01.09.2009 Recipes

Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate Ganache is a creamy smooth blend of pure cream and great chocolate.
Never cook with a wine that you would not drink from a glass.  the same rule applies to chocolate,  never use a chocolate that you would not eat on it’s own
Remember that the quality that you put in is the quality of taste [...]

30.08.2009 Thought for the day

Exercise for the Heart

There is no better exercise for the heart,
Than reaching and lifting someone up

30.08.2009 Thought for the day

Ten Short Minutes

A birthday cake, of course I will!
I thought for days and planned until
A nice design I had in mind
Now all I need is time to find
I made the leaves,  I made the flowers
I baked and iced and worked for hours
A masterpiece,  a work of art
Made with love right from the heart
They loved the cake  “it [...]

28.08.2009 Recipes

Chocolate Banana Cake

Chocolate Banana Cake
Yield 22cm cake
2   cups sifted SR flour
125g soft butter
1/2 cup water
2 eggs
1 cup castor sugar
1 large ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup chopped Pecan nuts
1/2 cup dark chocolate bite
1/2 cup instant full cream milk powder

Pre – heat oven to 180C
Grease 22cm round tin with butter, line with baking paper.
Beat butter & sugar until light & [...]

History of the Bridal Wedding Cake
23.07.2009 News

History of the Bridal Wedding Cake

Traditionally the Bride and Groom cut their wedding cake with a ceremonial knife or sword and they would have the first bite to symbolize the forming of a new family unit and the replacement of the old parent-child union.