Category Archives: Cakes and Tarts

Light Chocolate Cake
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Lovely moist cake with the added bonus of being very easy to make. Beautiful texture and taste. Once the cake  has cooled, keep it properly covered and that way it will stay moist for longer..I like to keep mine in the fridge.     Ingredients 75g unsalted butter, softened 1 cup caster sugar 2 eggs1  Continue Reading
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Chocolate, Hazelnut & Salted Caramel Tart
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This tart is very delicious. A bit time consuming but very easy to make. Not too sweet and not too rich and it is worth every single calorie.       Ingredients For the hazelnut pastry: 50g | 1.8 oz blanched hazelnuts 200g | 7.5 oz plain flour  1 tbsp icing sugar  140g | 5 Continue Reading
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Chocolate Brownie Cake
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Make this delicious chocolate brownie cake in just 10  minutes with ingredients that you probably have around the house right now ! I don’t recall a time when I’ve made this and it did not turn out perfectly! It’s the cake that everyone loves. Crunchy texture on the outside and gooey on the inside.  Delicious !! Continue Reading
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Quick Apple and Cinnamon Cake
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This fruity, spicy cake is quick and easy to make and the appetizing aroma as it bakes is wonderful. You can also make it with pears.       Ingredients 1 egg, beaten 40 g | 1 1/2 oz | 3 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar 120 ml | 1/2 cup milk 50 g | 1/4 Continue Reading
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Raspberry & Blueberry Lime Drizzle Cake
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This moist and fruity cake is easy baking at its best.          Ingredients For the cake: 225g | 8 oz softened butter , plus extra for greasing  225g | 8 oz golden caster sugar (light brown sugar) 4 medium eggs  2 limes , grated zest and juice  250g | 9 oz self-raising Continue Reading
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Apricot Upside-Down Cake
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A delicious cake made with canned apricots.  Soft, moist & irresistible!        Ingredients For the topping: 12-13 can apricot halves in natural juices 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup ground almonds a little less than 1/4 cup butter, softened  For the Cake: 100 g | a little less than 1/2 cup softened butter  Continue Reading
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Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
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Need a delicious dessert that takes just minutes to make? Look no further !!       Ingredients For the topping: 50 g | a little less than 1/4 softened butter 50 g | 2 oz | 1/4 cup soft brown sugar 7 pineapples rings in syrup, drained and syrup glacé cherry For the cake: Continue Reading
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Baked Raspberry Cheesecake
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This is an extremely easy two-step recipe that looks like it took hours to make.          Ingredients 200 g | 7 oz digestive biscuits or graham crackers 80g | a little less than 3 oz butter , melted 600g | 21 oz cream cheese 2 tbsp plain flour 175g | 6 oz Continue Reading
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Carrot Cake
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This is the best carrot cake I have eaten. It’s very easy to make and so delicious ! If you don’t have two tins, divide the batter in two parts and bake them one after another. Or bake it at once in a deeper tin. Typically a 20cm/8-inch 2 layer cake will take 25 to 30 Continue Reading
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Fresh Fruit Cake
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This is a great quick and easy cake. You can use whatever fruits you like and have that are  good for baking. You probably already have all the ingredients at home, so will not even have to go to the shop (that’s why I love it even more).  But do not be tempted to add Continue Reading
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Chocolate and Orange Marbled Cake
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I am sure that everyone would like a piece of this cake..or two.         Ingredients 225 g | 8 oz butter, softened 225 g | 8 oz caster (superfine) sugar 4 room temperature eggs, beaten 225 g | 8 oz self-rising flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder grated zest of 2 oranges For Continue Reading
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Grapefruit And Poppy Seed Bundt Cake
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This cake is amazing. It just can not be more delicious and it is so quick and easy you will not believe it !        Ingredients 175 g | 6 oz | ¾  cup butter, softened, plus extra for the tin 300 g | 11 oz | 2 cups plain flour, plus a little Continue Reading
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Lemon Tart
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I love lemons and everything that has lemon in it. And I have bought so many lemon tarts in my life, because I always thought it was very difficult to make one myself. But to be honest, this one is the best I have ever eaten, I can not believe how easy it is to Continue Reading
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Plum and Almond Puff Pastry Tarts
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These look great and are almost effortless. They taste fantastic, especially if served with honey or vanilla ice cream ( I like it best with honey on top). If you want you can make one big tart. In that case, do not cut the pastry in squares. But I like to make small individual tarts. Continue Reading
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