Roasted Plum Butter Cake
Summer brings gifts of stone fruits grown by friends and neighbours. A recent generous gift of plums inspired this delicious cake. The dense sweet lemony base is counter balanced by … Continue reading
Apple Ricotta Pancakes with Caramelized Apples
Breakfast in our house is usually DIY. Toast, cereal, fruit, OJ and coffee are the norm, but having house guests is a good excuse to make a Sunday breakfast … Continue reading
GOLDEN APPLE CAKE
My other half loves puddings and pies, especially if they’re made with apple and he’s an especially happy boy if I serve him pudding with custard. This recipe ticks both … Continue reading
BAKED LEMON SULTANA PUDDING
There is limited availability of economical fresh seasonal fruit on which to base desserts in the colder months in Melbourne, rhubarb, citrus, apples, pears, but Australia produces some of the … Continue reading
BAKED RICE PUDDING
This is an economical and easy old recipe from the 1907 edition of Mrs Beeton’s Family Cookery that belonged to my Grandma. As mentioned in a previous ramble about puddings, … Continue reading
My Mum’s Hot Apple Crumble Recipe
This is one of my “written down” recipes for hot puddings copied from clippings pasted in my Mum’s recipe file. A few weeks ago I posted Hot Rhubarb and Banana … Continue reading