INGREDIENTS: for the cake: 1 3/4 cups sugar 3/4 cups dark cocoa powder 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 large eggs 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup strongly brewed coffee for the frosting: 1 3/4 cups salted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup cream cheese, room […]
Ingredients: 50 g butter ¾ cup(165 g) brown sugar 150 gdark chocolate ⅓ cupcondensed milk ½ cupsour cream 2eggs ¾ cup(110 g) self-raising flour To serve 2 tbspdark cocoa powder 2 125 g punnets fresh raspberries Melted white chocolate Thick cream, optional Instructions: 1. Preheat oven to 170°C (150°C fan-forced). Place a 23cm (approx) round silicone dish […]
INGREDIENTS: Soak ½ cup (100 g) sugar Pinch of kosher salt 1 vanilla bean, halved lengthwise ½ cup (100 g) silver tequila Filling 1 envelope unflavored powdered gelatin (about 2½ tsp.) 1 (heaping) cup (200 g) fresh mango pieces (from 1 large ripe mango), puréed until smooth 6 Tbsp. (80 g) fresh lemon juice 1 […]
Ingredients: 2 cups (397g) sugar, Baker’s Special Sugar preferred 3 1/4 cups (390g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons, 170g) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups (340g) milk, at room temperature 1 tablespoon (14g) vanilla extract 4 large eggs, at room temperature Instructions: Preheat the oven […]
Ingredients: FOR THE CAKE: 300g granulated sugar ¾ tablespoon dried lavender 175g plain flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt 2 large eggs, lightly beaten 250g Greek yogurt 125ml mild olive oil or sunflower oil Finely grated zest of 1 lemon, plus 1 tablespoon juice FOR THE ICING AND DECORATION: […]
Ingredients: I used a 9-inch glass pie dish for this recipe– but in Spain, we improvise! Adjust bake time for a smaller dish. Crust 1 egg ⅔ cup sugar 1¼ heaping cups of flour (you may need more) Filling 4 eggs 1¼ cups of sugar Grated zest from one lemon 2 cups of finely ground […]
INGREDIENTS: FOR THE RED VELVET CAKE: 5 2/3 oz all-purpose flour (1 1/4 cups) 5 1/4 oz granulated sugar (3/4 cup) 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder 4 fl oz vegetable oil (1/2 cup) 6 fl oz buttermilk (3/4 cup) 1 egg 1 tbsp red gel food coloring 1/2 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp vanilla extract FOR THE STRAWBERRY ROSE CREAM CHEESE: 3/4 oz freeze-dried strawberries (1 1/2 cups) 24 oz cream cheese at room temperature (do not use light […]
Ingredients: 4 tbs self-raising flour 2 tbs sugar 2 tbs cocoa 1 egg 3 tbs milk 3 tbs vegetable oil 1/2 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbs milk chocolate chips Method: In a large mug, place all the dry ingredients and mix well with a spoon. Use the spoon to grind all of the cocoa against […]
INGREDIENTS: 300g dark (70%) chocolate, chopped 1/2 cup (50g) good-quality cocoa powder, sifted 3 eggs 250g sour cream, at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/3 cups (350g) self-raising flour 1 firmly packed cup (250g) brown sugar 1 cup (220g) caster sugar 1/4 cup (60ml) sunflower oil 200g unsalted butter, chopped, softened 200g creme […]
Ingredients: 3 eggs 1/2 cup of superfine sugar.* (You can use less if you prefer for your cake not to be sweet.) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3/4 cup plain Greek-style yogurt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 6 teaspoons green tea powder (nok-cha karu, matcha) Cream cheese frosting […]