Fear Cooking? – PART 1

Fear Cooking? – PART 1

Baking Cakes  I was not born into a household where home-made cakes were a normality. In all my years i know of only one instance when my mother baked a cake and that was for my first birthday, an event that i do not remember but cherish if only from old photographs....
Cupcakes with Orange and Lemon syrup!

Cupcakes with Orange and Lemon syrup!

Ingredients (serves 6) 1 cup Flour ¼ cup Butter ½ cup granulated sugar 1 tbsp baking soda 1 large egg Fresh orange juice 3 tbsp Sugar Juice of half a lemon Method Preheat the oven to 180 deg C Mix the flour with the baking soda in a bowl. In a separate cup beat the...
Mascarpone cream & Irish coffee cupcakes

Mascarpone cream & Irish coffee cupcakes

I love Irish Coffee. Yes, the one with alcohol. I mean, how can you get better than Irish whiskey, coffee and whipped cream. Ah… the whipped cream! Anyway, once you go Irish, it is very difficult to go back to the Cappuccinos and Macchiatos that are served in your...
Banana Bread

Banana Bread

I made this lovely fruity, nutty cake because of the over abundance of Bananas in my house which turn ripe very fast. Throwing them away is obviously not an option but using them into this delicious not only gives the ripe bananas a purpose but also serves as a great...
Cupcakes Trio

Cupcakes Trio

I don’t know what is it about cupcakes that make them look so cute! I think it’s the tiny bobbles of sweet spongy cake, covered with colourful frosting. My other theory is that since they are so tiny in size no one could hate them, even weight watching women....
Raspberry Cheesecake with Almond crust

Raspberry Cheesecake with Almond crust

So…I had this packet of Philadelphia Cream Cheese lying around ever since I hit Crawford Market last month. I was obviously going to make a cheesecake out of it, but what kind was the one information that was missing. So I went for a plain cheesecake with Raspberry...