• GRAND DAD'S FRUIT CAKE
  Ingredients                1 cup plain flour, sifted
                                           1 cup self raising flour, sifted
                                           1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
                                           1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
                                           1 teaspoon mixed spice  
  
•                                          1kg mixed fruit
•                                          200g glace cherries
•                                          1 cup raw sugar
•                                          1 cup milk
•                                          125g butter
•                                          2 eggs, beaten
•                                          1/4 cup Sherry or Rum (if desired)
•                                          1/4 cup almond slithers (if desired)
•   Method                       
•                                          Line your timber cake box
•                                          Place butter, sugar, mixed fruit, cherries into a large saucepan & bring to the boil
•                                          Turn down heat & simmer for 5 minutes - place aside to cool
•                                          Sift flours, spices & bi-carbonate of soda into a large mixing bowl
•                                          Mix in ingredients from saucepan, add beaten eggs, almonds & alcohol if desired
  •                                     Pour into prepared cake box & pop into a cold oven & bake for 3/4 hour at 150
    •                               degrees then cover top once it has browned up & bake until tested with a
      •                         skewer & the skewer comes out clean
        
    •                               Cool in the Timber Cake Box before turning out 
      

                                           

• 
  FAVOURITE CARROT CAKE
  Ingredients                  1 cup plain flour, sifted
                                            1 cup self raising flour, sifted
                                            1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
                                            1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
                                            1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
                                            2 cups of grated carrots
                                            1/2 cup walnuts
                                            1/2 cup sultanas, sifted
                                            1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
                                            1 cup cooking oil
                                            3 eggs
  Method                          Line your cake box
                                            Sift flours, spices & bicarbonate of soda in a mixing bowl
                                            Stir in carrots, walnuts, sultanas & brown sugar
                                            Whisk together cooking oil & eggs in a jug & pour over dry ingredients
                                            Pour into prepared cake box & pop into a cold oven then bake for 1/2 hour on                                                   150 degrees then turn to 130 degrees & bake until cooked & tested with a     
  
•                                           skewer & skewer comes out clean
•                                          Cool in the cake box before turning out
• 
  Cream Cheese Frosting
  Ingredients                 250g cream cheese
                                            1 1/2 cups icing sugar
                                            1 teaspoon vanilla essence
                                            1 cup walnuts
  Method                         Beat cream cheese, icing sugar & vanilla essence in a mixing bowl until smooth
                                            Spread over cooled cake, top with walnuts
  


•                                                                                    
  DELICIOUS RICH CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE   
  Ingredients                  250g butter
                                            1/2 cup milk                                            
                                            180g block dark chocolate
                                            2 cups raw caster sugar
                                            1 1/2 cups self raising flour, sifted
                                            1 cup plain flour, sifted                                                                   
                                            1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
                                            2 eggs, lightly beaten
                                            1 cup cold water
                                            Dark chocolate curls to decorate
  Method                           Line your cake box
  
•                                            Place butter, water, milk, chocolate & sugar in a large saucepan over     
•                                            a medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 8 to 10 minutes or until smooth &
•                                            combined.
  •                                       Set aside for 20 minutes to cool.                                                                                 
                                         Whisk flours& cocoa into chocolate mixture 
                                         Whisk in eggs until smooth & combined
                                         Pour mixture into prepared cake box & pop into a cold oven bake at 150 deg for                                        1/2 hour or until top is  crunchy then cover with baking paper and continue           
  •                                       to bake until cooked & tested with a skewer & skewer comes out clean
                                          Cool in cake box before turning out
•                                            
  
• 
  CHOCOLATE GANACHE
  
  Ingredients                   2/3 cup cream
                                             2 x 200g blocks milk chocolate, chopped                                        Method                           Place chocolate & cream in a microwave safe bowl
                                             Microwave on medium-high (75%) for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring with a metal spoon                                            every 30 seconds or until smooth.
                                             Refrigerate for 15 minutes or until thickened
                                             Spread over cooled cake & top with chocolate curls