Ingredients: 260g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 tsp cloves 1/4 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp salt 100ml olive oil 120g caster sugar 120g light brown muscovado sugar 2 large eggs, at room temperature 300g pure pumpkin puree 120g sour […]
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Carrot Cake with Pecans and a Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: 155g butter, melted, plus extra for greasing 230g soft light brown sugar 3 free-range eggs 230g self-raising plain flour 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp grated nutmeg ½ tsp allspice ½ tsp ground ginger Zest of 1 […]
French Apple Tart
A Traditional French Tartes Aux Pommes Recipe using a frangipane filling and an apricot glaze Ingredients: For the Pastry: 150g plain white flour 2 tablespoons caster sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 7 tablespoons cold butter 3 tablespoons cold water For the Filling: 3 tablespoons butter (softened) […]
Chocolate Cupcakes or Mini Loaves
Ingredients For the cake: 200g caster sugar 125g plain flour 60g cocoa powder 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 100ml buttermilk 3 tablespoons hot coffee 65ml vegetable oil or light olive oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract […]
Chocolate and Orange Marble Mini Loaf Cakes
Ingredients: Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Whisk the butter, sugar, flour and eggs together in a bowl until smooth, and then transfer half the mixture into a separate bowl. 2. Beat the milk and cocoa powder into one bowl of mixture. […]
Chocolate and Whiskey Cake
This is definitely more of a grown up’s cake than my other Chocolate Bundt Cake https://lulugraubart.com/2013/05/12/chocolate-and-beetroot-cake/ with all the lovely booze in it Ingredients: 2 large eggs 2 cups caster sugar 1 cup whole buttermilk 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla 100g chocolate pieces 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup brewed coffee – warm / or warm […]