Baking – Food + Me = Life

Vanilla Bean Sugar Cookies

My granny gave me this recipe over the phone the other day, she said they taste like shortbread but you bake them a little more golden than your traditional shortbread. […]

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Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Slice

Dark and decadent fudge brownie style slice base topped with peppermint icing and rich milk chocolate for the perfect morsel this weekend. Equa Gold’s dutch cocoa makes all the difference […]

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Moist Sultana Cake

My granny talked about how much she enjoys this cake when I mentioned to her I was going to bake one, I wish I could be sharing a slice with […]

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Banana and Cardamom Yoghurt Cake

Happy Thursday everyone hope you are all enjoying the sunshine on this fine autumn day. I’ve spent this morning trialing a new cake recipe using up the last of my […]

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No Flour Chocolate Lockdown Cookies

At this time we all know its hard to get our hands on flour, so I thought something that wasn’t flour based would be perfect. Craving something to go alongside […]

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Caramel Oreo Cheesecake Celebration Cake

Are you wanting to create a show stopping cake for a special someone or to just treat the fam? Well do I have the cake for you, Caramel oreo […]

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Oaty Cashew Ginger Crunch

Just out of the blue I had a craving for ginger crunch! So decided to change it slightly and add some salted cashew nuts to the base and a sprinkle […]

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Blueberry Banana Cake

Bananas are one of the easiest fruit to get your hands on which is great for cake making. Sometimes the kids don’t eat them and they get squished, brown in […]

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Gluten- Free Feijoa and Apple Loafs with Lime Cream Cheese Icing

Gluten-free baking can most of the time be deemed as […]

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Otaki Grans Sunday Sponge

For as long as I can remember a trip to Otaki on the Kapiti Caost of the North Island always included one of grans famous sponge cakes with home made […]

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Jumbo Cinnamon Rolls

Weekends call for something sweet don’t they? Well I have to agree to that, they do! Not just your average cinnamon roll but jumbo size, soft and fluffy homemade […]

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Cinnamon Pear and Honey Apple Cake

Pears, apples and cinnamon go hand in hand when it comes to baking. Perfect Autumn cake slightly tart apples, pears and cinnamon with a hint of lemon baked into a […]

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Blackboy Peach and Apple Shortcake

Autmun weather has graced us now in Canterbury and with that comes the last of the black boy peaches I forage from the redzone here in Christchurch. Also was given […]

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Snickers Slice

Sweet and crunchy snickers slice is not for the faint hearted. It sure has a caramel packed kick with nutty peanuts and dark chocolate. Everyone’s sweet tooth was extremely happy […]

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Lemonade Scones

Lemonade scones are the most simple scone recipe I have ever come across simply 3 ingredients and you can’t really go wrong. Light and fluffy perfect spread with butter and […]

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Chewy Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Sometimes you just need to make a cookie to go with that cup of tea, well scratch the tea I just wanted a cookie when feeling down. Yes this is […]

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