There are so many variations of this delicious dessert, you can make it as messy as you like! This recipe is simple but delightful. I made it in little jam pots for my colleagues at Bux last week, they looked so irresistible together. Ingredients (serves 8) 16 small meringue cookies , 250 g mascarpone , 200…
Category: sweet things
chocolate caramel muffins
Better called as “volcano muffins” in the office. Maybe because I did fill the muffin cases up to the sky! But delicious they were. -enjoy- INGREDIENTS 2 cups (300g) self-raising flour ½ cup (50g) Dutch cocoa, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder, sifted 1½ cups (265g) brown sugar 2 eggs 150g unsalted butter, melted ¾ cup…
Apricot Almond Cake With Rosewater and Cardamom
I love making this cake. The smell of apricots and cardamom hanging around in the BUX kitchen is delicious. We had some leftovers wipped cream which we used too. And instead of the almonds we used hazelnuts (finely grinded) , which made the cake a little heavier but lush. -enjoy- Ingredients (Yields: 8-10 slices) For…
Clementine & almond syrup cake
Three cakes was just enough to give all of the Buxers a good slice of this delicious sweetness. The clementines were swopped by oranges (make that 2 in grated zest and juices) and of course we went for the optional part, chocolate! Instead of orange zest in the centre to finish it of, we opted…
Almond and pear tarts
These tarts above became little pear parcels as I didn’t have enough puff pastry. But, hey, don’t they look cute? I also cheated a little with the pears. In red wine pre- cooked and tinned pears were used. ;-0 (The picture is before they went into the oven) INGREDIENTS (makes 6) 4 sheets frozen butter…
Christmas Dessert 2016
This tart is a long time favourite of our family. This year we gave it a little twist by adding little meringue drops and blue berries. A hit with the little cousins, as some berries and drops got picked off before serving… The base of this tart, the shell, can be made way beforehand and…
Spiced chocolate & dried fig christmas cake
Now, maybe this is not the most attractive cake you have ever seen, but according to the biggest sweet tooth in our office, it is definitely one of the most tasty ones! It does taste of Christmas and it is a joy to make. Fruit, nuts, spices, chocolate, the smell coming out of the oven…
Donna Hay’s Banana Bread
This banana bread is too good to be true, easy to make and the result brings a smile on people’s faces. Eat this bread when it is still a bit warm then it is even more delicious. Most of the ingredients you might have in your cupboard at home, so you don’t necessarily have to…
Chilled Zabaglione With Raspberries and Amaretti
RECIPE COURTESY OF MOLTO BATALI (ECCO 2011), Mario Batali We made this dessert as a little treat on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. Just because we felt like it! Its quit easy to prepare, just be patient 😉 Nice detail, you can make this beforehand. Ingredients (Serves 8 to 10) 8 large egg yolks, at room…
Apple Snickerdoodle Muffins
These are soooo yummy! For breakfast, lunch & dinner 😉 Eat them when still a bit warm… Serves: 7-8 muffins Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 18 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 1/4C applesauce 1/2Tb vegetable oil 1/4C granulated sugar 1/4C light brown sugar 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt…
BUX Lunch 