Herb and Lemon Cake

Dawn Hollins and Carole Broadhead

250 gm softened butter
1¾ cups SR flour
1¼ cup sugar
2 teaspns finely chopped rosemary or lavender leaves
3 teaspns grated lemon rind
4 eggs
¼ cup milk

Beat all ingredients with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Put in a greased ring tin and bake at 180 ºC for 45 mins. Sprinkle with icing sugar or spread with lemon icing when cool.

Chocolate Coconut Bake 

by Cam Starr

Base
125 gms butter
¼ cup brown
½ cup plain flour
1/3 cup S/R flour
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 egg 

Icing
1 cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa
1 teaspoon soft butter
1 tablespoon milk (approximately) 

Melt butter over low heat, stir in sugar, coconut, sifted flours and cocoa, then add beaten egg. Spread evenly over well-greased 28 cm x 18 cm lamington … Read more »

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:

1/3 cup melted coconut oil
½ cup honey or maple syrup
2 eggs
½ cup milk or water
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
340 grams grated zucchini
¾ cups roughly chopped walnuts
210 gms flour

Method:

Preheat oven to 160°C. Prepare a 20 cm x 13 … Read more »

Apple and walnut muffin

By Lena Kuppens

350 g plain flour
150 g raw sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp bicarb powder
1 tsp cinnamon
60 g walnuts, chopped
2 small apples, peeled, cored and diced
1 tbsp yogurt
150 ml cold milk
125 ml veg oil
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 180° C, lightly grease a 12 x ½ cup muffin tin.

Sift flour, sugar, … Read more »

Nan’s Egg Yolk Sponge

Ingredients

3 or 4 egg yolks (the whites can be used to make a pavlova)
2 tablespoons hot water
1/2 cup caster sugar
1/2 cup SR flour
pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk

Method

Heat oven 180  C.
Beat the yolks with the hot water until pale and creamy (they really fluff up in size) before gradually adding sugar until pale and thick. Add salt and vanilla … Read more »

Chocolate Pecan Pie

The Triangle Team

For the crust
150 grams (1¼ cups) plain flour, plus more for dusting
¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
140 grams unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
2 to 4 tablespoons ice water, as needed 

For the filling
170 grams (1½ cups) raw pecan halves
85 grams unsalted butter
60 grams dark chocolate, chopped
¾ cup corn syrup
4 large eggs
100 grams (½ cup packed) light brown … Read more »