All posts tagged: Cake

German Sliced Apple Cake for an early Christmas

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This is the cake you make when you have a bounty of Apples from the farm or you have a large number of people around the dinner table and you need a dessert that smells like Christmas. I like making non-fussy desserts – a bowl of ice cream with hot chocolate sauce, a large slice of chocolate cake, a decadent brownie or a fruit bowl with custard. This is not to say I don’t like a frilly mielle fuielle, or a triple layered cheesecake – it’s just that I don’t have the skill or the patience to attempt it. When I need to serve a fancy dessert, I just buy it from a patisserie and that’s that. Why mess with the experts, no?

Everyday Chocolate Cake

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What is it about chocolate cake that makes men go weak in the knees? (Women as well… excuse the gender bias!). I am not the biggest chocolate fan… though my friends would beg to disagree. But I can honestly tell you, you can get away with murder if you offer someone a slice of chocolate cake. (OK, maybe not murder but a parking ticket for sure!). I won’t wax eloquent about the awesomeness of chocolate… some things are better experienced. This recipe is for the ‘easiest chocolate cake’ that you can whip up, to receive praise from one and all. Trust me, I have husband, siblings, friends and collegues who have fallen for its charm. My weapon of choice. Everyday Chocolate Cake Prep time: 20 mins Cooking time: 30 mins Serves: 6-8 What you need: 1 cup Flour 3 Tbsp Cocoa Powder ½ cup Butter ¾ cup Sugar 2 Eggs 1/3 cup Milk 1 tsp Baking powder ¼ tsp Soda Bicarbonate 1 tsp Vanilla essence a pinch of Salt Chocolate sauce to serve What to do: …