A deliciously moist cake, which smells to die for when it's in the oven.  From Sue Lawrence's Book of Baking.  Ah, baking will be my downfall!

3/4 cup light muscovado sugar
3 oz unsalted butter
2 large free range eggs
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups self raising flour
1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg

Preheat oven to 180 degrees C / 350 degrees F / Gas ( Read more... )

Also known as Jansson's Frestelse.  It's rich and delicious, and perfect for using up a tub of cream which you've bought for a dinner party, or whatever.  I found this recipe online, but didn't follow it slavishly - I used one onion, a couple of potatoes, a tin of anchovies and most of a large-ish pot of cream.

Ingredients

2 large onions, cut into ( Read more... )

I've been asked to share my Chocolate and Ginger Brownie recipe. I looked it up and remembered that it was originally a recipe for Chocolate and Apricot Brownies. the ginger was my own adaptation. Anyhoo - here's the original recipe, with my recommendation for changes.

Chocolate Brownies

4oz plain chocolate, broken into pieces
4oz unsalted butter
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