Cookies & Cakes

So, there is a special someone that I need to impress with bakery/cookery prowess tomorrow. No, not the boyfriend as I’m not seeing him till majority of my assignments have been handed in as I don’t have the time for a social life right now. Sigh.
At any rate, I got home at 7:30pm, soggy from [...]



I’ve been furiously trying to finish a research assignment for class these last few days, but don’t seem to be having much luck. During one of my hair-pulling sessions this evening, mom ‘politely’ pointed out that we had 4 bananas which had gone squishy and black skinned. In short, they were close to dying a [...]



A delightfully easy carrot cake recipe that is moist, full of flavour and a guaranteed hit!

Carrot & Walnut Cake
Ingredients
200g (2 cups) self-raising flour
1 heaped cup of brown sugar
a couple of dashes of ground cinnamon and nutmeg, according to taste
2/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 1/2 medium carrots, grated*
120-150g roughly chopped walnuts

OPTIONAL - 2/3 cup sultanas, added [...]