Wholemeal banana & oat cookies
I’ve started to experiment with wholemeal flour, I’d like to switch everything I make to wholemeal. Here is one thing that turned out right on the first go…
Category Archives: Sweet Stuff
the yummy things we like to have for dessert or with tea
Wanjiru wa Drew: Mahamri / Mandazi
Also known as the african doughnut, this delightful little pastry is always a hit at tea time!
Ice cream cake treat
Ice cream and icy treats are such a wonderful invention! Especially for a hot summer day, better than sliced bread in my book, and they keep getting better and better. There are so many inventive ways to make and have them. As the hot season is kicking in, here’s an awesome idea for you to surprise your family with.
Banana brownie cake
Sometimes you feel like experimenting and everything around you just works in your favour. Like neighbours bringing you stuff to work with… This is a must try in your home by the way, most especially if you have kids!
Hubby bakes by proxy: Part 3 — the Bailey’s fruit cake with extra fruit!
More adventure from my fruitcake loving husband,…
Hubby bakes by proxy: Part 2 — the ultimate fruit cake!
Here we go again! This time we put back the lemon grates and added a few other dried fruits…
Hubby bakes by proxy: Part 1 — cake in raisins!
Sometimes he has ideas, here is one that I tried out. He loves those raisins in his cake…
Raisin pancakes
This was inspired by a post I saw on another food blog. Some good local food blogs coming up (^_^)
Cake, fruit and ice-cream: the all in one dessert!
I wanted to make this several weeks ago, but I kept forgetting to get a pineapple for it. When I did remember to get one there weren’t any good ones, or they were over priced! The pineapple I bought for 70/- last year is 120/- in the market today. Just wrong!
Moving on swiftly,…
Layered chocolate and lemon cake
Pro-bakers will probably cringe at this post but you know what, it turned out fine, it was tasty despite my not using “proper methods” for this or that,… it’s just fun to experiment. Plus doesn’t it look awesome?
Oatmeal raisin and chocolate cookies
Go on, have another cookie! (^_^)
Oatmeal cherry cookies
The great thing about finding a recipe that works for me is it gives me freedom to experiment. Especially when it comes to simple things like cookies. Add this remove that, substitute this with that.
Chocolate cake
I have been planning to try this chocolate cake recipe that I got from my mother for more than 3 months! It finally happened.
Crepes and berries
It is as yummy as it looks in that photo. I would add a sprinkle of icing sugar for presentation if I was to do it again though.
Chocolate chip scones
I am really having fun with these scones. They are so easy to make and experiment with.
Pancakes — Breakfast for dinner!
The great thing about cooking is being able to make what you want, when you want it. I don’t have to look for a restaurant that serves breakfast at this hour, I just make it (^_^)
Rosemary scones
I’ve been on a rosemary kick since shags. Not sure when it will end, but here is another one with rosemary…
Rosemary morning!
Have I told you these drop scones are famous? I mean specifically the ones my Mother-in-law makes, I have met several people that just tell me they remember the scones from their breakfast visits with her, it’s amazing. We did a little experiment with them on this morning, check it out…
Drop scones
There are so many different kinds of scones! These I had never seen before till I had breakfast with my mother in law, check them out…
Tuesday dinner 1: Carrot, zucchini and sultana nut cake!
Carrot what?!!
I know, I know! Sounds crazy. But it’s an experiment, so it has to sound crazy (^_^)
Rocky raisin almond cookies!
This is the name my husband gave them. I would have just called them rocks! Ha!
Oatmeal raisin cookies
This is the first time I’m making cookies since I was in high school! There’s a recipe my mother has that was super easy (no, this is not that one), I would prepare the dough and store it in the fridge, then roll it out in portions every morning to make a fresh batch for snacktime for me and my siblings. But that was a long time ago…
Cake for the Maasai Morans
I was so glad when he asked me to bake the cake. He could have just bought one somewhere, but he asked me to make one.
Cake sandwich with chocolate icing!
There’s nothing like a celebration to inspire creativity…
Yummies from Mama!
I love it when my Mother brings stuff over… more specifically, edibles!
Raisin scones
Of course it had to happen! There was no way I was going to get away with making scones without raisins again (^_^)
Easy scones
I’ve been wanting to make scones for while now so I’ve looked at many recipes online. I wanted them for breakfast so the preparation and cooking time had to be supper short. I finally found one on the Once Upon A Chef website. I didn’t have some of her ingredients but I liked how quick and simple it was.… Read More
Lemon cake
I think the best recipes out there are the ones that have been tested by time, they get passed on from generation to generation over centuries. I don’t have anything like that in my family but I hope yo one day come up with something worth passing on.
Banana-raisin cake
Adding raisins is an easy way to freshen up an old cake recipe. If you have a recipe that you make often and you just want to change things up a bit, throw in a handful of raisins. I do reccomend soaking them in something ahead of time, even if it’s not alcohol, I might even steam them a little, just so they’re not so dry.
Triple layer cake with cream cheese filling: part 2
I don’t know if I’m ever going to bake that much in one go again but he sure did enjoy having a week of cake with his morning tea, and three to pick from at that!