Ingredients: 4 large eggs, separated 2/3 cups of sugar, divided 2 tablespoons of water 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/2 cup of ground almonds 1/2 cup of sifted cake flour 3 tablespoons of cocoa 1/2 teaspoon of cream of tartar Dash of salt 2-3 tablespoons of confectioners’ sugar Chocolate buttercream frosting 1/2 cup of chopped […]
Christmas desserts
Gingerbread men
Ingredients: Melted butter for greasing 125g of butter at room temperature 100g/1/2 cup of firmly packed brown sugar 125ml/1/2 cup of golden syrup 1 egg, separated 375g/2 1/2 cups of plain flour 1 tbsp of ground ginger 1 tsp of mixed spice 1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda Plain flour for dusting 150g/1 cup of […]
English Christmas fruit cake
Ingredients: 1lb 2oz/525g of currants 8oz/225g of golden raisins/sultanas 8oz /225g of raisins 4oz /110g of finely chopped mixed candied peel 6oz /165 of halved glace cherries 10oz/300g of all purpose/plain flour A pinch salt ½ level tsp of mixed spice ½ level tsp of ground cinnamon ½ level tsp of freshly ground nutmeg 2½ […]
Christmas peppermint cake
Ingredients: Cake: 3 cups (360 g) of all-purpose flour 2 3/4 cups (550 g) of white sugar 1 cup (120 g) of dark unsweetened cocoa powder 2.5 teaspoons (12 g) of baking soda 2 teaspoon (10 g) of baking powder 2 teaspoon (14 g) of salt 1 cup + 2 tablespoons (280 ml) of room […]
Christmas desserts
When someone says Christmas admit it you think cake and chocolate time. Well, we definitely do! No Christmas dinner is complete without a delicious dessert and if we’re being honest, the hardest part of preparing a Christmas dessert is choosing just one…or two recipes. After all, variety is the spice of life. Below you can […]
Orange cranberry bread
PREP TIME 10 min COOK TIME 1 hour Ingredients 1 tablespoon of orange zest ½ cup of fresh orange juice 2 ½ cups of all-purpose flour 1 cup of sugar 2 teaspoons of baking powder ½ teaspoon of baking soda ½ teaspoon of salt 2 large eggs 4 tablespoons of melted butter 2 cups of […]
Pecan pie
COOK TIME 45 min Ingredients 1 9 inch pie shell 1 ¾ cups of chopped pecans 2 slightly beaten eggs 1 cup of light corn syrup ¼ cup of brown sugar 1 tablespoon of molasses 2 tablespoons of melted butter 2 tablespoons of flour ¼ teaspoon of salt 1 teaspoon of vanilla Directions 1. Preheat […]
Apple pie
COOK TIME 1 hour Ingredients Pastry for 2 crusts 8 cups of sliced apples, peeled 2 tablespoons of lemon juice ¾ cup of white sugar ¼ cup of brown sugar ¼ cup of all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg 2 tablespoons of butter 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon of milk Directions […]