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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 12, 20221 min read
Strawberry Panna Cotta
Ingredients 3 sheets leaf gelatine 450ml double cream 200ml whole milk 100g white caster sugar 1 vanilla pod 1 packet Strawberry Jelly...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 10, 20221 min read
Frozen Theme cake
Also made for my granddaughter's creche Method I made a chocolate cake. Then I made white butter cream icing and cut the cake in half and...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Ballerina Cake
made for my granddaughter's 4th birthday. Method Take two sponge cakes, I marbled it pink and white colour inside. I made pink butter...
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Manique Abayasekara
Sep 8, 20221 min read
Mutton curry (Sri Lanka style)
Ingredients Select a piece of mutton with or without bones. Cut and wash mutton into small cubes - leave a few pieces of fat aside Curry...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 30, 20221 min read
Strawberry Chocolate cake or dessert
Ingredients 200 g soft butter 200 g caster sugar 4 eggs 140 g plain flour 60 g cocoa powder pinch of salt 2 tsp baking powder For the...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Chocolate and Strawberry Cake
Ingredients and method Cake mix of your choice make the cake as directed on your recipe pour into this Silicon mould and bake as...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Pineapple Fluff
Ingredients 1 tin evaporated milk 1 packet (7gm) gelatine 1 tin crushed pineapple/cubes cut up 5 tablespoons white sugar Method Boil the...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 24, 20221 min read
Stir Fried Beef
Ingredients 500 g beef ½ tsp turmeric 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp chili powder ½ tsp pepper ½ tsp Garam Masala 1 tsp Garlic/Ginger paste...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 21, 20221 min read
Stuffed Eggs
Ingredients 10 Eggs Butter cheese chili powder salt pepper Green chillies (optional) Method Boil the eggs, try to fit them in the pan...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 21, 20222 min read
Savoury Pancakes with Coconut Milk
Ingredients 3 cups flour 2 ½ cups coconut milk 1 tsp salt 1 tsp turmeric powder 2 tbsp Oil 2 eggs 1 ½ cups water or as required For the...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 18, 20221 min read
Melted Butter Sponge
My mother Angela Wijetunge's recipe This quantity makes 1 ½ pounds of cake. + 2lbs with icing (18 eggs makes 6 lbs 4 oz with icing)...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 17, 20222 min read
The Best Vanilla Sponge
Ingredients 4 Large Eggs (200g) 400g Castor Sugar (2 cups) 237 ml/1 cup Whole Milk 112g Unsalted Butter 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract 260 g All...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 17, 20221 min read
Mini Pineapple upside down dessert/cakes
Ingredients Double quantity of condensed milk cake (see under cake recipes) 6 pineapple rings 6 Glacé cherries 1 ½ ozs butter 2 ozs...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 16, 20221 min read
How to make fondant flowers
Things needed Coloured fondant Rolling pin toothpicks flower wire cutter or rose petal cutter ball tool sponges paint brush edible glue...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 16, 20221 min read
Condensed Milk Cake
(can be used as a cake base) Ingredients 2 eggs 1½ cups plain flour or 210 g 1 tsp baking powder ¾ cup butter or 150 g, melted ½ tsp...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Pineapple upside down dessert
Ingredients 1 cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1 can (20 oz) of pineapple slices 3 tablespoons of the...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 15, 20221 min read
Roast Chicken
Ingredients 2 full chicken 1 Lemon juice squeezed Soya sauce about ¼ cup 2 tbsp Mustard paste with seeds (Ancienne make French) or home...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 10, 20221 min read
Chocolate Slipper Coffee cake
I first drew out a shape of a slipper on parchment paper, then cut out, rolled out chocolate fondant and cut as per paper. Pasted with...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 9, 20221 min read
Girl with hand bag cake
Chocolate cake covered with chocolate butter cream icing, made wave with a fork and placed a girl seated with a hand bag with fondant.
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 9, 20221 min read
How to....
How to peel Garlic Take the full bulb of garlic, cut both ends and put into a glass bottle and shake vigorously, all the peel will fall...
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Manique Abayasekara
Aug 8, 20221 min read
Ice Cream and Cake – no machine needed
This creamy, ice cream recipe is loaded with bits of Iced cake and sprinkles! Ingredients 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 Tbsp. vanilla...
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