Bread, Breakfast, Dessert

Cinnamon Rolls

Ingredients

Rolls

  1. 2 ¼ cups flour
  2. ½ packet of instant yeast
  3. ½ teaspoon salt
  4. ¾ cup warm milk
  5. 2-3 tablespoons sugar
  6. 1 egg
  7. ¼ cup butter, melted

Filling

  1. ⅓ cup softened butter
  2. ¼  cup of sugar
  3. 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
  4. ¼ teaspoon salt

Cream cheese glaze

  1. 2 tablespoon cream cheese
  2. 2 tablespoon butter
  3. ½ cup icing sugar
  4. ¼ teaspoon vanilla
  5. 1 tablespoon warm milk

Directions

  1. Combine flour and salt.
  2. Mix milk, butter, eggs, sugar and yeast.
  3. Add 2 cups of flour to the wet ingredients a little at a time and mix until well combined.
  4. Add the remaining flour a tablespoon at a time until you form a soft dough. You might not need all the flour.
  5. Place into an oiled bowl, cover with cling wrap and a kitchen towel and let it rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
  6. Mix sugar, cinnamon, salt and set aside.
  7. Roll the dough into a rectangle with a rolling pin.
  8. Brush with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
  9. Roll into a log.
  10. Cut into 9-12 equal pieces.
  11. Place onto a greased baking dish.
  12. Cover with cling wrap and a kitchen towel and proof again for 30-40 minutes.
  13. Brush the top with butter.
  14. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
  15. Remove from the oven and cool slightly.
  16. Prepare the glaze and drizzle on top while still warm.
  17. Enjoy.
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Cakes, Dessert

Custard Bundt Cake

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup of vanilla flavoured custard
  2. 1/3 cup of milk
  3. 1 egg
  4. 1/2 cup of butter
  5. 3/4 cup of sugar
  6. 1 1/2 cup of flour
  7. 1 teaspoon of baking powder

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Mix the custard and milk and set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  4. Add the egg and whisk well.
  5. Add the custard mixture and mix.
  6. Add flour and baking powder and mix.
  7. Pour the batter into a greased and floured bundt cake pan and bake for 45 minutes.
  8. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  9. Remove from the pan and cool completely.
  10. Glaze as you wish.
  11. Serve with warm custard.
  12. Enjoy.

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Dessert

Red Velvet Cheesecake Swirl Brownies

Red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies

Ingredients

Red velvet brownies

  1. ½ cup melted butter
  2. ¼ cup buttermilk
  3. 2 eggs
  4. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  5. 2 teaspoon red food colouring
  6. ½ teaspoon white vinegar
  7. ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  8. 1 cup sugar
  9. 1 tablespoon cocoa
  10. 1 cup flour
  11. A pinch of salt

Cheesecake swirl

  1. 230g cream cheese
  2. 1/3 cup sugar
  3. 1 egg
  4. ½ teaspoon vanilla

Red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies pan

Red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies slices sides

Directions

  1. In a bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder and salt.
  2. In a separate bowl, all the wet ingredients except vinegar.
  3. Add sugar and mix.
  4. Mix the vinegar and baking soda and let out a few bubbled and add to the wet ingredients mixture.
  5. Add the dry ingredients, mix and set aside.
  6. To make the cheesecake swirl, whisk the cream cheese, egg, sugar and vanilla until smooth.
  7. Pour the red velvet mixture into a greased pan.
  8. Pour the cheesecake mixture over the red velvet mixture and swirl with a spoon.
  9. Bake in a 180°C preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
  10. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan.
  11. Slice into squares.
  12. Enjoy.

Red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies slices

Red velvet cheesecake swirl brownies slices blur

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Dessert

Malva Pudding

 

Malva pudding

Ingredients

  1. 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
  2. ½ cup sugar
  3. 3 eggs
  4. 1 tbs melted butter
  5. 1 tbs brown vinegar
  6. 2 tbs apricot jam
  7. 1 cup flour
  8. 1 tsp baking soda
  9. ½ tsp salt
  10. 1 tsp vanilla

Sauce

  1. 1/3 cup fresh cream
  2. 1/3 cup butter
  3. ½ cup sugar
  4. ¼ water
  5. 1 tsp vanilla

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Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. In a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs and vanilla.
  4. Add the jam and mix.
  5. Add butter and vinegar and mix.
  6. Add the flour mixture and mix well.
  7. Pour into a greased glass/ceramic oven dish and bake for 20-25 minutes.
  8. Meanwhile, make the sauce (add all the sauce ingredients into a pot and bring to a boil).
  9. Remove from the oven.
  10. Pour the sauce immediately over the top.
  11. Serve warm with custard or ice-cream.
  12. Enjoy.

 

 

 

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Chocolate, Dessert

Chocolate Brownies

chocolate brownies

Ingredients

  1. 100g semi-sweet chocolate
  2. Chocolate bar with nuts
  3. 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  4. ½ cup butter
  5. 1 cup sugar
  6. 3 large eggs
  7. 1 teaspoon vanilla
  8. 1 cup flour
  9. ⅓cup peanuts/any nuts (optional)

chocolate brownies ingredients

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  2. Melt the semi-sweet chocolate and butter and let cool.
  3. Roughly chop up the chocolate bar into large chunks, also chop up the nuts and set aside.
  4. Add the sugar to the melted chocolate and whisk.
  5. Whisk in the eggs one at a time and vanilla.
  6. Sift in the flour and cocoa powder and mix.
  7. Add the chopped chocolate and nuts and mix.
  8. Pour into a parchment paper lined pan and bake for 30 minutes.
  9. Remove from the oven and cool slightly in the pan.
  10. Remove from the pan and cut into squares.
  11. Enjoy.

chocolate brownies steps

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