Browsing Archive: June, 2012

Frances’s gluten-free chocolate roulade

Posted by Bake Club on Friday, June 29, 2012, In : big cakes 

A GF friend was coming to visit so I made this roulade sponge roll. First time for everything.

 

4 Tbs cocoa powder
100ml milk, plus 3 Tbs extra
5 eggs, separated
125g caster sugar
2 Tbs berry jam (I used cranberry)
whipped cream flavoured with vanilla extract
icing sugar to dust

Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 30 x 20cm Swiss roll tin with baking paper. In a bowl mix the cocoa ant 3 Tbs milk. Heat 100ml milk in a pan until almost boiling, then add to bowl, stirring. Leave...


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Ginny's raspberry buttermilk cake

Posted by Bake Club on Thursday, June 28, 2012, In : big cakes 

This recipe I got from the Smitten Kitchen blog which I love... (http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/05/raspberry-buttermilk-cake/; She adapted it from Gourmet.)

I basically followed her recipe, but used frozen raspberries - first time, I let them defrost. Mistake! Use them frozen, they still cook perfectly.

I find this very yummy and it is possibly the most ridiculously-easy cake ever! 

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon  baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
56 grams un...


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Frances makes mushroom and fennel ragout with cheese scones

Posted by Bake Club on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, In : savoury 

This is from Allison Pirrie’s wonderful Pease Pudding website. I saw the pic and was instantly craving its heartiness. Unfortunately I didn’t have fennel on hand, so I used celery and added a few more fennel seeds.

Ingredients for Scones
200g self raising flour
80g butter
pinch of salt
Pinch of cracked black pepper
100g grated cheddar cheese
150ml of milk
1 tblsp Dijon mustard
Handful of thyme

Ingredients for Ragout
800g white or brown button mushrooms, washed and ha...


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Macaroons by Mama Chan

Posted by Bake Club on Sunday, June 24, 2012, In : small cakes 

This recipe is adapted from Dean Brettschneider's book Global Baker. Great stuff!

140g ground almonds
200g icing sugar
3 egg whites
1/4 c caster sugar
pinch of cream of tartar

filling:
chocolate ganache - melted dark chocolate with cream, whipped til the consistency to spread on macaroons

Sift ground almonds and icing sugar into a bowl. Use an electric mixer to whisk the eggs whites, sugar and cream of tartar. Dean adds a few drops of natural raspberry essence; Mama Chan used green colouring. Whisk u...
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Frances makes apricot and chocolate chip cookies

Posted by Bake Club on Thursday, June 14, 2012, In : cookies 

 

This is my first batch of baking since our daughter Tui was born 3 weeks ago. Feels great to get back in the kitchen; baking relaxes me.

I have also recently formed a co-op with some friends to order Ceres organic products wholesale. A 3kg bag of sulphur-free apricots was in my first order so it was a good chance to use some! Apricots and chocolate are always a tasty combination.

 

Makes about 20

100g butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla ess...


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Tricia's banana bread loaf

Posted by Bake Club on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, In : big cakes 

Tricia's double recipe is from her friend Elverie.
250g butter
6 bananas
4 eggs
3 1/2 c flour
3 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/3 c desiccated coconut
1 1/2 c sugar
Preheat oven to 160C. Grease and line 2 tins, 10 x 25 cm. Put all dry ingredients in a bowl. Soften butter in a pot and add mashed banana and continue to melt butter.
Beat eggs one at a time into the slightly cooled butter mixture. Add wet mix to dry mix and combine gently.
Pour into prepared loaf tins and bake for 55-60 min th...
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Mama Chan’s spice and date bread

Posted by Bake Club on Wednesday, June 13, 2012, In : big cakes 

A classic tea loaf! Extra yummy spread with butter.

150g butter
½ c brown sugar
½ c golden syrup
½ c treacle
¾ c finely chopped dates
¾ c chopped walnuts, optional
2 c self-raising flour
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp mixed spice
½ c milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Preheat oven 160C. Line 23cm loaf tin with baking paper. Melt together butter and sugars in small saucepan. Set aside to cool.

Mix dates and nuts with butter mixture. Sift flour and spices...


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Frances C loves to bake. She's also a freelance editor and DJ. She shares some of her adventures, culinary or otherwise, on Instagram.


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