Vegan "Rum" Balls

I packet of Marie biscuits, crushed
4 tbs cocoa powder
1 cup desiccated coconut
1/2 can coconut cream
2 tbs rice syrup


To make crushing the biscuits easier I put them in the blender, you are after a fine crumble. then combine cocoa powder and coconut in a bowl. The coconut cream and rice syrup are a replacement for condensed milk. Open the coconut cream and you want to use the thickest part on the top, very important not to shake the can before use. Mix in the rice syrup and it should start to look a little like condensed milk. Add the cream mixture to the dry ingredients and mix well. Then shape into balls and roll into coconut. I added some peppermint essences to make them minty but you could use any flavour.

Banana Caramel Cake

Today I baked this lovely looking cake for my neighbour Suzie, she brings me over farm fresh eggs from her parents farm in Yackandanda. I like that we trade products I only wish it happened more often with others in the neighbourhood. I can see grapes growing from the man who lives behind us, I may have to offer up some veggies from my garden.


BANANA CARAMEL CAKE
Ingredients

110g butter, softened
1 1/4 cups brown sugar
2 bananas, peeled, halved lengthways
2 eggs
1 tbs golden syrup
3/4 cup plain flour
1/3 cup S/R Flour
1/3 cup milk


Preheat oven to 180c lightly grease loaf pan and line with baking paper.
Combine 10g butter, 1/2 cup sugar and 2 tbs cold water in saucepan oven medium heat. cook stirring until dissolved. bring to boil. Cook for 3 minutes until thickened. Pour into cake pan.
Cut bananas in half, trim to fit pan, place cut side down over syrup.
Beat remaining butter and sugar for 5 minutes until fluffy, add 1 egg at a time until combined, stir in golden syrup and half the flours and milk until just combined. Then stir in remaining flours and milk. Spread mixture over bananas. bake for 1 hour. Stand in pan for 5 minutes then turn out on wire rack to cool.

Banana cake for the tea party

Banana Cake recipe

125g butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups S/R flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup soy milk

Pre heat oven to 180. Grease 15cm x 25cm loaf tin, line with baking paper.
Beat butter & sugar until light and fluffy. Beat eggs one at a time. Stir in sifted dry ingredients then banana, sour cream and milk.
Spread mixture into pan. Bake for 50 minutes. Stand 5minutes turn onto wire rack.
Serve with cream and a lovely cup of tea. Enjoy
This cake is so moist that you will have all your friends asking you what you have put in it. A personal favourite when a good old banana cake is in order.

Movember Bake Competition

At the start of November all the boys/men in the office start to grow weird looking facial hair for a good cause, Movember. Movember is to raise awareness for mens health, in particular this year stood out for me as my dad was diagnosed with prostrate cancer. Thankfully it was detected early and he was able to have an operation that meant they got rid of the cancer. He recovered well and now is in good health. Each year at work we have a auction to raise money to go to this good cause, a bake competition is also  part of the fun. I am proud to announce that this year I won the bake competition, it was hard work baking in this heat but it worked. If you would like to donate to this cause go to the link http://au.movember.com/

Christmas cookie inspiration

What Christmas Cookies will you be baking ? Dont these ones look lovely

 

 

Caramel cookies

60g butter
1/3 cup golden syrup
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cup self raising flour
Caramel toffees halved

Oven at 180c, line baking tray with baking paper.
Heat butter, golden syrup and sugar on low in pot until sugar dissolved. Cool
Then add sifted flour mix well and form into balls tablespoon size. Press caramel toffee into cookie dough. Bake for 15 minutes.

Chewy Chocolate Slice

Chewy Chocolate Slice 


125g butter, melted
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup plain flour
1/4 cup S/R flour
2 tablespoon cocoa powder
1/2 cup desiccated coconut

Chocolate Icing
1 cup icing sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons butter
1 tablespoon hot water


1. Preheat oven to 180c. Grease a slice pan, line with baking paper.
2. Combine butter, sugar, egg and extract in medium bowl. Stir in sifted flours and cocoa then coconut. Spread mixture over base of pan.
3. Bake for 25 minutes or until firm.
4. Make icing, sift icing sugar and cocoa in bowl, add butter and hot water, stir until smooth.
5. Spread hot slice with icing mixture then sprinkle with some coconut, cool then cut into slices.
Enjoy