Baking – Page 25 – Cupcakes & Couscous

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

Published on August 12, 2013May 21, 2019 by Teresa UlyateLeave a comment

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, rosemary and almond praline tart with chocolate and Amarula sauce

Published on August 5, 2013November 22, 2018 by Teresa Ulyate4 Comments

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

Published on July 11, 2013August 26, 2017 by Teresa UlyateLeave a comment

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.

Banana, macadamia and yoghurt loaf (with video)

Published on July 4, 2013December 10, 2017 by Teresa UlyateLeave a comment

The macadamia theme continues this week! You may remember that my last post was inspired by this creamy, crispy nut and this week is no different. Now, where did I leave that G clamp?

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Macadamia and honey biscuits

Published on June 27, 2013June 1, 2018 by Teresa Ulyate1 Comment

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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Lemon shortbread biscuits (with video)

Published on May 6, 2013January 21, 2020 by Teresa Ulyate9 Comments

Lemon shortbread cookies with icing sugar.

One of my all time favourite biscuit recipes, I’ve made these more times than I can remember! In fact, I rustled up another batch this past weekend as we were expecting a couple of visitors and and I knew that these buttery biscuits would be just the thing to serve with the tea.

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Back to Basics – Cranberry tea scones

Published on April 22, 2013May 18, 2018 by Teresa UlyateLeave a comment

There was a lot of excitement in our house this weekend. Having had a temporary kitchen since we moved into the house three years ago, and after months of planning, preparation and a few weeks of renovation chaos, yesterday saw the completion of our new kitchen! The last box was unpacked on Sunday morning, just hours before we were due to host a family lunch, and that afternoon I could not wait to put our new oven through its paces with a batch of delicious cranberry tea scones.

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Chocolate hot cross buns

Published on March 25, 2013November 30, 2018 by Teresa Ulyate3 Comments

There is a little back story to this recipe which was inspired by a good friend of mine. She recently left Australia where she has been living for the past few years, and where chocolate hot cross buns are readily available. During a recent chat a few hints were dropped about creating a similar recipe… I suspect that since she will be making her way to Cape Town in the next few weeks (and has confessed to being addicted to them) that she was actually being serious! Well of course I accepted the challenge and thought these would be a gorgeous treat to enjoy at Easter.

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