Ah, nostalgia! Do you remember rock cakes? I learned how to make rock cakes at school when I was about 13 years old. They stand out in my memory because it was the first time I learned a baking technique - how to rub butter into flour. And because they were simple and straightforward to make, I tended to make them regularly, thanks to my Mum giving me free run of the kitchen whenever I felt … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Pine+Apple Cake with Maple Icing
I can't think of anything meaningful to say this week, so instead here are three random and unrelated facts about me: My 5 year-old son and I are making a pompom. That is, I'm making the pom pom while he gets the wool nicely tangled and strewn up everywhere. It's for a kindy project - all the kindy kids' pompoms are going to be hung from a tree. It should look amazing. They're so easy to make, … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Chocolate and Ginger Brownies
Honestly, I didn't set out to make gluten-free brownies. I was actually thinking of this recipe as a biscuit-y slice. But when I'd mixed it up for the first time, I saw the brownie potential. I've never really aspired to develop my own brownie recipe - there's so many out there. Who needs another one? That being said, I have once before delved into the glorious world of chocolately fudge. I … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Moroccan Carrot Cake
I've been more than a little obsessed with gluten-free carrot cake ever GF and Me, one of my favourite food blogs, posted their recipe for Spiced Carrot Cake. It's gluten-free and dairy free, but it was the picture of the cake that really intrigued me. Click through to see how beatifully moist that cake is. OMG. And what's more, it's got pineapple in it and coconut flour. A taste … [Read more...]
Gluten-free Recipe: Chocolate Apricot Slice
If at first you don't succeed ... And so that's been the way over the last few months as I've been trying to get the base of this recipe right - something close to a lovely short biscuit base but not quite so crumbly. I was able to roadtest it on my book group last week. There was a unanimous thumbs up so at last it's ready for you as well. This recipe is quite low in sugar. The … [Read more...]