice 3 cups self-raising flour, sifted Barkers lemon curd Pre-heat oven to 150°C. Beat together sugar, lemon zest, […]
Sponge Kisses
I found a gorgeous patty pan tin in a second-hand store and just had to make something in them. This easy, light cupcake type mixture was perfect as the little cakes kept the shape well. Paired with cream and the plum curd they make an impressive afternoon tea treat. If you don’t happen to have […]
STRAWBERRY THYME CAKE
Recipe VICKI RAVLICH-HORAN | Images ASHLEE DECAIRES The cake 350g butter, softened 2 cups sugar 6 eggs (size 7) 1 tsp vanilla extract 2½ cups flour 3 tsp baking powder 2 tsp thyme leaves For the syrup ½ cup sugar 6 thyme sprigs 2 chips strawberries 2 cups cream 1 cup yoghurt extra thyme for […]
HERBS
Recipes VICKI RAVLICH-HORAN | Images ASHLEE DECAIRES Herbs are a great way to add flavour, colour and interest to a dish. Like a lemon tree, I think every house should have a rosemary bush. Once established, you literally do nothing but reap the benefits of being able to spike a leg of lamb with it […]
PEACH ON EARTH CAKE WITH BURNT BUTTERCREAM
Recipe & Images: FIONA HUGUES When gorgeous editor in chief Vicki asked me to create a cake for this 10th birthday issue we were still reeling in the haze of lockdown and the world was forever changed. Back in autumn, when there was no inkling of the global sideswipe that was to come, I had […]
MUM’S DATE LOAF
Recipe: MEGAN PRISCOTT | Images: ASHLEE DECAIRES This is our most requested recipe. We have been making it since we opened over 10 years ago. Well Mum made it for the first year and when we finally convinced her to hand the recipe over she left an ingredient out, so it took a few attempts […]
Coconut Cake with Passionfruit and Mango
Recipe: Vicki Ravlich-Horan | Images: Brydie Thompson Play up the tropical flavours of passionfruit with this coconut cake and a few ribbons of fresh mango. 175g butter, soft 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup flour 1 cup desiccated coconut 1½ tsp baking powder To serve Whipped cream and/or yoghurt Fresh […]
PLUM MUFFINS
Recipe: Megan Priscott – Red Kitchen | Photography: Brydie Thompson 3 cups flour 1½ cups sugar 4½ tsp baking powder 1½ tsp custard powder 1½ cups milk 1¼ cups oil ½ cup cream cheese raw sugar for sprinkling 3 eggs 4 plums, chopped, plus two for extra and the tops Preheat oven to 180°C. Mix […]
PLUM RICOTTA CRUMBLE CAKE
Recipe: Megan Priscott – Red Kitchen | Photography: Brydie Thompson This makes a huge cake so if you want to halve it simply decrease the pan size to 20cms. Crumble Topping 1 cup walnuts ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup plain flour ½ tsp ground cinnamon 60g cold unsalted butter cut into small chunks Pulse […]