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Good Old Plain Tea Cake

This cake is very simple to make and will be a good starting point  for those learning how to bake at home. The trick is in the technique. Once you have that sorted, it will be a breeze here on out. This is the type of cake that mothers used […]

 

Luscious Mawuyu, Umkhomo, Baobab Fruit Cake

In my quest to create Zimbabwean desserts I decided to play around with what is  known as the African super fruit, our humble baobab fruit/ umkhomo/mawuyu. This fruit is a power pack of nutrition.  According to research, it has more vitamin C than you would find in an orange (three […]

 

Multicolored cake in a jar

This cake is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. I used the same recipe that my mum passed down to me when I was 10 years old. I’ve just modified it a bit and instead of using fresh milk I used buttermilk and I loved it. Putting the batter […]

 

Buttermilk Strawberry cake

I love cakes, I love baking and I especially love experimenting when baking and discover new flavours that work together. This cake is lovely. The texture is perfect and soft to the touch and when you bite into it, it could almost “melt” in your mouth if possible. The great […]

 
Red Velvet Cake

Simply delicious Red Velvet cake

The red velvet cake is one of the cakes that some Zimbabweans love, together with others such as black forest, carrot cake, chocolate and many others. A lot of people have been wondering and asking how to make this cake so II hope this will help. The thing that makes […]

 
Rich egg-free chocolate cake

Rich egg-free chocolate cake

Now this chocolate cake is absolutely delicious. Every bite is full of richness and the chocolatey taste is just amazing! If you’re allergic to eggs or maybe you’ve run out of eggs but want to bake then this cake is your baby 🙂 Let’s get started. Quick Instructions Preheat oven […]

 
All at once Lemon cake

All at once Lemon cake

This has got to be THE easiest and quickest cake I’ve made yet! As the name suggests, you just put in the ingredients all at once, give a quick mix and chuck put gently it into the oven and you’re done! It’s that simple. Works great when you’re feeling “super-tired” […]

 
Peanut Butter Cake

Tasty Peanut butter cake

Prior to this, I had never made a peanut butter cake before. I had heard of something like a peanut butter cake but had not come around to hear how you make it. So this really is my own way of doing it which I’m now sharing with you. It […]