Upside-down pear and ginger cake

Hello poppits'

i've got another recipe for you today , this time it's a supper nice pear and ginger upside down cake!

There's no supper amazing picture of it because we were out on a picnic and how really wants to wait around hungry whilst somebody takes picture ?? not I that's for sure.

the cake was really easy to make and because of the golden syrup it gives it a lovely dark cakie colour and scrumptious taste!

oh and the pears are truly delightful ! they are moist and infused with all the spices that are in the cake ! 

oh and a few picnic snaps :)

Recipe: Donna hay issue 56

Cake:

1 cup (350g) golden syrup

1 cup(175g) brown sugar

3/4 cups(180ml) milk

1 2/3 cups (250g) plain flour

2 1/2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp mixed spice

1/4 tsp ground nutmeg

125g butter, chopped

1 egg

5 pears, peeled and checks removed 

Pre heat you oven to 180c 

put the golden syrup, sugar and milk in a saucepan and heat over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and set aside to cool.

place the flour, baking powder, all the spices and butter in a mixer and beat until the mixture looks like bread crumbs. now you can add the golden syrup mix with the mixer running until you have a smooth mix. 

now place your egg in and mix until combine. 

line a 20x30cm tin with backing paper and place the pear checks  cut side down and pour the the cake batter over them. bake for about 50 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. 

let cool for 10 minutes or so and then turn out onto a cooling rack or just eat it now and then !


TTFN,
Lilixx
P.s Enjoy !!!

Eccels

Hello poppits ,

I just had to share this yummy treat with you, sadly I no longer have the recipe for these scrummy Eccles in my possession but you can find it in this amazing book called Ladies a plate . This book is a must have for anyone who love a little something sweet and slightly old fashion, the recipes range form gypsy cookies through to curried eggs( bit weird but you get the gist) let my say it again Amazing 

Th Eccles were so so yummy It was  a sad time when they where finished off with a nice hot drink, but all good things must come to an end at some point in time ...

Basically for this recipe you need to find a recipe for flakey pastry and make up and currents, spice and apple mix and you'll by flying but maybe to be on the safe side have a look for a recipe...

Hope you try them really soon.

TTFN,

Lili

A lovely day picnicking ....

Hello Poppits,

have you been on a good picnic lately ??

Well yet again I've been packing up my lovely very old vintage picnic hamper, filled with some yummy goodies.

It was for Romi's birthday this time, lucky for me she choses to go to my favourite picnic place... wychwood! It's gardens are pretty darn lovely and very relaxing which I love.

How cool is the old ochard gate ?? I would love to have them scattered about my garden. And yet again Edie is sleeping ... like last time.

Hope you had a relaxing time looking at our fun.

TTFN,

Lilixx

I do love a good picnic or two ...

Hello Poppit,

How have you been ? Autumn has differently hit us hard and fast in Latrobe ... In a matter of fact i'm pretty sure it has hit all of Tasmania. It has taken from us what little summer we had this year. But in its wake it will bring wonderful colours on trees, yummy soups, fresh crispy bread, hot steamy spicey tea and lots of nice cosy crafts .

I though I would shear with you a few pictures from a wonderful weekend spent picnicking... 

On friday night we went to the Symphony under the stars, its was fill with a lazy night under the stars with lovely classical music , played by a fabulous orchestra. The compear on the other hand was interesting to say the lest. 

I made some spiffy picnic food to take up it all got scoffed up pretty quickly! We had mini Banoffee pies with dark chocolate drizzled over the banana and an filled mediterranean cob loaf! All of this was scrummy but regrettably I forgot to take any photos of the food :(

The second picnic we went to Delorain for a morning onside the river. We had a lovely time eating Chickpea sausage roles form the burke Street Bakery. These were brilliant but not something on first bit your to sure on, but on second bit your hooked and know that you've found something good. For afters we had fresh scrummy blueberry friands, these are one of my favourite and best and when ever we have blueberries they go into this recipe !    

Hope you had a tops weekend like I did,

TTFN,

Lili xxx

  

Chocolate Cake

Hello Poppits, How are we today ?
I've been trying and failing to make granny squares today can anyone help me ?


As I said in my last post I would be giving you my amazing chocolate cake recipe! So here it is, sorry there is know picture but I forgot to take any when I made it :( 


Almond, Chocolate and Marsala Cake 
(From My cousin Rosa)
300g Blanched almonds
200g dark chocolate, cut into small pieces 
100g cocoa powder
250g butter
250g caster sugar
5 eggs, lightly beaten
3 Tbs dry Marsala 


Line a 24 cm cake tin with baking paper and grease well, then pre heat your oven to 160c.
Finely chop the chocolate and almonds in a food processor, then add the cocoa powder and process for another 2 minutes. 
Mix the butter and sugar in a bowl of a mix master until light and creamy, add eggs one at a time making sure to mix well after each egg and to scrap the sides with a spatular. 
Add the chocolate and almond mix and then add the marsala , mix well.
Pour into the tin and smooth the top then , bake for about 45 minutes.
Serve with ricotta or  cream.


Now for my little notes, I used only 200g almonds, half cocoa and half milo and used 

Amaretto liqueur which all went lovely with this cake.I also served with fresh strawberries and raspberries MMM it was yummy 

TTFN, 

Lili xxx

Picnics

Hello Poppits, Hope everything is going splendidly well in your own little world! 

A few weekends ago we went for a family picnic to Wychwood Gardens just out of Mole Creek, They are some truly inspiring gardens. I made an amazing Chocolate cake which i'll put the recipe up next post. If your ever out and about in the Wychwood way I would say defiantly go and have a long walk around. 

 Here are some little snaps of what we got up to whilst we were there.

Hope you enjoyed the glimpse into what we got up to,

TTFN, 

Lili xx