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World Baking Day 2013

By on May 30, 2013 in Food, Personal, Photography

Last year I looked on as people I knew on Twitter and Facebook baked their little hearts out for the Stork, I Love Baking initiative for World Baking Day 2012. This year, when Stork Baking contacted me and asked if I’d like to be involved I jumped at the chance.

My mission this year was to bake a Turkish Delight Cake, which had a rating of 22/100. Easy right!! haha, not so much. I set off to Port Edward with my box of goodies (my mom has a much bigger kitchen than me) and on the Saturday, I got my bake on. While the making of the actual cake isn’t so hard, it was the icing that threw me for a loop. I really should have stuck the cake in the fridge to help the icing set quicker, I totally forgot that tip from Donna Hay until after I was done. Oops.

In any case I had loads of fun, the cake was delicious, if a little overdone and I am definitely going to try out some of the other recipes available on the I Love Baking SA facebook page. Follow them on Twitter as well – @ILoveBakingSA

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

230g Stork Bake
280g sugar
5 extra large eggs
270g cake flour
10ml baking powder
2 drops red food colouring
7ml rosewater
75g Turkish Delight sweets, finely chopped
130g icing sugar
Sugared roses and extra Turkish Delight sweets to decorate

Method:

  1. Beat the Stork Bake until soft and creamy. In a separate bowl, beat the sugar and eggs together until thick and light.
  2. Fold the sifted flour and baking powder gently into the egg mixture. Fold the Stork Bake in.
  3. Add a drop or two of red food colouring and 5ml rosewater. Fold gently then spoon half of the mixture into a greased ring pan. Sprinkle the Turkish Delight pieces over the batter. Top with remaining batter and bake at 180ºC for about an hour until a skewer inserted comes out clean. (Side note: I would reduce the cooking time to about 45 mins max)
  4. Remove from the oven, cool, and then invert onto a cooling rack and cool completely.
  5. Sift the icing sugar and add a little warm water along with the remaining 2ml rosewater. Stir to make a spreading consistency. Add a few drops of colouring if you prefer. Drizzle over the cake and allow to run down the sides. Decorate the cake with sugared roses.

And here are some pics of what went down on my little baking mission.

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Competition: Refresh, Renovate, Redecorate

By on May 22, 2013 in Competitions, Lifestyle

Have you turned a room from drab to fab?

Reward all your hard work by entering the Garden and Home competition and you could win kitchen appliances worth R40 000 courtesy of the Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) and have your makeover project featured in Garden and Home.

They’re looking for beautiful rooms that through some clever updates have improved your lifestyle and added value to your property. Whether you’ve done this on your own or had help from a professional, you’re eligible to enter. And if you’re mid-renovation, get a move on as entries close on 31 August 2013.

How to enter? Visit their website at gardenandhome.co.za and click on the Refresh, Renovate, Redecorate banner where you’ll find the entry form, tips on taking your photographs and loading them onto their site, plus the terms and conditions.

The grand prize winner will receive an extractor fan, refrigerator, washing machine, tumble dryer and dishwasher all with a stainless steel finish. Plus their makeover project will be featured in Garden and Home. The runner-up prize is a covetable set of ‘Ultimate’ stainless steel cookware from Nutri-Stahl.

Vote and win! Every month from now until the winners are chosen they’ll also be showcasing some of the top entries on their website, so vote for your favourite and you could win one of many gorgeous stainless steel prizes.

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