My sister, Sheldeen, and I used to make this Chocolate Sponge Cake at least once a week when we were growing up.
Read MoreMy frozen-waffle recipe and the no-churn ice cream creates an ice-cream cake that promises to impress. This dish is dedicated to my mother who often has a craving for these sort of ice creams, the wafer type – and sometimes even stops over at a filling-station shop to satisfy her longing.
Read MoreElaine Boshoff’s rose apple pie that she created recently looks as delectable as it tasted. Served with an indulgent dollop of cream it can be enjoyed for breakfast or tea, or as dessert after lunch or dinner. Elaine is my support and the go-to person at Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine.
Read MoreCarroll Taylor's Nanaimo Bars are so tantalising that I couldn’t resist a second. These tasty treats are of Canadian of origin, popular across North America. It is a bar dessert that requires no baking and is named after the west coast city of Nanaimo in British Columbia. It comprises a wafer crumb base topped with a layer of custard-flavoured butter icing that is covered with melted chocolate, made from chocolate squares and has been voted Canada's Favourite Confection in a National Post reader survey. There are many varieties of the Nanaimo bar. They offer different types of crumb, different flavours of icing (eg mint, peanut butter, coconut, mocha) and different types of chocolate.
Read MoreKate's rose panna cotta with beetroot powder, brioche base, silver balls was a taste sensation with the rose bubbly, and eye-catching to say the least!
Read MoreTry my Dark Rum and Raisin Truffles recipe.
Read MoreIt comprises a hot, seared sliced banana with deliciously-decadent chocolate sauce all wrapped inside a pancake – and heated. While writing these words I recall walking down the streets of Bangkok.
Read MoreOne of our cooking-class groups was looking for inspiration for innovative and exciting festive-season ideas. We decided the traditional trifle needed reinventing by giving it a South African twist. All its separate combinations can be made in advance so it’s an easy item to include this on your menu this year.
Read MoreOver the years cheesecakes have featured in much of our home cooking - from oven-baked to fridge, as well as the Israeli-type cheesecake. The latter version’s uniqueness is the Israeli white cheese.
Read MoreNaartjie citrus cake with vanilla-bean icing paired with TWG Red of Africa Tea!
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