Category Archive

Lemon Curd Sponge – Light, Lemony, Creamy!

Robin Boyle May 27, 2019 4/5 - Reasonably Difficult, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Lunch/Dinner, Traditions-Feasts

This is an inspired combination bringing back wonderful memories: two sponge cakes, made from an old family recipe, layered together with lemon curd and cream! Click here for: Blog post – A January Dinner Party

Christmas Sink Cake – Great for a Crowd!

Robin Boyle December 30, 2018 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Australian, Cakes & Baking, In the fridge?, Lunch/Dinner, Morning/Afternoon Tea

A versatile recipe for Christmas and other times you need to feed a crowd. You can modify the ingredients in many ways, varied according to what you have on hand! Click here for: Blog post – What’s in the Fridge? No. 9

Homemade Scones – With Jam and Fresh Cream

Robin Boyle August 16, 2018 2/5 - Not Difficult, Australian, Cakes & Baking, Home-Made, Morning/Afternoon Tea

My mother, Olive, would make scones reasonably often. She used the “old fashioned” way of rubbing butter into the flour and she used to cook them in her wood-fired cast iron stove! For the recipe, click here – Scones, Jam and Cream

Pecan Pie – With Maple Syrup!

Robin Boyle July 26, 2018 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Morning/Afternoon Tea, North American

Pecan pie is one of the traditional dishes of the USA. This recipe gives a pie that will set with a crusty top and almost gooey interior! For the recipe, click here – Pecan Pie

Strawberry Blonde Cheesecake – With Chocolate Sauce!

Robin Boyle July 26, 2018 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Lunch/Dinner, North American

A full page from the newspaper was taped to the glass door. It included a photo of a large slice of strawberry crowned cheesecake and the words “the strawberry blonde cheesecake is to die for and worth the month on the treadmill”! For the recipe, click here – New York City – The Big Cheesecake!

Fig and Almond Torta – Perfect For Other Fruits!

Robin Boyle April 15, 2018 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Australian, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, Fruit, Lunch/Dinner

A highlight was a fig and almond torta … not too sweet and the figs can be substituted with any fruit in season such as peaches, pears or plums! For the recipe, click here – Indigo Valley – Home Grown Produce!

Clafoutis – Spectacular French Classic!

Robin Boyle December 28, 2017 2/5 - Not Difficult, Cakes & Baking, Dessert, French, Fruit, Lunch/Dinner

“… it is about as simple a dessert to make as you can imagine: a pancake batter poured over fruit in a fireproof dish, then baked in the oven.” For the recipe, click here – Nature, History … And Clafoutis!

Banana Bread – Bananas, Cream, Butter!

Robin Boyle September 30, 2017 2/5 - Not Difficult, Australian, Cakes & Baking, Fruit, In the fridge?, Morning/Afternoon Tea

Our friends raved about the morning tea of banana bread and were a little surprised to find that it was thrown together at the last minute from what we had in the freezer! Click here for: Blog post – Banana Bread

Blackcurrant and Almond Tart – Yummy and Tangy!

Robin Boyle August 31, 2017 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Cakes & Baking, European, Fruit, Lunch/Dinner, Morning/Afternoon Tea

“The almond mixture was crisp on top, fudgy within and the blackcurrants burst and rippled the mixture with juice.” Click here for: Blog post – El Calafate

Sweet Shortcrust Pastry – Easy Par-Bake!

Robin Boyle August 30, 2017 3/5 - Moderately Difficult, Cakes & Baking, Impossible?, Lunch/Dinner, Morning/Afternoon Tea, Pastry

A delicate pastry ideal for desserts that does not require weights for par-baking! Click here for: Blog post – Sweet Shortcrust Pastry