Baking

Homemade Brown Bread

I love reading feedback from my readers and once in a while I also get requests for things you would love to see me make. One such request was from Ciiku who sent me this via my page. “Hi, I love your blog. I’m tired of supermarket/local brown breads and […]

 

Buns

Last week I got inspired to make burgers and not just any burgers but veggie burgers, imagine! I was determined to make everything from scratch, the buns and the patties. For the buns, I turned to my friend Dr. Google for some easy recipes and as always she didn’t disappoint. […]

 

Banana and Chocolate Muffins

Hey foodies? It’s been ages since I lasted posted 🙁 Totally unintentional. All in all, I have been busy cooking and baking which can only mean more easy recipes for you guys to try out. A while back, I got an opportunity to bake my first wedding cake \0/ and […]

 

Baking 101: Equipment

I have received various queries on baking and also requests to post a basic cake recipe. In light of the various requests, I have decided to do a two part series on basic baking. For part one, I’ll tackle the various equipment necessary for baking. Depending on the kind and […]

 

Best Oatmeal Cookies!

I’m that kind of person who gets inspiration from just anything. The other day as I was doing some shopping in the supermarket, I saw a packet of oats and there and then I knew I wanted to buy some.  

 

Red Velvet Cupcakes and Cake

I love baking!!!  That said, I was a bit scared of baking a red velvet anything but over this past weekend I decided to face my fears. I googled several recipes and decided on a mixture of some. Ingredients: For the cake; 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon […]

 

Peanut Butter Snicker Cookies

One word: Amazing!!! These cookies are delicious. All lovers of snicker chocolate bars out there you gotta try these cookies and they even have peanut butter. I didn’t make the cookie dough though, oh I’ve just rhymed cool 🙂 . Anyway, my foodie pen pal Cici of foodie in the desert sent […]

 

Wholemeal Banana Cupcakes

By now some of you might have noticed that I really love ripe bananas and I like using them in my cooking. I think there are very versatile fruits, you can eat them as is, blend them with milk or yoghurt to make smoothies, bake them in cakes or muffins […]

 

Black Forest Cake

If you like my page on facebook or follow me on twitter you must have seen my previous complaints about my black forest cake backfiring. It got so bad that I decided not to try again. I resulted in getting my brother to bake the cake then I do the […]

 

Carrot Cake

Recently I have become the designated baker of cakes for a few functions. I thank God. So far I’ve baked cakes for a bridal shower and around 3 birthdays and thanks to some whipping cream and strawberries I’ve been able to pull the whole look together. Now the thing with my […]