Baking – Page 2 – Keeping Them Occupied

Pear Cardamom Cake

This will be the last pear based recipe for a while, the trees have done their dash for this season. The pears maybe over, but the good news is the feijoa season is now upon us, so you can expect some feijoa based goodies in the near future. Today’s recipe is slightly adapted from theContinue reading “Pear Cardamom Cake”

Ginger and Pear Loaf

Thanks to Rachel for recommending this recipe. I have adapted it a little, mainly to make up for a lack of fresh ginger. Ingredients: 200g butter3/4 cup brown sugar packed4 tablespoons golden syrup1 tsp pure vanilla extract1/2 cup trim milk1 free-range egg4 small pears or 2 medium pears, diced2 cups self raising flour2 Tbsp groundContinue reading “Ginger and Pear Loaf”

Pear Cupcake Princesses

Miss four wanted to make some princess cupcakes. We made some pear cupcakes based on this recipe, to help use up the oodles of pears from our pear trees. Ideally I would have printed out the princesses for the top of the cakes, but we are stuck at home under Covid-19 lock-down without access toContinue reading “Pear Cupcake Princesses”

Pear Yogurt Cake

We have two pear trees in the back garden. This time of year we come into a glut of pears, so there will likely be a few pear recipes coming up. Please let me know if the comments if you have any pear recipe recommendations for us to try. Today, we had some Greek yogurtContinue reading “Pear Yogurt Cake”

Lemon Balm Cake

This cake is a variation on a chamomile cake recipe from Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I have tried with both chamomile and lemon balm, as we have both in our garden, but I think the lemon balm version is actually better. Also lemon balm, like all members of the mint family, grows like crazy,Continue reading “Lemon Balm Cake”

Cupcakes with Sprinkles!

My four year old daughter asked me recently if we could make cupcakes with sprinkles, emphasis on the sprinkles. I said we could do it on the weekend, and when the weekend arrived, she asked every 5 minutes until we finally made them. Patience is not one of her virtues, but she gets that fromContinue reading “Cupcakes with Sprinkles!”

Painted Biscuits/Cookies

My Mum used to make these painted biscuits with my sister and I, when we were kids. Once I had kids of my own, I wanted to start this tradition with them. I was able to track the recipe down online at netmums, but have since adapted it to avoid left over egg whites. TheseContinue reading “Painted Biscuits/Cookies”