Notes about Recipes in this book

• Hummingbird cake

  • PiaOC on October 05, 2015

    Made this cake for a crowd and it impressed. Followed the recipe precisely but needed to bake for an extra 10 minutes or so. Made both cake and frosting in the thermomix. The frosting was easy to handle and moulded beautifully. The cake cut easily and was still good three days later. My only issue was locating crushed pineapple in 2 local supermarkets. Bought pineapple pieces (440gr) and blended to obtain 250gr. Will definitely make this again. It would be great for a picnic.

• Flourless mandarin marmalade cakes

  • lou_weez on July 07, 2017

    This is a lovely, moist, not overly sweet and hard to stop at one cake. I didn't bother making the marmalade jam that you spread over the top of the uncooked caked, but instead dolloped a lime and ginger marmalade I had in the pantry.

• Spiced ginger and roasted pear cake

  • lou_weez on April 25, 2022

    A beautiful cake. I didn't have enough ginger and used only two teaspoons, which was still really nice and didn't seem to have any adverse effects. I also cheated and used crushed up some peanut brittle I had in the pantry, instead of making the walnut praline. Really suited the cooler weather we have been experiencing.

• Pear and almond tart

  • PiaOC on October 19, 2015

    Another winner! Loved this.

  • e_ballad on September 25, 2016

    As everything so far in this book, the recipe is perfect & it all worked. This was just too sweet for my liking though. The frangipane was great - I think it was the pastry that was too OTT (maybe the equal parts flour & sugar might have been a warning!). It also makes a huge number of portions (at least 12x or so).

• Plum tart

  • ChelseaP on August 05, 2021

    This is the best plum tart, a real keeper of a recipe. I make it every year as many times as possible during plum season.

• Oaty ginger crunch

  • Melanie on July 10, 2017

    So easy, and all store cupboard ingredients! Need to ensure the paper has high sides to ensure there is enough room for the ginger icing. Big hit at our house.

• Banana white chocolate blondie

  • Melanie on July 10, 2017

    Another winner, big hit with friends. Great fudgy flavour thanks to the white chocolate. My one complaint would be how difficult this is to cut with banana chips on top! Might need to place more strategically next time.

• Chocolate salted caramel brownie

  • RosieB on February 26, 2016

    This is quite a lot of effort and the caramel is strange but it all comes together to make a delicious brownie and very much up there with the best.

  • e_ballad on April 10, 2020

    Even taking ‘fudginess’ & overnight refrigeration into account, these were significantly undercooked using the times specified. I’d think at least another 10 mins or so would be needed.

• Apricot and mandarin amaretti

  • PiaOC on October 19, 2015

    Good - really good. And gluten free.

• Passionfruit melting moments (Yoyo)

  • ChelseaP on June 06, 2021

    Love a melting moment and this recipe did not disappoint. So good!

• Cheddar and sweetcorn scones

  • ChelseaP on July 07, 2022

    Great scone recipe. Love the addition of the creamed corn.

• Sweet potato, roast capsicum and thyme frittata

  • Melanie on July 10, 2017

    One of those easy dishes to make that can be sliced into nice squares to serve at a party - pre make and warm through. Great flavour, would consider adding extra cheese next time.

  • e_ballad on August 07, 2019

    An excellent frittata recipe, though I agree with @Melanie that you can afford to be more generous with the cheese.

• Rustic pumpkin, ricotta and caramelised onion tart

  • e_ballad on July 06, 2017

    This makes 8x very generous serves. With a pizza dough crust, this was really filling, though we felt it needed a little something extra. Maybe throw in some herbs - sage, rosemary or thyme would work well.

  • lou_weez on July 21, 2017

    This made an enormous tart! The filling was just ok and the pizza dough was disappointing. Don't waste your $$ or time on this recipe.

• Beef and ale pie

  • e_ballad on June 11, 2021

    Excellent. I made both the pastry & the filling ahead of time, then assembled & cooked midweek for a really easy meal. They are 'party pie'-sized in the recipe, but I made to a more typical 'individual pie'-size & added 10 mins to the cooking time.

• Mince 'n' cheese pie

  • e_ballad on August 27, 2020

    Delicious. Easily prepared in advance, making it perfect as a midweek meal.

• Pie base (shortcrust)

  • RosieB on February 26, 2016

    This is a really good short crust pastry for savoury tarts and pies. I have used it several times now and it has rolled out and cooked well.