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Chocolate Peppermint Muffins

Chocolate and mint are a perfect match. I love how the flavours blend together to form something delicious. These muffins, as is with most of the recipes on this blog; are very easy to make and the taste is great! You can have them on their own or for dessert […]

 
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Effortless Caramel Coconut Cake

If you’ve never baked a cake before but are eager to do so, this cake is a good place to start. It’s very easy, it really is a piece of cake! Not to mention how tasty it is. Especially with a hot cuppa or for dessert with ice-cream, yum! You […]

 

Pan-Grilled Tuna and Cucumber Sandwich

A simple and tasty sandwich that takes 5 min to prepare. I used a griddle pan to achieve the grill marks on the bread. If you don’t have a griddle pan you may still use your normal pan and have a lovely pan-toasted sandwich. Perfect as a light lunch, for […]

 

Mixed Berries Yoghurt and Choc Muffins

I loved how these came together. I was initially set out to make orange yoghurt and choc muffins (for some reason I thought I was going to find orange yoghurt but much to my disappointment I couldn’t find it when I was in the supermarket, so had to come up […]

 
Zimbokitchen Black Forest Cake

How to make Black Forest cake

This is one of my all time favourite cakes and I have no doubt am not alone. In essence, a black forest is simply a chocolate cake with cherry filling and topping if you wish. We obviously shall not forget the fresh cream which brings it all together. Go and […]

 

Custard and Orange Loaf

Simply delicious is what this cake is. Every bite leaves you craving for another and another and yet another! You have to control yourself otherwise you could eat the whole loaf in one sitting, BY YOURSELF 😀 (that’s how good it is and no exaggeration here!) I served this to […]

 

Mnandi Oatmeal Muffins

These oatmeal muffins as the name suggests are mnandi (good!) They are a great “pick-me-up” treat for the morning. Calcium found in buttermilk or lacto which I used here has amazing benefits for our bodies including providing healthy bones and teeth among others. These muffins are also rich in fiber […]

 

Mixed Spice and Pecan Cake (for Dessert)

I love pecan nuts, I especially love them in cake too! I used them in this recipe here as well as in one of my favourite cakes- carrot cake. This cake is best prepared for dessert, on that cold night, serve it with custard and it will just hit the […]

 

Banana Muffins

We simply enjoyed these banana muffins. They are pretty easy to make also and you’ll be enjoying the goodness in 30 minutes. This includes prep and baking time! You can even whip them up early morning and pack them in your lunch box for the office or for the kids. […]

 

How to make Buttermilk at home

I enjoy using buttermilk in my cooking. It gives this beautiful, rich texture to my baked goodies as well as add flavour in my cooking.  Buttermilk was traditionally made from the churning of butter, the liquid that remained was/is buttermilk. For some reason, in our Zimbabwean supermarkets I’ve never seen […]

 

How to make Orange Cake

This Orange Cake was totally delicous and definitely full of flavour. The orange came through and I enjoyed this with my cuppa! It’s pretty simple to prepare and hassle free! Resources/Equipment You Will Need Round baking tin (check my online store if you need one) Sieve Mixing bowl Measuring scale […]