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Carrot Parsnip and Ginger Cake

13/10/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

I recently bought a fabulous Women's Weekly cookbook called "Real Sweet Cookbook" (see here). In it there are some wonderful sweet cake and dessert ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Cakes, Dairy Free, Dessert, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Thermomix, Vegetables, Vegetarian

Zucchini Breakfast Bread (dairy free, nut free)

04/08/2018 by Gina Leave a Comment

As I get older, I think I am getting more sentimental! This morning I had the pleasure of attending a local meeting run by Moira from Northern Suburbs ...

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Filed Under: Baking, Breads, Breakfast, Cakes, Dairy Free, Main Ingredients, Meals and Courses, Nut Free, Recipes, Special Diets, Vegetables

Souffra (Greek Custard Cake)

13/11/2017 by Gina 35 Comments

The universe has a funny way of bringing recipes under one's radar. Some years ago (too many to remember!) I saw a recipe for Souffra in The West ...

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Pear and Chocolate Loaf

06/09/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love using fresh fruit in cakes ... they give such a wonderful moistness to the crumb, and helps to extend the volume without adding too much extra ...

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Coconut and Lime Buttercake with Lime Glaze

20/07/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I am so grateful to Despina Tanner who originally offered me her recipe for her famous Plum Buttercake many moons ago!  Since then I have adapted it ...

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Chocolate Yoghurt Drizzle Cake

20/06/2017 by Gina 2 Comments

I always have chocolate in the pantry (ALWAYS!), and I always have yoghurt in the fridge ... so what better way to use them then in a delicious cake. ...

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake

29/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

There are so many amazing food blogs "out there" it is hard to consider a favourite.  But one that I follow is called Butter and Brioche (two of my ...

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Apple Spice Cake

18/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

Sometimes the most simple cake is all that is needed to share with those you love ... and this cake is certainly one of those! My dear neighbour ...

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Fresh Basil, Olive Oil and Dark Chocolate Loaf

03/05/2017 by Gina Leave a Comment

I love herbs in sweet dishes so I was very drawn to this recipe (see here) by the wonderful Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks. Heidi called her loaf ...

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Almond, Apricot and White Chocolate Cake

10/03/2017 by madhatmedia 3 Comments

Almonds + dried apricots + white chocolate! Humm … need I say more! There are so many versions of this type of cake, but the one that really appealed ...

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Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not Flourless Chocolate Olive Oil Cake … this is not a large cake (it’s baked in a 20cm round cake tin), but it is rich, dark and dense and a small slice is just perfect.

Here I have served it with a raspberry coulis as I had some in the fridge, and a dollop of fresh cream. But I have also offered a recipe for a “Coffee Cream” in the post to serve with the cake too.

This version is nut free (I have used toasted sunflower seeds), but you can also use almonds if nuts are not an issue in your home.

The cake is also dairy free, is very quick to make, and gives you eight serves similar to what you see in the post here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/flourless-chocolate-olive-oil-cake/

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Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … Marrakesh Carrots … this is a fabulous dish … it is easy to make, and leftovers keep well in the fridge for up to three days.

I use a Thermomix to chop the carrots (it is quicker than trying to grate them), and I do like the chunky texture that gives me as opposed to “grating” which can sometimes make the carrot a little wet.

The dressing can be blended in a bowl if preferred, and the rest of the salad is prepared by hand so that I get plenty of texture.

This salad goes so well with just about any protein, and is a favourite in our home … with another hot spell fast approaching, this may be one that you would like to try:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/marrakesh-carrots/

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Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its Honey Cake – this cake is delicious just on its own and does not need icing, but I do try to minimise waste, so when I have little bits of leftover icing from other bakes (in this case Caramel Icing from a Sticky Date Cake I made a month ago, and White Chocolate Icing from the cupcakes I made last week) I put the leftovers into small containers in the freezer … then I can often combine two or three (in this case the two icings I mentioned) which will give me enough for what I need. So last night I took the two icings from the freezer and placed them in the fridge, then this morning I removed them from the fridge and put them on my bench to allow them to come to room temperature, they were then combined and used to dress this cake. It is such a great way to use us icing “scrapes”, and no-one else is the wiser 

Links to the separate recipes are here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/honey-cake-a-jewish-celebration-cake/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/sticky-date-cake/

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Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes with White Chocolate Icing … requested for our number 2 son’s birthday today … these are so easy to make, and keep well for a few days at room temperature … but if it is really warm in your home (so that the icing may melt) then I would keep them in the fridge but remove them at least 30 minutes before serving.

To make things super easy for me, I decided to use up some chocolate leftovers from Christmas, so topped the cupcakes with a packet of mini Cherry Ripe’s (one of my favourite), and Nespresso Dark Chocolate tablets (they are super yummy too!) xo

Recipes for both can be found here:

https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/chocolate-buttermilk-cupcakes/
https://www.thepassionatepantry.com.au/white-or-dark-chocolate-icing/

Happy birthday dear Sam … love having you in our lives xo 

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