Caramel Fingers

It was my mother-in-law’s birthday on the weekend and my sister-in-law (who is an amazing cook) made these absolutely delicious yummies. I am not such an amazing cook, but I thought I’d attempt them. Anyways, here’s the recipe for anyone who wants to attempt them with me *drool* (All measurements are metric. Sorry to my [...]

Lamingtons! An Aussie Treat Like No Other

Let me give you a bit of history on the humble Lamington (my absolute favourite afternoon tea treat)… the myth goes Lady Lamington (a British ex-pat) despised wasting cake. In a hot dry climate, before the days of air conditioning and insulation, most cake turned into rock a few hours after you’d taken it out [...]

Pavlova – DE-LISH-USS!!!!

The national Aussie dessert! I can’t recommend this enough! 6 egg whites 1 teaspoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups castor sugar 1 1/2 tablespoon cornflour Whisk egg whites until stiff, add half the sugar and whisk until dissolved. Fold in the rest of the sugear, vinegar, vanilla and cornflour. Line the tray with [...]