Hummingbird Cake with Shaved Coconut and Cream Cheese Icing

Hummingbird Cake with Shaved Coconut and Cream Cheese Icing

A deliciously moist, and almost healthy, cake with pineapple, banana and toasted coconut. INGREDIENTS 440g can crushed pineapple in syrup 1 cup (150g) wholewheat flour ½ cup (75g) self raising flour ½ tspn ground cinnamon ½ tspn ground ginger 1 cup (220g) light brown...
Cape Town: Fairview Wine and Cheese

Cape Town: Fairview Wine and Cheese

Touring the Winelands is pretty much compulsory once you land in the Fair Cape but with family in tow, you may want to look into adding Fairview Wine and Cheese farm as one of your first stops. Not only can you do wine tasting but the little ones get to visit the goat...
Spiced Carrot and Poppyseed Cake with Vanilla Syrup

Spiced Carrot and Poppyseed Cake with Vanilla Syrup

MAKES 4 mini loaves or 1 large loaf INGREDIENTS 1 cup self raising flour ½ tspn ground nutmeg 1 tspn ground cinnamon Pinch of salt ¼ cup oil 2 large eggs, beaten ¾ cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup plain yoghurt 1 cup finely grated carrot ( approx 2 large carrots) 2...
Cape Town: Hout Bay Mariners’ Wharf

Cape Town: Hout Bay Mariners’ Wharf

When we were teenagers, our family had a holiday apartment in Sea Point, and whilst I don’t remember all of the things we used to do, I vivdly remember every holiday at least once heading out to Hout Bay. So it was great fun on our last holiday in Cape Town with...
Elphinstone House: The Girls Bedroom

Elphinstone House: The Girls Bedroom

Usually in April for the Easter Holidays we head to Cape Town to spend time with family in the last days of sunshine before autumn really hits. This year, we are travelling so as a little mini “break” I thought I would share virtually photos of my...