Kate's Crazy Culinary Creations

Well they are a classic and I thought why not give them a go. They were easier than I thought but as messy as I expected. You will need to make the sponge the day before. It will make it a lot easier to coat them with the chocolate and coconut. I used my mum's sponge recipe. We have been brought up on this sponge cake and it was a little daunting to try it as sponges can be temperamental, but it turned out perfectly. It is important firstly that you sift together the corn flour, custard powder, bicarb soda and baking powder. You need to sift it 3 times. It is important that you do this as this is it allows you to creating a light and airy sponge. Now beat your eggs until light and fluffy. Slowly add the caster sugar. Gently add the sifted ingredients. The finally carefully add the warm milk. Pour the mixture into a greased and lined lamington tin. Place into the oven and cook for 20 minutes until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly in the tin....

Well it was time for another birthday and the request this time was for a Triple Chocolate Swirl Cake. I have had this recipe for a couple of years and it was finally selected from my cookbook options. I am warning you now it does get messy when you are making the cake. But the result is worth it, but it does take a while. The recipe says that it takes an hour but by the time you melt all the chocolate it took me closer to 1 and a half to make the cake batter. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees Celsius and prepare two 7 cm deep, 20 cm round cake tins.  Line the base with baking paper and grease the sides of the tins. Now to start the batter, with you mixer (or beaters) beat together the butter, vanilla and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing for each egg to be well combine before adding the next. Now add the flour. Continue to mix on a low speed, then add 1 cup of the milk, just until combined. Divide the mixture into 4 separate bowls. We will sta...

This recipe is great for dinner parties and flexible to suit everyones tastes. Added bonus it is quick! Quick No-bake Cheesecake http://katesculinarycreations.blogspot.com/2015/11/quick-no-bake-cheesecake.html

This is a really easy crowd pleaser. It can be made ahead of time so is ideal for a dinner party, but impressive when served. I made mine in small tart pans so they could be served individually. Firstly you will need to made the crust. In a food processor place the biscuits, depending on the size of your food processor you may need to do this in batches, blitz to a fine crumb. Then add the butter and blitz again to combined with no lumps. Press the crumb into the base of the tins. If you are in a hurry you can place them in the freezer for 10-15 minutes, otherwise place in the fridge for a hour to set firm. Now for the filling in the clean food processor place the cream cheese and lemon curd. Pulse until smooth and well combined. Spread over the chilled base.  Turn them out for their tins and top with fruit. I topped mine with blueberries because I love them. But you could use what ever fruit that you like, strawberries, raspberries, kiwi fruit slices, the options are ...