Hi Guys

World cup fever is still manic, Cape Town has been incredible, and the weather unbelievable! I'm really so pleased for the soccer fans that are here to enjoy South Africa.

We will definitly go somewhere for the semi-final as one has to experience the vibe at all these locations.

I am still not in my own home, so my writing will be sporadic, but once I am up and settled I promise to write everyday with ideas and news.

Yesterday I decided to cook so I baked a courgette cake, with homemade lemon curd, absoloutly delicious so here is the recipe.

COURGETTE CAKE:

120 gr raisins - soaked in boiling water
500 gr grated courgettes
6 eggs
250 ml oil
300 gr castor sugar
400 gr cake flour
1 tsp bicarb
1 tsp baking powder

Method:

Beat the eggs in your electric beater till fluffy and slowly add in the castor sugar. Add in the oil, then fold in the dry ingredients. Add the courgettes and raisins (drained)

Pour mixture into 2 cake pans and bake in a moderate oven 160 degrees till cooked.

Sandwich together with lemon curd and ice the top with cream cheese icing.

LEMON CURD:

4 Large eggs
8 Large egg yolks
400 gr sugar
250 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice
200 gr butter

In a double boiler whisk eggs and sugar until thick stirring all the time. Add the butter block at a time, then add in the lemon juice, whisk some more and thicken.

Cool in the fridge then sandwich the cake together with the lemon curd.

CREAM CHEESE ICING:

250 gr butter
3 cups icing sugar
250 gr cream cheese

Method:

Cream the butter and add in the icing sugar. Then beat in the cream cheese (Philadelphia) and ice the cake. Keeps for ages in the fridge.

TIP: USE THE EGG WHITES FROM THE LEMON CURD FOR A PAVLOVA

Have an awesome weekend

Cheers
Suexx

Hi Guys

Well it's a good morning as it's "Father's Day" in South Africa and everyone will be celebrating in one form or the other! Maybe you would like to make some homemade ice-cream and chocolate sauce as a treat for your loved one, so here are the recipes!

Basic Ice Cream Recipe (I double up the quantity)

4 egg yolks
2 eggs
200 gr castor sugar

Place the above ingredients in an electric mixer and beat well, till light in colour and fluffed up, then you add in 500 ml whipped cream.

To make the various options of the flavours you do the following:

Vanilla - add in the seeds from 2 vanilla pods scraped out generously

Ginger - add in 1/4 cup ginger paste (the preserved one Illovo in syrup or homemade or some type of preserved ginger, NOT fresh ginger in the tubs! Must be sweetened with sugar)

Strawberry or Berry - Buy the frozen fruit if you live in Mauritius and fresh not available or puree fresh berries of your choice

Chocolate Chip - add in a cup of choc chips

1/2 can frozen orange Juice concentrate

Place Ice-cream in a nice dish that you would serve it in and freeze!

Chocolate Sauce:

1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup cream (cooking cream in Mauritius)
4 Dessertspoons Cocoa
4 teaspoons golden syrup

Dissolve all together and boil gently for 2 minutes

Remove from heat and add in 50 grams butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Leave till ready to use! Delicious

Hi Guys

Well after a VERY unsettling 6 months I have eventually arrived back in Cape Town to an amazing sight. Cars with flags, building adorned with flags and the sound of the vuvusela's! And everyone in World cup fever mood, it's quite amazing.

I will try and start writing later today, and keep you updated with recipes to inspire you all and keep you going on a daily basis!

Hopefully this blog will get better and better, and I can stay in touch with all of you and give you some inspiration.

Cheers
Sue

PS NO excuse for me now, was handed my "Virgin" gym card, and am going to try out "Curves" now at 7 o clock, gotta get this old bod back in shape!!