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Carrot Cake (Passion Cake)

Anjie Davison — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:52:49 -0600

I made this cake for Ashley's birthday. It really is the easiest carrot cake recipe. I cut-out the recipe from the Family Circle magazine in 1983. It never fails to please and it's so moist. It will keep for two weeks without the frosting if wrapped in cling film and stored in a tin.

INGREDIENTS

Tarte Tatin

Anjie Davison — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:04:34 -0500

There is still an abundance of apples about so I made a Tarte Tatin. Here's the recipe

INGREDIENTS

3 to 4 dessert apples
30g / 1. 1/2 oz butter
30g / 1. 1/2 oz soft brown sugar
1/4 tsp cinnamon (optional)

Sweet pastry

225g / 8 oz plain flour 
110g / 4 oz butter
80g / 3 oz sugar 
1 large yolk egg
Milk

Luxury Apple Crumble (Apple Crumble with a chocolate layer mmmmm...)

Anjie Davison — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:41:36 -0500

It feels like autumn now, the apples are starting to fall from the trees. The apple trees in the garden are old and the varieties are not the ones you find in the shops, except for one I know is a Bramley. To use the apples up we like apple crumble so here is my recipe with a twist!

Preheat the oven to 190 C/375 F/Gas Mark 5.

I used about 900 g/2 lb dessert apples. Peel, core and chop into chunky pieces. Put in a pan with a tsp of cinnamon, tbs of sugar and a tbs of water. Cook gently until apples look soft. Put in a dish.

Fresh Raspberry Roulade

Anjie Davison — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:42:45 -0500

At the market this morning I bought raspberries with the intent of making one of the family's favourite and easiest desserts, a roulade. Here is the recipe

Fresh Raspberry and Cream Roulade

Yorkshire Curd Tart Update

Anjie Davison — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:39:22 -0500

I tried the Yorkshire curd tart recipe, it worked out well. Making the curds was a new experience and you need 2 pints of full cream milk, like Jersey, to make the amount of curds for this recipe. I feel a bit like little miss Muffet with my curds and whey, I now want to know what to do with the whey.

A Recipe for Yorkshire Curd Tart

Anjie Davison — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 04:07:57 -0500

When we go to Yorkshire we always bring back a Yorkshire curd tart, they are delicious. I have found a recipe for the tart that sounds authentic so if you never get to Yorkshire you can still try this delicacy. Making the curd doesn't sound too difficult I guess it's a bit like cottage cheese. The photograph is a bakers shop in Bridlington.

INGREDIENTS
250 g (8 oz) curds*
2 eggs; beaten
125g (4 oz) caster sugar
60 g (2 oz) currants
Small knob of butter; melted
A pinch of grated nutmeg
250 g (8 oz) short crust pastry

Father's Day Gift

Anjie Davison — Fri, 30 May 2008 10:14:24 -0500

Looking at the calendar and the shops, it's Father's Day on the 15 June and I remember how difficult it is to buy something for dads, so why not make something. My suggestion is Manly Fudge! Fudge is a better bet than toffee as it's not so taxing on the teeth, this is a factor to take into account with older dads, toffee could remove fillings, if not teeth! Fudge is also a good vehicle for lots of flavours to suit all tastes. Here are some recipes I found on the internet. The first fudge is by James Martin