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Milk Toffee
Ingredients 1 tin Condensed Milk (397 gm) Add quarter tin of water or milk to wash the tin with water or milk 450 gm sugar 100 gm butter 1 tsp Vanilla Essence Method Pour the tin of condensed milk into a pan, wash the tin with either water or milk till it reaches ¼ tin. Add the sugar and the butter and keep stirring for around 45 minutes on a low fire. To see if you have reached the correct setting point take a side plate put some water in it and drop a bit of milk toffee on

Manique Abayasekara
Sep 7, 20201 min read


Amarula Cheesecake (No Bake)
Ingredients 200 grams digestive biscuits (I used Speculos) 100 grams butter, melted 200 ml whipping cream - (crème fouetée) cold 150 ml...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 7, 20202 min read


Chocolate Biscuit Pudding
Ingredients Marie Biscuits a packet or two Milk a little to soak the biscuits For the Chocolate butter cream icing 1 oz Cocoa powder 2 oz...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 7, 20201 min read


Mulled Wine (another method)
Ingredients 85 gs Demerara (Brown) Sugar (cassonade in French) 1 tsp ground ginger ½ tsp grated nutmeg 1 stick cinnamon 70 cl bottle of...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 7, 20201 min read


Mulled Wine Without Alcohol
Ingredients 1 Lt Apple Juice 2 Clementine 1 Lemon 15 cloves 1 inch piece of ginger 150 G sugar cinnamon stick Method Grate one rind off a...

Manique Abayasekara
Jun 7, 20201 min read


Broken Glass Jelly
Ingredients 4 small boxes of Jelly, different colors 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk 2 envelopes unflavoured gelatine Water...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20201 min read


Caramel Custard
Ingredients 1 tin condensed milk Half a tin of sugar (measured from the empty condensed milk tin) 1 ½ tins water (measured from the empty...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20201 min read


Amaretto Dessert
Ingredients 1/3 cup amaretto liqueur 2 tbsps sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 cup heavy cream 8-ounce amaretti biscuits (soft almond macaroons)...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20201 min read


Apple, Date & Raisin Chutney
Ingredients 4 Green apples 10 dates 2 tsp chilli powder Salt to taste 2 big garlic A piece of ginger A spoon of mustard paste 1/2 a cup...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20201 min read


Rhubarb Chutney
Ingredients 700g Rhubarb 700g Sugar Handful of Sultanas 1 pint Vinegar Salt a little 1 oz/25g powdered Ginger or grated fresh ginger 1...

Manique Abayasekara
May 25, 20201 min read


Marshmallow Fondant
Marshmallow Fondant is easy to make. You can cover cakes and cookies with it. It tastes good too!! Ingredients 1 bag (280g) Mini...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20203 min read


1 Minute Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Ingredients 400 g Powdered Sugar 80 g unsweetened Cocoa Powder 150 g Softened Butter 100 g Boiling Water 60 g Melted Dark Chocolate 75%...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients 1 cup heavy cream 12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips Method Place chocolate chips in a bowl. Put the heavy cream in a pan and...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Fondant
There are many ways to make fondant - you could also buy it ready made in the store Method 1 Rolled fondant is the fondant that can be...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Butter Cream Icing
This quantity is enough for a 9 inch cake Ingredients 680 g sifted icing sugar 170 g unsalted butter at room temp. 4.5 tbsp milk 1.5...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20202 min read
Tips when making fondant
As you mix/knead, or if you've had the sugar paste in storage, warm it up in the microwave for a few seconds do so a little at a time if not it will melt. This will make it easier to work with. Avoid using liquid food colouring, as it turns the mixture far too watery. If you cannot find colour paste or gel you will have to use liquid food colouring, pre-mix the liquid colour with a bit of icing sugar. Put the amount of colour you intend to use in a small mixing bowl, then add

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Vanilla Biscuits
Ingredients 185 g butter 1 cup castor sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 1/2 cup flour 1 egg 1 egg yolk Icing sugar to dust (optional) Method Preheat the oven to 180 c In a electric mixer mix the cool butter cut into cubes, sugar and vanilla until smooth Add the flour, egg and egg yolk and process until the mixture forms a soft dough Take the dough out of the processor and knead slightly bringing it together in ball and wrap it in cling film and place in the fridge for 30 m

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Easy Water Melon Drink
Ingredients Water Melon Fruit Needed Handheld mixer small filter tap Method Wash and dry the water melon. Cut a square in the middle deep...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Galia Melon Drink
Ingredients 1 Galia melon 1 bottle Ginger Ale Ice cubes Method Keep the melon in fridge and also the ginger ale. Peel the melon, cut...

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


Mulled Wine (With Alcohol)
Ingredients 2 Clementines 1 Lemon 150 g Brown sugar a 1" piece of ginger 1 cinnamon stick 15 cloves 2 bottles of red wine Method Grate zest then peel and drop the bics and rind of one clementine in a pan. Then take the other clementine grate the rind and prick 15 cloves into it and drop in the pan. Add the grated lemon rind, cut fruit in half and drop it into the pan. Then add 150 g of sugar. Take the skin off the one inch piece of ginger cut into half and add that int

Manique Abayasekara
May 24, 20201 min read


How to make a Flower Vase Cake!
Nothing like a Flower Cake for the horticulturist in your life... Ingredients 12 mini cupcakes Butter icing You will need for assembly...

Manique Abayasekara
Apr 1, 20201 min read
