Tag «dessert»

Christmas Chocolate Ripple Wreath – NO BAKE

Add this Chocolate Ripple Wreath to your Christmas table. Assemble the day before with biscuits and cream, then just decorate on the day.  I have made this one a couple of times, and it definitely provides the wow factor ! Ingredients 4 cups thickened cream 2 tablespoons icing sugar 1/2 teaspoon finely grated orange rind …

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 Trifle – NO BAKE

Christmas is a time for a trifle, no matter where you are celebrating.  We celebrate in the middle of summer and it usually very hot and spent inside in the airconditioned rooms.  A white Christmas is something that everyone needs to experience once.  It is just magical. To make you trifle, you will need to …

Lemon Tapioca Pudding – Old Fashioned Dessert to the rescue

This old fashioned recipe is one of the best desserts to get you out of trouble.  I always keep a packet of tapioca pearls in the pantry.  There are many different types, I usually use the small pearls. 1 cup tapioca seeds 1 cup sugar 2 tabs golden syrup 5 cups water 1 tab butter …

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 …