Deliciously decadent chocolate fudge cake with silky smooth chocolate Italian meringue buttercream, fresh strawberries, elegant dark chocolate sails and shards...
15 January 2013
Made to Order: "to die for..." Chocolate Fudge cake
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1:22 PM
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baking,
cake,
chocolate,
made to order
09 December 2012
Made to Order: "inner child" Red Velvet cake
Rich red velvet cake with whipped cream and cream cheese frosting bejeweled in a fantasy of sweeties doused with nonparallels and edible glitter.
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2:30 PM
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cake,
made to order,
red velvet,
sweet,
sweeties
10 November 2012
RECIPE: Avocado ice-cream
I am possibly the HUGEST avocado fan on the planet... especially the Fuerte varietal. The best part about it is they are pretty much available all year round, with specials like 3 for R10 at Rodgers Fruiterers, who wouldn't be a permanently stoked avo fan? Just one avo provides a source of monounsaturated fat and omega-3fatty acids, antioxidants, including Vitamin E, fiber, Vitamin K and folate and many essential minerals including potassium, thiamin, iron, riboflavin, niacin, magnesium and manganese and zero cholesterol!
Soft and buttery scooped with a spoon is the best way to go for me - with a dash of sriratcha for a bit of a kick, a squirt of lime juice and a crush of garlicy hummm, in salad, on pizza, in a smoothie... so why not put it in ice-cream? I PROMISE you will be pleasantly surprised by this creamy, almost guilt-free treat!
Ingredients:
Soft and buttery scooped with a spoon is the best way to go for me - with a dash of sriratcha for a bit of a kick, a squirt of lime juice and a crush of garlicy hummm, in salad, on pizza, in a smoothie... so why not put it in ice-cream? I PROMISE you will be pleasantly surprised by this creamy, almost guilt-free treat!
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Avocado ice-cream
adapted from two peas and their pod
Makes 1 litre
Ingredients:
3 medium ripe avocados
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup cream (i like the double tick one from Woolies)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
Pinch of salt
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup cream (i like the double tick one from Woolies)
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
Pinch of salt
Slice open the avocados, remove the
pits, and scoop out the flesh. Put the avocados in a bar blender/ food
processor/ stick blender. Add the sugar, sour cream, cream, lime juice, and salt. Blitz until smooth.
I churned mine in my sorbetiere then in the freezer for a firmer texture - if you don't have a sorbetiere/ ice-cream machine,just put it in the freezer and give it a stir periodically to break up the ice crystals.
This ice-cream would go well with a citrus tart, something chocolatey, dollop on a summer gazpacho - endless possiblities.
I churned mine in my sorbetiere then in the freezer for a firmer texture - if you don't have a sorbetiere/ ice-cream machine,just put it in the freezer and give it a stir periodically to break up the ice crystals.
This ice-cream would go well with a citrus tart, something chocolatey, dollop on a summer gazpacho - endless possiblities.
18 July 2012
RECIPE: Banana Smoothie
There is nothing I love more than a banana smoothie to get my energy flowing...
Bananas are packed full of potassium, manganese, B6 and vitamin C and naturally fat, sodium and cholesterol free! Whenever I do the 5am shift at work I have my smoothie as a pre-breakfast breakfast or as a boost before dance class.
For one portion, blitz one banana, a dollop of Greek yoghurt (my favourite is the double thick) and some milk using a stick/bar blender and voila, done!
There are so many different variations you could make:
*Raw honey and almond
*a sprinkle of oat bran
*a handful of berries or other soft fruit
*swap Greek yoghurt for flavoured yoghurt
*replace the milk and yoghurt with soy milk or fruit juice for a dairy free option
*a dash of cinnamon or cardamom
*a dollop of peanut butter or other nut butters
*a scoop of ice-cream or nutella for something naughty
Bananas are packed full of potassium, manganese, B6 and vitamin C and naturally fat, sodium and cholesterol free! Whenever I do the 5am shift at work I have my smoothie as a pre-breakfast breakfast or as a boost before dance class.
For one portion, blitz one banana, a dollop of Greek yoghurt (my favourite is the double thick) and some milk using a stick/bar blender and voila, done!
There are so many different variations you could make:
*Raw honey and almond
*a sprinkle of oat bran
*a handful of berries or other soft fruit
*swap Greek yoghurt for flavoured yoghurt
*replace the milk and yoghurt with soy milk or fruit juice for a dairy free option
*a dash of cinnamon or cardamom
*a dollop of peanut butter or other nut butters
*a scoop of ice-cream or nutella for something naughty
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6:30 PM
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breakfast,
energy,
gluten-free,
power food,
recipe,
snack
09 February 2012
Made to Order: Dark chocolate cake with creamy ganache
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9:41 PM
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cake,
chocolate,
made to order,
Strawberry
05 December 2011
COLLEGE: Graduation
Officially a chef!
Officially the Top Pastry Chef for 2011!
My prize? A set of Wüsthof knives sponsored by Lurpak - couldn't be more stoked!
Pastry exam:
white chocolate and cardamom infused bavarois topped with a white wine and berry jelly, fresh fruit salad, tuille, chocolate garnish and berry coulis.
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4:47 PM
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chef school,
pastry chef
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