Cheap recipes for cakes, slices, muffins and more.....
I have a sweet tooth (far more so than anyone else in my immediate family) so when I bake a cake generally it is for comfort food for me. However I must admit I get a lot of pleasure from watching my family and friends devour a freshly baked home-made cake. As long as we only make cakes and sweet goodies a small part of our diet then I think that's OK.
I have to be wary of cooking cakes with chocolate in them. If I'm not very careful I find I have eaten 3/4 of the cake just by myself. I adore chocolate. Jelly babies, mints and liquorice could sit beside me quite safely all day but add chocolate into the equation and bang!!! It disappears fast.
I have listed a variety of our family favourites here:
Albran Cake
For when you want to be on the go (to the toilet).
Apple and Cherry Slice
A colourful and fruity slice that is easy to make
Apple and Cinnamon Muffins
A sugar-free recipe
Apple and Nut Cake
You don't even have to peel the apple
Apricot Choc Chip Muffins
Eat fresh out of the oven when the chocolate is still soft & warm
Banana Cake
Good for when you have left over and fast ripening bananas
Cinnamon Slice
Soft on the top with a solid base
Date and Ginger Slice
Uses preserved ginger and doesn't need to be baked
Date Loaf
Yummy spread with butter
Debbie's Carrot and Walnut Cake
Very moist cake and you don't necessarily need to include walnuts
Feta and Sun Dried Tomato Muffins
Lovely for breakfast in summer
Florentines
These are just as classy as the bakery variety but much cheaper, of course
Gluten-free Butter Cake
Lovely cake which is flat on the top
and ideal for icing
Macaroons
Somewhere between a biscuit and a cake
Mocha Mud Cake
Divine cake to die for
Moist Apricot Slice
Uses tinned pie apricot. One of my all time favourite recipes
Mrs Neumann's Plum Muffins
My sister's incredible invention using diced fresh plums
Non Dairy Strawberry Muffins
Recipe for those who can't consume milk or butter
Pikelets
Traditional Aussie fare to be eaten plain or spread with butter
Rain's Brownies
These get eaten very fast
Savoury Pikelets
Made minus the sugar but with creamed corn and spring onions
Savoury Tarragon Scones
Delicious served with cheese and chutney
Sugar Free Apple and Cinnamon Muffins
Recipe uses fructose and skimmed milk. Very healthy
Sultana Scones
These can be whipped up just before guests arrive
Sun Dried Tomato Scones
Scones with an Italian flavour with herbs and parmesan cheese
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