recipes – desserts

  • spiced gingerbread cake with halva frostingspiced gingerbread cake with halva frosting
    This spiced gingerbread cake with halva frosting was initially baked as a birthday cake, however it is the perfect festive season cake due to it’s lovely ginger bread spices and zesty frosting. The hidden pumpkin in this cake also makes it quite apt for a children’s cake. The batter could be divided into muffin ...
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  • hazelnut and quinoa crumble muffinshazelnut and quinoa crumble muffins
    These delicious muffins caused quite a stir when I first posted pictures of them on facebook. At the time I demolished them too quickly and before I knew it there were no muffins left to take photos of!  I must say I consider that a sign of a good batch! I had the lovely helping ...
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  • vegan banana chocolate bread + a chat about iron deficiencyvegan banana chocolate bread + a chat about iron deficiency
    One of the most recurrent health concerns in today’s busy world is fatigue. Too many of us are finding it increasingly difficult to have the energy to make it through the day. There is the general lack in energy that can be attributed to poor sleep, stress, or the general need for a holiday. Fatigue ...
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  • double chocolate coffee tortedouble chocolate coffee torte
    I made this torte for a dinner party recently and boy was it a success! Technically this torte isn’t ‘raw’, as the dark chocolate is heated before going into the mouse. Technicalities aside though, this torte is really something else. The coffee works perfectly to cut the intensity of the chocolate. The torte is ...
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  • lemon meringue pielemon meringue pie
    There are not many people I know who do not adore a lemon meringue pie. The fantastic thing about this healthy version of a lemon meringue pie, (or tart really), is that if you omit the meringue top it is actually an egg white free lemon tart, which often works better for people with ...
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