Special Baking

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With the " Special Baking" range, I have put together some of the recipes that have been raved about over the years . These recipes are my favourites and have a special place in my baking repertoire.

Luscious Lemon Slice

This has a short pasrty base covered with a tart-sweet, velvety, lemon topping. It makes a delicious dessert and is a great to have with coffee. Frankly, I’ll eat this any way I can, as I’m mad about lemon in sweet things. Its sharp edge just has that brilliant way of cutting cleanly through sweet, rich flavours. Best served on the day.

Main ingredients: Flour, icing sugar, lemon zest, butter, vanilla, eggs, caster sugar, lemon juice.

Full portion Half portion
Size 21 x 31 cm Size 20 x 16 cm
Cuts into 24-30 pieces Cuts into 16 pieces
Cost $58 Cost $42

Chocolate Caramel Slice

This is a decadent and delicious slice. It has a shortbread base, and is then covered with scrumptious caramel and topped with dark chocolate. Who would ask for more? It is equally comfortable with champagne or coffee. Best stored in the fridge and brought out shortly before serving.

Main ingredients: Flour, brown sugar, butter, condensed milk, golden syrup, dark chocolate

Size 20 x 25 cm
Cuts into 21 finger slices
Cost $42

Raspberry and White Chocolate
Shortcake

Raspberry and white chocolate is a favourite combination with many people. This combination of tart raspberries with the sweet white chocolate with surrounded a buttery shortcake. This makes a lovely dessert or a special accompaniment to coffee. Best served on the day.

Main ingredients: Butter, caster sugar, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, raspberries, white chocolate.

Size 20 x 25 cm
Cuts into 20 pieces
Cost $50

Orange and Almond Cake

This cake is special. It is made up of almond meal and polenta, and is therefore also gluten free. The cake has a great texture from the polenta, which gives it a slight crunch. The cake does have a dark outer edge, but the cake remains extremely moist, and has a wonderful orange zing and almond flavour. The orange slices on top of the cake are thinly sliced and then poached until soft and sweet. Toasted almonds are scattered on top to give a contransting crunch.

Main ingredients: Almond meal, butter, polenta, baking powder, orange zest, lemon zest, orange juice, an orange, flaked almonds, sugar, and eggs,

Size 23 cm cake
Cost $70

Raspberry and White Chocolate Brownie

This dark Chocolate brownie is packed with raspberries and chunks of white chocolate. It is truly decadent and would be ideal for a special occasion or a dessert. It has a crunchy top and edges, but the centre is exceptionally gooey and fudgy. It is best kept in the fridge for up to 5 days, although I doubt it would last that long!

This can be made gluten free

Main ingredients: Butter, dark chocolate, flour, sugar, vanilla, egg, salt, raspberries and white chocolate.

Size 20 cm x 24 cm
Cuts into 24-28 pieces
$48
Gluten Free
$52

Caramel Walnut Slice

This is an exceptional slice and it would be amazing as an after dinner sweet treat. It has a short pastry base which has a layer of caramel over it. The top consists of the short pastry which has been crumbled up, and then mixed with chopped walnuts and chunks of dark Chocolate. (Whittakar's 50% Dark Chocolate) This is scattered over the layer of caramel and baked.

Main ingredients: Butter, vanilla, caster sugar, flour, baking powder, golden syrup, condensed milk, dark chocolate and walnuts

Size 20 cm x 25 cm
Cuts into 24 pieces
Cost $45

Ginger and Almond Slice

This slice has a wonderful balance of flavours without being too sweet. The almond meal and flaked almonds add texture and make it nourishing. The real winner is the marvelous warming spice of ginger. The small chunks of crystalized ginger gives the slice a little bit of zing.

Main ingredients: Butter, sugar, egg, flour, almond meal, ground ginger, crystalized ginger and flaked Almonds

Size 20 cm x 25 cm
Cuts into 20-24 pieces
Cost $42

Dark Chocolate Almond Cake

This is a decadent dark Chocolate cake made with almond meal, and is also gluten free. It is made with 72% cocoa Whittaker's dark chocolate, a little coffee, brandy, eggs and almond meal. This cake is incredibly dense and has the consistency of a Torte. It is a rich cake, but not a sweet cake. The almond meal gives it wonderful flavour. The icing on top is a chocolate (50% dark chocolate and cream) ganache which is decorated with dark chocolate curls. This cake will feed a large group or could be used as a dessert.

Main ingredients: Dark Chocolate(72% and 50%), brandy, coffee, butter, sugar, vanilla extract, almond meal, eggs and cream.

Size 23 cm
Cost $70

Decadent Tan Square Slice

This is the ultimate caramel slice! It has a short pasty base which has a double layer of caramel and a crumble of the base mixture and chunks of Whittakar's 50% dark chocolate which has been chopped into chunks on the top. You would imagine it to be sickly sweet but it's not. The pieces can be cut smaller rather than larger, and so you would get a lot of pieces out of the slice. It certainly has a WOW factor about it.

Main ingredients: Butter, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, condensed milk, golden syrup and dark chocolate (50% cocoa)

Size Large 31 x 21 cm Small 20 x 16 cm
Cuts into 24-38 Cuts into 16-20 pieces pieces
Cost $60 Cost $42

The Ultimate Chocolate Cake

This cake is for the serious chocolate lover. It has a moist but light batter with great depth of flavour. The ganache is made with a mountain of Whittaker's dark chocolate (50% cocoa). There are a number of sizes this cake can be baked. The option in the photo is two 20cm round cakes with ganache in between the layers and all around the sides. Another option is to have a single layer 30cm round cake with ganache on the top and sides of the cake. If you require cake for a large gathering (approx 60 people) I would recommend doubling the cake and having two rectangular cakes stacked on top of each other with ganache in between the layers and around the sides. The top can be decorated with chocolate curls.

Main ingredients: Butter, sugar, flour, vanilla extract, cocoa, baking soda, natural yoghurt, eggs, coffee, dark chocolate (50%) and cream

Size 2 x 20cm or a 30cm round
Cost $79
Extra large double layered rectangular cake 31cm x 21cm
Cost $140

Pecan Pie Gone Nuts

If you are a pecan pie fan, then you will love this slice!!! It has a short cake base, covered in a selection of nuts (walnuts, pecans, hazel nuts and flaked almonds) in a gooey filling. Everyone loves the fact that this is so moreish but not overly sweet. It can be kept in the fridge, which makes it chewy, or at room temperature for a softer consistency.

Main ingredients: flour, icing sugar, butter golden syrup, brown sugar, eggs, walnuts, pecans, flaked almonds and hazel nuts.

Size 20 x 25 cm
Cuts into 20 pieces
Cost $45

Salted Caramel Truffles

These handmade salted caramel truffles made their first appearance in my Christmas Menu a number of years ago. They have proved to be so popular that I have made them a permanent fixture. I make the salted caramel first which has Whittaker's milk chocolate and vanilla bean paste added to the hot caramel. This mixture is then chilled until I am able to hand roll balls of the mixture. The balls are again chilled until firm. They are then dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with a few course grains of sea salt. These are then placed in a truffle cases and boxed. I have a number of clients who order these throughout the year.

Main ingredients: Caster sugar, water, sea salt, vanilla bean paste, milk chocolate and dark chocolate.

Sizes available
Box of 6 truffles $17
Box of 12 truffles $32

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