It’s International Banana Day on April 18th and I’m kicking off the celebrations with a new inspired recipe dedicated to New Zealand’s favourite fruit. In fact we Kiwis love bananas so much that, according to Statistics NZ, we get through 18kg per person per year! That’s more bananas per capita than anywhere else in the world. So for this new recipe I really wanted to celebrate the beloved banana while adding a twist to another popular kiwi slice, the custard square.…
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Peanut Butter and Jam Louise Cake
The Louise Cake was a household staple in many kiwi homes, no doubt. There’s something nostalgic about the Louise Cake as it was something my grandmother always made. She liked to make the Louise Cake in muffin tins so that everyone had a single serve, which would save the debate about who got the larger slice.…
Cookie Dough Tiffin
I bet you have two thoughts, yum I love cookie dough and what the heck is a tiffin! A tiffin is cake-like slice full of chocolate, crushed biscuits and other bits and bobs. I think of it as a cross between the lolly log and a rocky-road with the bonus that it too doesn’t need to be baked. If you’ve never tried one before, then you really need to.…
Beer and Bacon Brownie
There has been a lot of talk recently about chocolate and beer making a surprisingly delicious team. I’ve seen this combo drawing in people for chocolate and beer pairing evenings, along with craft breweries releasing chocolate infused brews. So this got me thinking, let’s bake the two ingredients together and create something amazing. However I still felt it needed something else, so what goes with beer? Bacon!…
Raw Bounty Cookie Slice
Let’s face it, some of the best things in life should all go together. The only thing is, can they go together with a little less guilt. The answer is yes.…
Chocolate Lamington Slice
There is probably some dispute as to whether the Lamington is traditionally Australia or kiwi, let’s just say that its origins may send us over the ditch. The story goes that the Lamington was a accident, after the cook of Lord Lamington dropped a piece of sponge cake into chocolate sauce in the 1800’s, here is where the whoopsie was born.…
Banana and Waffle Blondie
Let’s face it, you can’t beat a delicious Blondie, nor can anyone resist a helping of warm waffles with banana, drizzled with chocolate and maple syrup.…
Honey Pistachio Cheesecake Slice
Baker Gatherer has teamed up with yet another small business here in New Zealand, this time I’d like to introduce Bonnie Goods, an artisan bakery based in central Auckland. Bonnie Goods specialise in rolling, cutting and baking their unique oatcakes by hand. Now Scotland’s national cracker can be enjoyed here in New Zealand, available in four different varieties.…
Banoffee Lolly Log
It’s well known that kiwi’s love their lolly logs (or lolly cake). It was always a must when visiting a bakery, I know I could never get enough of them. So this recipe is a slight variation on the kiwi classic with a fusion of banoffee flavours to create a new taste sensations.…
S’mores Brownie
Halloween is a fun time of the year, and what better way than to cossy around an open fire, share scary stories and toast marshmallows. This then introduces the idea of creating s’mores, full of gooey marshmallow and drippy chocolate, sandwiched between two gram crackers. The problem is, you may find it hard to source gram crackers here in New Zealand. So I’ve found the closest substitute being the Griffins digestive biscuits (without the fruit).…