Tag: Holidays

Carrot and pineapple loaf cake recipe

Carrot and pineapple loaf cakes

Published on by Teresa Ulyate4 Comments

Carrot cake loaf cakes with pineapple and cream cheese icing

 

I always seem to end up with bits and pieces that need using up – a few leftover carrots in the veggie drawer, a tin of pineapple in the pantry, and this recipe is the happy result of that! There’s also something about a loaf cake that feels so achievable, and I’m sure you’re going to love this recipe as much as we do.

 

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Recipe for chocolate simnel cake

Mini Easter simnel cakes

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Individual Easter Simnel cakes with marzipan and chocolate

 

Today we are talking fruit cake, spices and chocolate. Music to my ears… and my stomach. I am not sure how I got this far in my baking career without trying this recipe! I suppose that while traditional fruit cakes are found in abundance around Christmas time, the Simnel cake is less common down here at the tip of Africa. This fruity cake adorned with marzipan is traditional around Mothering Sunday and/or Easter particularly in the U.K, and I thought I would channel my British ancestors and give it a bash this week.

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Barbecue pizza recipe

Pizza on the braai

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September the 24th is a very special day in South Africa. It marks National Heritage Day, a holiday on which we as South Africans celebrate our rich, cultural diversity. More recently the day has also been termed (unofficially) as “National Braai Day” – a day for all of us to unite around the fire and indulge in a pastime we all enjoy, having a good old braai! On the eve of this wonderful celebration I could not think of a better time to share this recipe with you.

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