Melt and Mix Chocolate Cake

This delicious chocolate cake is one of the first recipes I ever tried in my Thermomix. You won't be surprised to learn that the first recipe I tried was a cake but you might be surprised to learn [Read More]

Apple and Spice Cake

Serves 8 In the olden days, before I was a wannabe minimalist, I used to buy my favourite magazines and tear out the recipes and file them away religiously. This was a reader recipe from the [Read More]

Simone’s Best Ever Muffins

Makes 12 Simone says these blueberry and dark chocolate muffins are the best ever! That’s because they really are! And that's not all, they're super quick and easy, with or without a [Read More]

Slow Cooker Apple Flapjack Crumble

Serves 6-8 (but easily halved) There's so much to love about this crumble, not least that you can make it in the slow cooker, well, the apple part anyway. It's really hard to find cooking [Read More]

Plum and Orange Baked Cheesecake

Lately, some readers and Facebook followers have expressed some disappointment in my love of baked goods and sweet stuff because they were under the illusion that my blog/Facebook page are [Read More]

Nigella’s Lemon Polenta Cake

Serves 16 Nigella says that this cake is "a contender for teatime comfort and a  supper-party celebration alike, " and I wholeheartedly agree. This recipe makes for a marvellously moist cake, [Read More]

Nigella’s Blueberry Muffins

Makes 12 Nigella thinks that muffins are the easiest things in the world to make, and I'm inclined to agree! I've since tweaked Nigella's original recipe to taste and converted the deliciousness to [Read More]

Heather’s No Bake Mars Bar Slice

Makes 16 pieces Mars Bars, rice bubbles and chocolate - this really is the slice trifecta! I've been obsessed with Mars bars since I was a kid. When it was exam season at high school, I used to [Read More]

Picture Perfect Birthday Cake

If you love candy but you don't love cake decorating,  then this is the cake for you! It looks sensational, it's the ultimate sweet treat and the lollies cover up any decorating [Read More]