Tag «sweets»

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 …

Creamy Christmas Caramel Fudge

This is an adaptation of the old fashioned Caramel Fudge. Making the fudge in the microwave reduces the time taken and also there is not the usual big mess when cooking fudge.  The end result, however, is very much the same.   Enjoy ! 2 x 395g cans NESTLÉ Sweetened condensed milk 2 cups firmly packed …

The most popular Dried Apricot Jam

Dried Apricot Jam is rich and full of flavour.  It is very quick to make.  You do not need pectin, if you happen to run out of jam, this can be whipped up in a few minutes.  I usually add some almonds to mine to give it a different texture. Recipe : 1kg Dried Apricots …

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 …