One-Bowl Apple Cake

A quick and easy cake to whip up for afternoon tea.  Better still get the kids involved and make it a fun school holiday activity. Ingredients 2 eggs 1 3/4 cups of sugar 1/2 cup of oil 2 heaped teaspoons of cinnamon 2 cups of plain flour 2 teaspoons of baking soda 1 tin of […]

Chocolate Carrots Recipe By Masterchef Chef Kirsten Tibballs

Chocolate Carrots 275 g chocolate cake 15 g Callebaut cocoa powder 20 g raspberry jam 190 g condensed milk 90 g desiccated coconut (plus a little extra for rolling the balls in) Place the cake in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix to break it up. Add in the cocoa powder, raspberry jam, […]

Magical Fairy Wand Biscuits

Cast a beautiful spell over afternoon tea with these magical and edible wands! How great are these? If you are looking for a simple baking activity to do with your kids – this one is perfect! You will need: 185g butter 1 cup of caster sugar 1½ teaspoons vanilla essence 2½ cups of plain flour […]

Honey Joys For Harmony Day

  This year, Harmony Day in Australia is on Tuesday 21 March. The theme for Harmony Day is “Everyone Belongs” and orange is the colour chosen to represent the day. Here is the recipe for an old favourite…Honey Joys, that just happens to tie in nicely with the orange theme… You will need: 90g margarine […]

Salted Caramel Popcorn Cake Recipe and Instructions

  Some of you may remember that we recently put together an eBook of 10 great cakes that you can make yourself at home for well under $20 ($5.95) with out good friend Sarah from The Sugar Hit. We have decided to share a few with you on the site to inspire you. Salted Caramel Popcorn […]

Yummy Butter Frosting From Scratch

  Some of you may remember that we recently put together an eBook of 10 great cakes that you can make yourself at home for well under $20 ($5.95) with out good friend Sarah from The Sugar Hit. Here is the delicious butter frosting recipe from that book. Vanilla Butter Frosting Thick, fluffy, sweet, easy to […]

Easy Easter Egg Biscuits

  For decades kids have enjoyed icing & decorating Milk Arrowroot biscuits. Milk Arrowroot biscuits are already the perfect shape of an Easter Egg – all they need is a bit of EASTER BLING.   This is an easy way to make your morning or afternoon teas just a little bit special in the lead […]

Nutella Brownies – SUPER EASY!

This could be one of the easiest recipes I have ever come across for a brownie and it tastes great. Just 3 ingredients! 320 grams Nutella or Hazelnut Spread 70 grams all purpose flour 2 eggs Mix Just mix the ingredients in a bowl or food processor … we are lazy so went for the […]

Simple Choc-Chip Cookies

There is a time for fancy and then a time to bake an old favourite…chocolate-chip cookies! Give this staple a go – it is sure to be a hit in the lunchboxes. Ingredients 125g of butter or margarine, softened 1 cup of brown sugar 1 tsp of vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 cups of plain […]

Easy Berry Muffins

Here is an easy recipe for Berry Muffins. There are only 2 steps! Thanks to Lisa from No Excuses – Easy Organising, easy cooking … making everyday a little easier for this fantastic recipe! Ingredients 2 cups of Self Raising Flour 2 tblsp Custard Powder 1 cup Caster Sugar 1 Tin or jar of berries (of your […]