gâteau éponge

                                                 mouth watering

For years I have been trying to make the perfect home-made sponge cake that is simple, yet still tastes great. Sadly every recipe I have tried, falls short of my expectations, but recently I found this amazing recipe from my moms cook book, way back from when she took cooking classes. This sponge cake is one of the best that I have ever tasted. Its quick and easy to make and mouth watering. You can always add other flavours to make it a delicious bannana, carrot or just a plain vanilla cake. It is perfect for every occassion!

                        

Sponge Cake

- 4 eggs
-3/4 cups castor sugar
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 Tbsp cornflour
- 2 tsp butter,softened
- 1/3 cup (80ml) hot water
-fruits (2 mashed banana,or 5 pureed carrot) this is optional

Filling

200ml cream
2 tTbsp castor sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
fruit of choice -optional

Method

1. pre-heat oven to 180c
2. grease two round cake pans
3. beat eggs in a bowl with electric beater for about 10 min or until thick and creamy then gradually add the sugar beating it till it dissolves
4. tripple sift self-raising flour and cornflour together and add it to the egg mixture
5. combine the butter and water ,and add to your mixture
6. if you want to put fruits mix them in now and they are better purred and mix well(optional)
7. pour mixtures glently into the pans and bake for 25 to 40 min
8. when ready turn out the sponge cakes to cool on wire racks
9. whip the cream, sugar and vanilla essence together till thick and looks like whipped cream
10. now decorate your cake and enjoy

•  ps: you can also make these cup cakes

Pick n' Pay Doughnuts

I know this may come as a surprise, but one of the best doughnuts I have tasted are from Pick n' Pay. Yes, I said it! The under-rated bakers of Pick n' Pay rock my world. Its great because it simple, less is always more. Can you believe that it's only R3.49, they may be cheap, but don't be fooled, what makes it so tasty is its lightness in texture, and icing. The earlier you are, the better, as they may have vanished the shelves-they are THAT good! Not all branches live up to the same standards, so based on my experience, the best goes to Braam Centre, as well as the Pick n' Pay branch in Milpark, Johannesburg.

                          

Log on to the Pick n Pay website and read up on recipes ranging from kids recipes to healthy meals, on their Fresh Living Network. Here is one of the recipes I got from their website. Its always good to experiment and find new, delicious ways of making doughnuts.

  Honey and ricotta doughnuts

 

Ingredients                                                            Sauce

2 tsp dried yeast                                             1 cup orange juice freshly squeezed

100ml warm water                                          100ml honey

2 tbsp honey                                                   2 tbsp lemon juice 

3 large egg whites

400ml cake flour

1ml salt

100 grams ricotta cheese

1tbsp orange juice

1 dash garlic avocado oil, for frying

Method

• Dissolve yeast in warm water with honey. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form
• Sift flour and salt together
• Mix ricotta, orange juice and yeast mixture together in a bowl
• Add to dry ingredients
• Fold in egg whites with a wooden spoon
• Cover bowl, put in a warm place and allow dough to increase by a third in volume
• Heat 4-5cm oil in a deep pan
• Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough into hot oil and fry until golden. Place onto paper towel  to remove excess oil.

Sauce

1. Heat orange juice in a small saucepan and simmer over high heat, until liquid has thickened and reduced by half
2. Stir in honey and lemon juice
3. Serve drizzled over doughnuts 

FOR MORE RECIPES, LOG ONTO THE PICK N PAY WEBSITE:  picknpay.co.za

 

 

 

                                                                             

                                                   

CUPCAKE RECIPE

                                                    SUGARY GOODS

Have you ever tried to make cupcakes and they just don't come out the way you expected them to, nor do they  taste like the cupcakes that you buy from your local super market or favourite cafe. Well i had the same problem until i came across this recipe in my little sister's school cookery book and I have been enjoying them ever since, and now you can too.



                                                 INGREDIENTS                                                         

• 60 g margarine
• 75 ml Castor sugar
• 1 egg
• 3ml vanilla essence
• 250ml flour
• 5ml baking powder
• pinch of salt
• +/- 150ml milk

METHOD

1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 190 C
2. cream the margarine and Castor sugar in a bowl
3. beat the egg and vanilla in a small bowl then add to creamed mixture,then beat well
4. sift the dry ingredients into the creamy mixture
5. then add the milk till the dropping is consistent
6. line up 12 cupcake papers and half fill them
7. babe in preheated oven for 20-30 min
8. let them chill , when cold ice with glace icing
9. then indulge in these delicious cupcakes that will melt in your mouth!
10. makes 12 cupcakes

ICING

1. 125ml icing sugar
2. add a drop of food colouring
3. +/- 10ml warm water