Coffee & Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding
Author: The Baker's Voyage
Chocolate Babka
Yes, I know it has been a very long time since I last updated the blog. Life, work and such has got in the way. Well, the main reason is that my lovely (shoddy) flat in South West London has probably the worst oven known to man, let's just say I have to kick-start the [...]
Spicy Ginger Crunch
Back in the days when I worked at a café in a way too uptight area of Auckland, we used to sell this delicious ginger slice, which really packed a punch. It also reminds me of the kind of slices that my Grandmother always had in her pantry. The unison between the spicy base and [...]
Rice Krispie Slice
So I was down in London for Christmas with a friend and we started to reminisce about our favourite New Zealand lunchbox snacks growing up. After an alcohol induced nostalgia trip, we concluded that included in the top 5, was definitely LCM bars. Basically these are just Rice Krispie treats, but to us they are [...]
Hundreds and Thousands Cookies
So I find that with the closer Christmas comes, the more I realise that I am going to be away from my family for the first time in my 26 years alive. (also, wow I am older than I thought). You may notice that there been a small trend in recent posts, mostly recreating Kiwiana [...]
Lolly Cake in the UK
Lolly Cake, a staple of any New Zealander's 5th birthday party, well saying that, I still make it for my birthdays now and I'm 26 years old (ouch, it hurts to type that out... I finished high school 9 years ago...). Malt biscuits, melted butter, condensed milk, coconut and Eskimo lollies, seriously how could it [...]
Jam Sandwich Biscuits
Sometimes you go to make a certain type of biscuit or cookie, and things just don't work out right at all. This was exactly the case with these biscuits. I went to go make Shrewsburys, a.k.a Jammie Dodgers, and the dough was just not stiff enough to roll. But being the lazy as hell person [...]
