cakes + treats

Thermomix Lemon Curd Recipe – Quick and Easy

I love lemon curd but had never attempted it before I found this recipe online. Now, it’s a staple of the household. This is a Thermomix recipe, originally called Tenina’s Lemon Curd and featured in one of her books, although I found it in a forum.

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Simple Chocolate and Condensed Milk Truffles – Easy Enough To Make With Children And Even Gluten Free

Here’s a recipe we used this Christmas for the many school functions that need a sweet treat. These are nut free truffles which are also gluten free in this version because we used gluten free biscuits. Really, I’d rather the kids are a much more nutrient dense type of truffle, but that recipe I use [...]

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Easy Moist Banana Cake – And It’s Quick Too

Some of our favouries recipes have been passed on by our twin mum friends. There’s something about having twins that makes you find and use very quick and easy recipes. Funny that. This cake came from a twin mum friend Sarah. She brought it to a multiple birth club Christmas Party. I was fighting my [...]

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Easy Moist Beetroot And Chocolate Cake – Our Go-To, Never-Fail Birthday Cake

Ah, it’s a big day here at Casa Catastrophe. It’s Dexbox’s 13th birthday, we lose another son to the Teenage Years. To celebrate and commiserate, here’s the recipe for the cake the twins and I will be baking for him. It’s a chocolate and beetroot cake, rich and indulgent but with veggies too. And super [...]

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