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 […]
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 […]
Chocolate Cherry Cake
Ingredients Cherry Puree 450g Frozen Cherries, thawed 120g Caster Sugar Chocolate Cherry Cake 170g Unsalted Butter, melted 56g Unsweetened Cocoa Powder 200g Soft Brown Sugar 200g Golden Caster Sugar 4 Large Eggs 113g Plain Flour 113g Cake & Pastry Flour 3/4 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda 1/2 tsp Salt 240ml Single Cream 56g Cherry Puree (as above) 2 Tbsp Cherry Brandy 113g Dried Cherries, […]
Spiced Chai Layer Cake
Ingredients 450ml Whole Milk 4 Chai Tea Bags 560g Plain Flour 3.5 tsp Baking Powder 1 tsp Salt 3 tsp Cinnamon 2 tsp Cardamom 2 tsp Ground Ginger 1 tsp Ground Allspice 1 tsp Ground Cloves 1 tsp Ground Nutmeg 570g Caster Sugar 6 Large Eggs 1 tbs Vanilla Extract 300ml Vegetable Oil Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting 225g Cream Cheese, at room temperature 225g Unsalted Butter, at room temperature 750g Icing […]
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 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 […]
Chocolate and Beetroot Bundt Cake
Ingredients: For the Cake: 250g plain chocolate broken up 3 large free range eggs 200g light muscovado sugar 100ml sunflower oil 1tsp vanilla extract 100g self raising flour 1/2 tsp bicarb 1/2 tsp baking powder 50g ground almonds 250g raw beetroot – finely grated For […]