Louise Slice (also known as Louise Cake) is a great recipe to make when you have extra egg whites to use up. The combination of raspberry jam and coconut meringue topping on a shortbread base is very moreish. I also had some sweet short pastry to use up as well so I used that for the base. You can also make individual tarts if you prefer. Base (or use sweet short pastry) 125g butter, softened 3/4 cup caster sugar 2 large egg yolks 1¾ cup flour 1½ tsp baking powder Topping 2 large … [Read more...]
Berry Ripple Icecream Recipe
This Berry Ripple Icecream recipe uses a berry jam of your choice to ripple through a homemade vanilla icecream. You will need an icecream maker. I bought an icecream maker a while back and whilst I had made mango gelato, strawberry gelato and rose & raspberry sorbet, I hadn't actually made proper icecream so when I saw this recipe I thought it was a perfect time to give it a go. If you can't be bothered making your own icecream, partially melt some store-bought icecream and stir some jam … [Read more...]
Growing Raspberries
Raspberries are such divine fruit. As a child I got to eat them on rare special occasions. As an adult the exorbitant price for a tiny punnet meant that I got to eat them a slightly more frequent occasionally. We were always told we couldn't grow them in Auckland because they needed a good winter chill to do well. But a few years ago a new variety 'Aspiring' was released that thrives in the semi-tropical Auckland climate - and I bought a couple of plants. What a treat to be able to pick … [Read more...]