If you’re a fan of sweet lemon treats (like me) you are going to love this Easy Lemon Cake with its tangy lemon drizzle topping! I was looking through some old recipe books recently and I started drooling over this lemon cake. The book it comes from is called Fast & Simple (Parragon) and quite frankly that couldn’t be a better description of this recipe! I have made this cake twice over the last week because I wanted to make sure that this recipe wasn’t too good to be true. I mean … [Read more...]
Devilishly Delicious Chocolate Pumpkin Muffins (Just 3 Ingredients!)
Oh my goodness, have I got an awesome recipe for you today! These double chocolate pumpkin muffins are the kind of bake that makes the whole kitchen smell divine. They’re rich, chocolatey, and unbelievably simple — the sort of recipe you can throw together on a busy afternoon and still feel like you’ve made something a little bit special. I actually found the original idea over at Mommy’s Kitchen, and while there are a few versions floating around, this one quickly became my favourite way … [Read more...]
Chewy Sultana Squares Recipe (Only 3 Ingredients!)
Recipes that are packed with fruit are not only delicious they’re homey and satisfying. Well that’s my opinion anyway! You will find that these Chewy Sultana Squares are definitely satisfying. They’re also kind of comforting; they strike me as something that my grandparents would have liked! If you want a nice treat to have with a coffee (or any other drink) then a couple of these chewy squares will certainly fit the bill perfectly. You could also grab a couple of squares for breakfast if you … [Read more...]
Beef and Cabbage Chow Mein Recipe
This delicious Beef and Cabbage Chow Mein is a quick and easy weeknight meal. It has become a much loved family favourite in our house over the years! Chow Mein is technically a Chinese noodle stir fry dish but in our household it as always been made without the noodles. Instead of noodles we add lots of shredded cabbage! You will probably say that it is not really Chow Mein if it doesn’t have noodles but what does it matter what it’s called; as long as it tastes good I say! This Chow … [Read more...]
Cake Mix Breakfast Muffins
These Cake Mix Breakfast Muffins are perfectly sweet and fruity with a delicious hint of coconut and golden syrup. So hard to stop at one! I'm not really into eating cereal for breakfast. I will eat toast if I haven’t got anything else but I much prefer a sweet treat such as a muffin or fruit scone. Made up ahead of time I can have some ready and also freeze some for later. I haven’t made any muffins or scones lately so my freezer supply ran out the other day and I was forced to eat toast! … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient Fruit Cake
You are going to love this delicious and beautifully moist 3 ingredient fruit cake! It is such an easy recipe you will want to make it again and again! I have known that there was a recipe going around for a 3 ingredient fruit cake for a while but I haven’t got around to trying it until now. I copied this one down from the radio last year! So it has been in my ‘to do’ pile for a while! It's very similar to this recipe from Annabel Langbein. I think that I will definitely be making this … [Read more...]
Golden Cornflake Cookies
These Golden Cornflake Cookies are so hard to resist. They are soft on the inside with the delicious flavor of golden syrup and crunchy Cornflakes. Today I am sharing another recipe that my mum used to make for me when I was a child. When I was a kid these were like gold. I could have eaten a dozen of these in one sitting! They are still hard to resist but I have a lot bit more self-control these days! I made mine a bit smaller; using heaped teaspoonfuls of mixture they finished up … [Read more...]
Easy Nutty Microwave Fudge
This Nutty Microwave Fudge is so simple to make. I used peanuts to get a yummy Snickers like flavour but you could use whatever nuts you prefer! Last year I made a Marbled Chocolate Mint Fudge and I have been dying to make a nutty fudge ever since! I originally imagined making a chocolate fudge with walnuts, but when I finally got around to making this nutty microwave fudge I didn’t have enough walnuts! I did however have a bag of salted peanuts so I used them instead and I am very happy with … [Read more...]
Hi, I'm Kaylene, and I'm a keen gardener,budding baker and wannabe DIYer!