Month: September 2019

Rosh Hashanah Honey Cake (gf, df)

I’ve always love to immerse myself in different cultures and religion. Each occasion is celebrated with a food with a special meaning behind it. Obviously I’m not Jewish, but a very special grandma told me how she grew up having honey cake every Rosh Hashanah. However, the honey cakes that she had in the past were often dry. Since I love to bake and eat, I’ve given the Rosh Hashanah honey cake a shot and made it moist and absolutely delicious! Dry Ingredients: 200g almond meal 25g gluten free flour 25g tapioca flour 1 tsp bicarbonate soda 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder Zest 1 orange Wet ingredients: 1/2 cup soy milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice (leave it to rest for at least five minutes) 3 large eggs 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup olive oil 4 tbsp kahlua 1 tsp vanilla essence Directions: Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Grease a 18cm bundt cake tin Mix all the dry ingredients into a bowl Whisk all the wet ingredients together until a smooth …

Classic flourless chocolate cake (gf, df)

The classic flourless chocolate cake! One of my favourites to make because it is moist and fluffy at the same time. I love decorating my cakes with fresh strawberries and since they are in season now, I definitely made full use of it. I didn’t get a chance to take any photos of the cake slices because it was meant for a house warming party. But before the end of the party, that cake was gone – says a lot about how delicious it was! Ingredients 85g nuttelex (or unsalted butter) 85g dark chocolate (I used Lindt 90% dark) 60g caster sugar 2 tbsp kahlua 3 eggs seperated 85g almond meal 1 pinch of salt 50g dark chocolate (70% Lindt dark) 1 punnet fresh strawberries Directions Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Grease a 18cm cake tin Melt the chocolate and nuttelex/butter in a bowl over a pan of hot water, remove from the heat, stir in the kahlua and leave to cool Whisk the egg yolks with the sugar in a large bowl until …