I love making no bake desserts, there are quick to make, super easy and guess what they do not require you to use the oven, which is perfect especially on those hot summer days. I recently managed to get my hands on the Food52 cookbook, I just happened to see a copy in the local … Continue reading Lime cream pie

Growing up, my mother only made one kind of muffin and that was date and banana muffins. Wow she really loved those muffins, there was always an endless supply of them in the house, but my dad and myself, we hated those muffins, actual I speak for myself. I can’t remember his reaction to the … Continue reading Date loaf

I have seen many a snowball in my life and I have been mesmerised as to how they make them. Some that I have come across have been plain and others have been filled with cream in the middle. But all the snowballs I have seen in my lifetime have been pink. I have never … Continue reading Snowball

Whenever we do our weekly shopping to stock up on fresh produce, we buy a farm full of bananas. Most of the times we eat it, but sometimes, there are always a couple that get left behind that no one wants to eat. When I come across those forgotten bananas, I always alwasys make banana … Continue reading Banana bread

Who doesn’t love a deliciously smelling banana loaf, straight out of the oven??? I know I do and my mother can second that, especially if it is loaded with chopped up walnuts or any nuts, she is not fussy, she just loves the crunch. Every tea time, I like to make something sweet to enjoy … Continue reading Banana loaf

Every time my uncle comes over to visit he always asks me the same thing, over and over again. When are you going to make me a chocolate cake. And every time I tell him, it is not good for your sugar, how about muffins to which he promptly just changes the topic… I think … Continue reading The ultimate chocolate cake

Yes, I am guilty of watching Frozen sooo many times, that I literally know all the songs to every number and yes yes I have also fallen victim to buying a ton of Frozen goodies from tshirts to bags to cups to plates and even to outfits. What can I say, sometimes an Aunty just … Continue reading Olaf’s snowballs

I have never made a madeira cake before. Normally I just buy the loaf at the super market and use it in my trifles, it just seems easier that way. I have wanted to make one, but I have bad experiences when it comes to load cakes, they rise beautifully and they sink in the … Continue reading Eggless Madeira cake

Boy oh boy is chocolate cake a heated topic in our household. My father loathes it with a passion, my brother is allergic and my mother loves it, me, well it is the butter to my bread as Julia Powell once said. I very seldom make a chocolate not only for its popularity but because … Continue reading Fudgy triple chocolate drip cake

I love tiramisu. Back in the day when my mum was in charge of cooking, I would be in charge of the Sunday dessert. Tiramisu is the first thing I learnt to make with store bought lady fingers. To this day I am still in search of eggless lady fingers. My uncle says Bauman’s sells … Continue reading Tiramisu cake