Condensed milk fruit cake

Rysnan had lost her recipe for a Most Marvellous Christmas Cake which had no eggs or sugar but involved boiling the  fruit in condensed milk.

Just when I had given up finding a similar recipe, I came across this recipe in an old recipe book my grandmother used.  Its long since lost its cover so I have no idea of the origin of the book or the recipe.  Read more

Icing for cakes

When you’re making a cake and the icing seems a bit brittle and hard to spread, add 1 teaspoon of butter, or margarine or bland cooking oil.

This will make the icing easier to spread.

Valentines Day Cake

To make a Valentines Day cake, use your favourite cake recipe, buy an unfilled sponge or make our family favourite chocolate cake and decorate it with red icing and chocolates.

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To mash bananas

Even though the skins have gone black and don’t look very appetising, the banana flesh inside is often still quite tasty.  You can use this banana flesh in a variety of ways.

To mash a banana so you can use it in baking ( banana muffins, banana loaf or banana cake, put the peeled banana in a shallow bowl and squash it with a fork until it is mushy. 

It might not look very appertising but it is very tastyas it is or when cooked.

Mashed banana is one of the first solid foods recommended for babies as it is easily digested.

Mashed banana is also good for people recovering from stomach illnesses. 

You can mix in some powdered chocolate drink or cinnamon while you are mashing the banana to add a dash of extra flavour.

Icing for fruit or Christmas cake

If you’re making a fruit cake for a special occasion you may want to ice and decorate it the way you remember from your childhood.  This recipe gives you a simple way Read more

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