Tag: cake

Mamma’s banana cake

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Banana cake is one of those things that I’ll forever associate with home and childhood. It seems it’s also one of the few bakes that everybody has a version of, often that they proclaim to be the best. But hey, I’m not the boss of you, I can’t tell you what’s the best. I’ve not eaten every banana cake – proclaiming the best would be a huge responsibility! Although it’s a challenge I’d happily take on, it’d take a lifetime. All I can tell you is that this is my mamma’s recipe, and I love it. Continue reading →

Grapefruit & rosemary olive oil cake

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I work with a whole load of cake lovers. So far in 2013, not a week has gone by that hasn’t seen a collection of lawyers and journalists clustered around the goodies table, eagerly waiting for a slice whatever’s been bought from the bakery around the corner. We’re working our way through the whole cake menu, with a different option each week according to whose birthday it is, or, increasingly, what craving the purchaser had. We don’t need a birthday as an excuse for cake. A craving will do.

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That said, I stumped the office a bit last week when I rocked up with this grapefruit and rosemary cake. My colleagues dived into the banana cake no questions asked, but steered clear of the grapefruit, wincing distrustfully as I told them that really, it does taste surprisingly nice, until one brave soul finally tried a slice. And liked it. After that, the pile soon went down. Continue reading →

Apple cake with pecan and cinnamon crumble topping

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I have a confession to make: I’m one of those really annoying people who just will not follow a recipe. I can’t help it. There’s creativity in my bones, and I’m drawn to changing things in an effort to make them even better.

So naturally, I couldn’t leave this apple cake recipe alone. It could have swum on through the internet, living out a successful life on the Pinterest boards of many, untouched by my meddling fingers. But thank goodness it didn’t. Continue reading →