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November 14, 2011
Ingredients:
- 350g butter
- 350g caster sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 350g self raising flour
- 8 drops vanilla extract
- Jam to finish (usually strawberry, but I used home made plum jam)
Here is an extra tip for you:
I like to keep vanilla pods in my caster sugar jar. This gi...
February 15, 2011
Ingredients:
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 3 ripe pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons of marsala
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla paste
- 285ml double cream
- 4 large egg yolks
- 170g caster sugar
Here’s what you do:
Step 1 - Pour the lemon juice into a saucepan with...
November 13, 2010
Ingredients:
- 4 large egg whites
- 225g caster sugar
- 110g hazelnuts
- 1 pint cream
- 200g dark chocolate
Here are some extra tips for you:
I like to keep vanilla pods in my caster sugar jar. This gives the sugar a nice gentle vanilla flavour. The pods last for years...
November 11, 2010
Ingredients:
- 3 large lemons
- 250g granulated sugar
- 250 ml tonic water
- 1 egg white
- 15 - 30 ml gin (optional, but worth it)
Here’s what you do:
Step 1 - Scrub the lemons and then strip the zest from them and squeeze the juice out.
Step 2 - Put the lemon juice an...
March 15, 2010
Ingredients:
Tart base:
- 150g plain flour with extra for rolling
- 1 level tablespoon of cocoa powder (I like the Green & Black’s one)
- 50g icing sugar
- 1 large egg
Pear poaching
- 250 ml of white wine from a carton (you can use red wine of you prefer, but it doesn’t...
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