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White chocolate & Raspberry Blondies

September 7, 2016 By Michaela Fox

The yummiest white chocolate and raspberry blondies

If you like white chocolate and raspberries, you will LOVE this new recipe for Blondies. I have adapted my previous blondie recipe to include fresh raspberries. You could substitute for frozen raspberries, especially when the fresh ones aren’t in season. If you like your blondies gooey and fudgey, keep a close eye on the cooking time and bake these babies until they are barely cooked through. These are the real deal. I make no apologies for how sweet they are. They are, quite simply, delicious. You’re welcome!…

Simply yummy scones

July 5, 2016 By Michaela Fox

Simply yummy scones

Is there anything more comforting than warm scones, fresh from the oven, topped with whipped cream and delicious jam? I think not. I often forget, though, how easy they are to make and how tasty and soothing they can be. I made these scones during the school holidays. My girls helped knead the dough and scatter flour all over the kitchen bench top and floor! I adapted this recipe from Taste, but will write it out in full here for ease. I used Bonne Maman raspberry jam to top the scones, and fortuitously a friend popped in with homemade lemon butter, which was also a perfect pairing. Bake these babies with your babies, and eat them warm for maximum pleasure!…

Banana cake with honey & cinnamon buttercream

May 3, 2016 By Michaela Fox

Banana cake with honey cinnamon icing

I love a good banana cake. Often I make a simple banana loaf, which is pretty much perfect for any occasion. And sometimes I make banana and choc chip muffins, which are great as an afternoon snack, or for the kids’ lunch boxes. Over the long weekend we had friends coming over for afternoon tea and, along with a cheese platter, I wanted to bake a cake. I had a few bananas that were overripe which made banana cake the obvious choice. But I wanted to make it just a little bit fancier than my standard banana loaf. A friend of mine had forwarded me this recipe a while ago and I had been hankering to make this delicious honey and cinnamon buttercream icing. In this recipe she suggests making it with a carrot cake, which would be heavenly, but I thought i’d give it a go with banana cake. The result was lip-smacking amazing. Seriously, you need to make this icing. It is absolutely delicious and paired with the banana cake, the result is divine. I will write out the full recipe here for convenience but you can easily use your ‘go-to’ banana or carrot cake recipe and it’ll be perfect….

Banana, coconut and chop-chip muffins

July 8, 2015 By Michaela Fox

Mini Muffins

I love a good muffin, don’t you? Possibly the yummiest muffin recipe i’ve ever tried is this Blueberry-licious muffin, but these come a close second.This recipe is about as easy as it gets. You can make ’em small, or make ’em big. I made a big batch recently and made mini sized ones for the kids (great for the lunch boxes) and adult size ones for the grown ups. Give this a go – it’s a crowd pleaser….

How to throw a terrific Rainbow Party

April 19, 2015 By Michaela Fox

A rainbow party theme is colourful and fun!

As a mum to three girls I’ve put on my fair share of themed birthday parties. I’ve done a Fairy theme; Garden theme, Pink theme (no requests for superheroes in our house!) and I’ve managed to dodge a bullet, er, I mean request for a Frozen theme. I just can’t go there. Queen Elsa has invaded too many areas of my life already and I need some distance from her. Against better wisdom, perhaps, I always ask my children what theme they would like for their party. I had hoped my three year-old would request a Fairy Garden theme as I could simply combine the previous two parties, and, voila! But no, given her favourite colour right now is “all the colours of the rainbow” she asked for a Rainbow Party. And she got it….

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