The world’s most decadent cake with the perfect combination for anyone to enjoy. You simply add all the ingredients into your OptiMUM for a quick mix and pop your cake in the oven. Top your cake off with a beautiful dark chocolate glaze paired with fresh berries. Recipe by Claire Allen Ingredients: Cake: 250 g Butter (softened) 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup caster sugar 6 eggs 4 cups plain flour 180 ml cocoa powder 2 tsp. bicarbonate of soda 500ml sour cream 1 cup water Filling: 250g mascarpone 250ml cream drop of vanilla extract Glaze: 100g dark chocolate,…
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“This pie will always remind me of my mother – who is an expert baker – and our happy days in Greece with the family.” Vicky Crease Photograph by Sarah De Pina
Devilled eggs with a twist! These stuffed boiled eggs with Rooibos-infused trout is the perfect canapé to serve when you have guests coming over. It’s quick, easy and…
This wine, for that dish So much wine, so little time. Here are some standout wines to try this May, paired with delicious recipes from our magazine. The First Lady Dry Rosé 2017, R80 This pinotage-based rosé from Warwick Wine Estate is just the thing to pour at Mother’s Day lunch. Its abundant fruit and zippy acidity make it enticingly food-friendly. It opens with fresh aromas of watermelon, cranberries and hints of rose petal leading to a palate of wild strawberries. It’s a wine as elegant as the woman it’s named for: Norma Ratcliffe. Norma is the estate’s matriarch as well…
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“To make the cocoa pastry, you first need a tart tin to line. If you have an electric mixer it would make the job a lot easier. Your tart tin should have a diameter of 28cm to allow for 12 portions, but feel free to cut slices bigger or smaller depending on how bad your chocolate craving is,” – Devin Jones, Pastry Chef, The Silo Hotel
This chicken and peanut pad Thai is quick, easy and delicious. It’s the perfect midweek meal! Recipe created for Food & Home Entertaining by Staffords.
Embracing new culinary challenges is something Chef Chad Bosman is passionate about, and as the Executive Sous Chef at InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers, he is living his passion. How do you ask? That’s simple: by making changes to the food and beverage offering at this luxury hotel which are designed to increase the appeal to what are traditionally business-centric guests. He joined the InterContinental Johannesburg Sandton Towers hotel in October last year, having spent just over two years at another Tsogo Sun property. The hotel’s Atrium restaurant now has one menu featuring a range of international styles and flavours to…