Apple Almond Upside Down Cake

GF DFO This apple upside down cake is actually the recipe experiment that led to the creation of the blueberry almond muffins that I posted a few months ago. In the interim, I have made the muffins countless times, but only rarely made the cake. I haven’t made this too sweet – feel free to…

Blueberry Almond Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free Option)

This recipe has been a very long time in coming to the blog – I first developed it over a year ago and have made it many, many times since. The basic recipe (eggs, sugar, fat and flours) is very adaptable but the blueberry version is one to which I keep coming back. The primary…

Almond Meal Chocolate Cupcakes (Gluten Free, Dairy Free)

These cupcakes are dense, rich and chocolatey. I prefer to use good quality cocoa powder for a richer taste. The recipe below is based on a 250 ml cup as equal to 1 cup. I recommend using the spoon and level method to measure ingredients (spoon in the ingredient and then level it off with…

Easy Vegan Chocolate Icing

This dairy free/vegan chocolate icing is rich, tasty and very easy to make. The cup measurements are based on a 250 ml cup as equal to 1 cup. This makes enough icing to ice about 15 to 20 cupcakes. What you need: 1 cup of dairy free/vegan spread (I prefer Olivani) 2 cups of icing…

Lemon Drizzle Cupcakes (Gluten Free)

It is currently citrus season in New Zealand and zingy, citrusy flavours, such as lemon, are a perfect way to bring summer-like happiness to cold winter days. The number of cupcakes this recipe makes depends on how big the muffin cases you use are – I have ended up with three different sizes as I…