Tag Archives: Cake

The Sponge Saga

What cake do you bake for someone turning 90? This is the question I asked Mother Dearest. It’s a lot of pressure, they have a life time of cakes to compare yours to. Mother Dearest answered ‘a sponge. Pop loves … Continue reading

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Simplicity Chocolate Cake

So that pretty special get together I mentioned in the last blog. It was my Pop’s 90th. 90 years, not bad going hey. Pop got the royal sponge cake treatment…more on this, and him, later. It was also my cousin … Continue reading

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Chocolate Rum Cake

What would birthday month be without birthday cake?  The pressure was on this year.  The bar had been set high with last year’s maple bacon cake.  How could you not love a cake that had bacon in it. Anyway, Nana had … Continue reading

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Zucchini-Carrot Yoghurt Cake

There is always a period of apprehension after putting a cake in the oven.  Will it work?  Should the mixture have been that thick?  Should I have measured the ingredients more carefully?  Why didn’t I bother sifting the flour?!  These … Continue reading

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Lemon Tea Loaf

When life gives you lemons, make this lemon tea loaf. Lemons are a sneaky fruit.  Whenever I need a lemon there are never any to hand.  When I have no use for one, they seem to multiply uncontrollably in the … Continue reading

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