Chocolate Cake

The original recipe for this chocolate cake did not have flour or almond meal in the cake which would result in a very light cake. I have tried adding a little flour or almond meal and like it this way as well. So you could try both and see which you prefer.  Ingredients 190 g butter 300 g dark chocolate 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 6 eggs, separated 1/4 cup self raising flour or almond meal1 cup brown sugar 1/4 tsp cream of tartar Frosting 2...

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Flaky Curry Puffs

These curry puffs produces a layered flaky pastry. It is so yummy. As you can see from the photo, these curry puffs are made with two types of dough which is similar to puff pastry. The original and most recipes normally divide the two dough in 12 or 24 equal portions and wrapping one dough with another and individually roll each one, which I normally do and this is very time consuming. But, one day when I was going to do that, had a aha moment...

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Lemon yoghurt cake

I like the lemony and yoghurty taste of this cake. Ingredients 125g unsalted butter 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1 cup plain low fat yoghurt 1/4 cup lemon juice 1 tbsp grated lemon zest 2 1/2 cups self raising flour 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda For syrup 1/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp lemon zest, julienned 1/4 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup water For serving 1 cup plain low fat yoghurt (optional) Steps Preheat oven to 180C. Oil a 23 cm cake tin. Beat the butter and 1 cup of the sugar until light and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well...

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Best Ever Chocolate Brownie

I needed to bake something for the school fair. It has to be able to be stored without refrigeration. So decided to try this recipe before baking it for the fair. These brownies came out delicious, rich and moist so I hope the people that buy my brownie at the fair will like it too. Ingredients 150 g butter 300 g dark chocolate 1 1/2 cups brown sugar 4 eggs 1 cup flour 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts Steps 1. Line a greased...

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