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Lemon Cheesecake

2 cups sweet biscuit crumbs (usually 1 pkt) 1/2 teas cinnamon 1/2 teas nutmeg 125gm butter 250gm cream cheese 1 x can condensed milk 1/2 cup lemon juice   Place biscuit crumbs in bowl , add cinnamon and nutmeg and mix well Melt butter  then add to crumb mixture, combine well Press mixture into greased …

Banana Cake

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients 16 oz softened cream cheese 8 oz softened butter unsalted 1 tsp orange extract or vanilla 1/2 tsp salt 36 oz sifted powdered sugar 8 cups Banana Cake Instructions Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare two 8″ cake pans with cake goop or other cake release. Combine together flour, baking soda, …

Boiled Fruit Cake

2-3 cups mixed fruit (I use sultanas) 1 cup sugar 1 cup water 3 teas mixed spice 160gm butter 2 eggs 1 cup SR Flour 1 1/4 cups PL Flour 1 teas bicarb soda 2 teas hot water 1/4 cup rum ( I used home made brandy) If using GF Flour, 1 teas zanthe gum …

Christmas Vanilla Sugar Cookies – a recipe as old as time

225gm/1cup unsalted butter softened (or use salted and skip the salt addition) 220gm/1cup caster sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 1 large egg 450gm (3 cups) plain flour 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 tablespoons salt ICING Icing Sugar Butter Hot water Food Coloring Preheat oven to 180C / 350F / 160Fan and line two baking trays …

Christmas Cake

Everything is going retro these days, here is a Retro Christmas Cake recipe with an old fashioned Icing recipe to boot.  I usually make a boiled fruit cake around Christmas time and bake with almonds on the top. Thinking about it, I make the same boiled cake all year round.  This retro recipe is full …

Christmas Cake – full of fruit,nuts and not much else.

This is one of the best cakes ever, super healthy and tasty.  As you will see, it is mainly fruit and nuts and a small amount of mixture to hold it together, probably should be called the Fruit and Nut Cake 3 x 75 gm packets brazil nuts 2 x 125 gm packets blanched almonds …