Category: Baking

Double chocolate almond meringues

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I whipped these up a while ago when I found myself sitting with a few extra egg whites leftover from a batch of fresh pasta I had made. The perfect excuse to make meringues! Not just any meringues, no no… but an extra special version with dark chocolate and crunchy almonds. They were so delicious that I have made them several times since. Continue reading “Double chocolate almond meringues” →

The best double chocolate brownie recipe.

Double chocolate brownies and a chat with Sam Taylor

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In a perfect world I would have hours and hours of free time to spend reading food blogs. I love discovering a beautiful blog, getting inspired by the recipes and images, and finding out a little bit more about the author. I first came across Pomegranate Days a few months ago, around about the time I started Cupcakes and Couscous. I was immediately drawn in by the friendly tone of the writing, the stunning images and the mouth-watering recipes. I knew I had found a gem!

 

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Christmas cookies with cinnamon and dark chocolate.

National Cookie Swap 2013 and spiced dark chocolate cookies

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Well readers, I can’t wait to tell you about an exciting event that I attended over the weekend. If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter then you will no doubt know what I am talking about – the third annual Cape Town Cookie Swap! This year it was a national event with cookie swaps also taking place in Joburg and Durban on the same Saturday. Proceeds from the event went to Khayelitsha Cookies, and I will be telling you a bit more about this fantastic company in a little bit. 

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Dinner party feast – chicken liver ravioli and double chocolate meringue cake

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The Freshly Blogged competition is in its 6th week already, wow! This week’s challenge was sponsored by Robertsons Spices and it was a double whammy with a brief that said that we had to create two dishes, both containing cayenne pepper and cinnamon. The other ingredients we had to use were chicken livers, cream and white chocolate, and we could also include any three fresh ingredients and two grocery items.

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Pear tart recipe with chocolate sauce

Pear, rosemary and almond praline tart with chocolate and Amarula sauce

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Pear and almond praline tart with chocolate ganache
The 5th challenge in the Freshly Blogged competition had all the bloggers excited because it was a sweet challenge for a change. Personally, I was thrilled as this was just what I had been hoping for! The ingredients list was a cook’s dream, with a myriad of recipe options to choose from: Amarula cream, dark chocolate, pears, blanched almonds and cream crackers. The challenge also stipulated that the dish had to include a custard based recipe. The hardest part of the challenge was deciding what dish to make! In the end I decided on a pear and rosemary tart, filled with almond praline pastry cream and served with a chocolate Amarula drizzling sauce.

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Favourite Products: Swirlz Collections

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You only have to look at the name of my blog to see that I love cupcakes – baking, decorating and of course eating them! And I recently came across a beautiful cupcake-related product that I wanted to share with you.

Kerry Hetherington is the lovely lady behind Swirlz Collections. Her product range includes favour boxes, name placement cards and napkin rings (brides-to-be take note!). The product that really grabbed my attention though are these gorgeous cupcake wrappers.

The cupcake wrappers are available in a variety of designs. I still can’t decide which is my favourite, they are all so pretty! Simply bake and decorate your cupcakes, then pop the wrapper on for a stunning finishing touch. Very swish!

Just some of the designs that are available
Swirlz Collections offer free nationwide delivery on orders and there is no minimum order quantity, which is fantastic! 

If you’d like to find out more you can email Kerry: info@swirlzcollections.co.za or call 079 117 4640. You can also check out the Swirlz Collections Facebook page. 

Macadamia cookies with honey.

Macadamia and honey biscuits

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Macadamia cookies with honey.
I was inspired to put this recipe together after receiving two bags of fresh macadamia nuts from a lovely friend. She is lucky enough to have a tree in her garden and harvests the nuts every year. They are so delicious – I think I will have to set up a standing order!

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