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Hummingbird cake. The Gluten Free Version

March 23, 2025 by Tania Leave a Comment

Gluten Free Cake Baking

This is a great cake for any time. Creamy delicious icing and moist and flavourful cake that is very easy to make. This is a Hummingbird Cake. Gluten Free Version What is a Hummingbird Cake? Hummingbird cake originated in the Southern United States and is a deliciously moist and flavourful cake. It typically features bananas,…

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Gluten Free Banana Bread

January 30, 2025 by Tania 3 Comments

Tender Gluten Free Banana Bread. Toast it or eat it just as it is with butter. Non greasy and an easy stir together method make this a family favourite. Stir together, gluten free banana bread. Of the many banana bread recipes in the world this one is beautifully gluten free. It’s simple without too many…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Brunch, Cakes and Decorating, Desserts, Gluten Free, Recipe Basics, RECIPES, Special Flours Tagged With: baking, banana bread, breakfast, brunch food, desserts, fruit loaf, gluten free, snacks made from bananas, Toast

Nutella and Hazelnut Scrolls with Golden Syrup Glaze

March 20, 2024 by Tania 7 Comments

Nutella orange and chocolate scrolls with nuts

It’s nearly Easter! Although I love Hot Cross Buns many people do not. That usually includes kids, and this holds true of mine. One of the things I love about Easter is sharing a breakfast of hot buns (usually slathered with butter). That’s why these Nutella and Hazelnut Scrolls with Golden Syrup Glaze are one…

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Filed Under: Breakfast, Breakfast, Easter, Holiday, RECIPES Tagged With: baking, Chocolate, easter, food for kids, handling yeast dough, making easy bread, nutella, quick bread, rapid rise doughs, scrolls, using yeast

The best collection of Christmas Recipes Ever

December 16, 2023 by Tania Leave a Comment

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This IS the best collection of Christmas Recipes because it is a new fresh and easily sourced approach to making recipes for all the family. Mostly gluten-free, easily vegetarian, and perfect for all the family. With bonus desserts at the end! What you will find in this collection Fresh and delicious is what you will…

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Filed Under: Cakes and Decorating, Chicken and Poultry, Desserts, Gluten Free, Holiday, RECIPES, Salad, Vegetables and Vegetarian Tagged With: baking, Christmas, Christmas desserts, Christmas Recipes, holiday food, Make ahead Mashed potatoes, perfect mash potato, Salads, the best recipes for christmas, what salad can I cook for Christmas

Gingerbread Snow Globe Cookies. Perfect Gifts

November 22, 2023 by Tania Leave a Comment

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These cookies are soft gingerbread that takes minutes to cook. Grab some Christmas cookie cutters and make these cookies for gifts or the Christmas table. Don’t spend a fortune this year. Make it personal. Christmas this year will be hard for most people all over the world. Costs are spiralling everywhere and I feel more…

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Filed Under: Biscuits, Cookies and Slices, Cakes and Decorating, Holiday, RECIPES, Small Bites/ Party Food Tagged With: baking, Christmas, christmas cookies, chritmasrecipes, cookies, gingerbread, partyfood, snow globe cookies

Banana and Caramel Cake – it’s vegan.

June 16, 2023 by Tania 3 Comments

Banana cake thats vegan

This Banana and Caramel Cake is easy to make, plus it’s vegan and has a delicious lemon buttercream and thick caramel centre. Don’t get nervous about making a Vegan cake for a birthday, picnic or dinner. This one’s a classic Banana cake and it uses everyday ingredients. Most of us have experienced not knowing where…

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Lemon Tart made with Lemon Curd

April 11, 2022 by Tania 3 Comments

Lemon tart madee with Curd

There is a good reason that Lemon Tart is one of the most popular desserts on any restaurant menu. They are delicious of course! This has tangy Lemon Curd and cuts perfectly. I make this Lemon Tart in the slimline version as you can see by the picture. That’s how I love my lemon tart…

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Linzer Torte or Hazelnut Jam Tart

January 30, 2022 by Tania 9 Comments

A Linzer Torte on a platter filled with jam

Linzer Torte or Hazelnut Jam tart makes the perfect snack for anytime. It is deliciously moreish and keeps very well. The pastry can be made and frozen so you can make it anytime! Linzer Torte is a traditional Austrian spiced pastry, a form of shortcake made from hazelnut or almond meal and slathered with raspberry…

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Chocolate Beetroot loaf cake. The simplest one ever!

February 7, 2021 by Tania 13 Comments

Chocolate beetroot loaf cake

This chocolate beetroot loaf cake is the simplest one ever. It looks a little humble but it is soft and moist and so chocolatey. It’s a cake you will put on the table but never have to put away. A can of beetroot makes the best cake!! When you want a cake that isn’t creamy…

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Chocolate cookies, chunky fudgy stir together

August 9, 2020 by Tania 5 Comments

3 chunky chocolate cookies on a baking tray

These giant chocolate cookies are chunky, fudgy centred cookies are so delicious you can’t stop at one. They are perfect when you want a recipe that you can stir together. There’s no creaming butter and sugar, just put everything into one bowl and stir. Great to make with the kids! Whenever you want a show-stopping…

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Bread the easy way. No starter. No Kneading

June 2, 2020 by Tania 140 Comments

No knead bread in a pot just out f the oven

This is a recipe for bread the easy way. No starters. No kneading no failures. Perfect bread every time. Perfect every time Have you been an ISO baker? Have you given up on feeding starters and wondered why everyone on Instagram seems to have the perfect sourdough? Then this is the bread for you. You…

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Banana Bread recipe. The toasting kind.

May 8, 2020 by Tania 9 Comments

Banana loaf with pepitas

So you have been after a Banana Bread recipe? Well, this is the one you need. It’s not cake, it’s real banana bread, just like you get at your favourite cafe. It has great banana taste but just the perfect texture you want for a Banana Bread Many people have asked me for a recipe…

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Chocolate Sourdough Cake, milk chocolate buttercream

April 8, 2020 by Tania 3 Comments

Chocolate sliced on a platter made with sourdough sarter

Pretty much everyone likes a Chocolate cake and this one will be no exception. It’s a very special kind of sourdough cake that uses starter as part of the ingredients. What is a Chocolate Sourdough cake? This chocolate cake recipe is made using the part of the sourdough starter that is discarded every other day….

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Fruit cake, Christmas cake, last minute hacks

December 20, 2019 by Tania 10 Comments

Christmas cake sliced open with white icing and decorations

Never let anyone tell you you are too late! This fruit cake can be made at any time at all- even the day you want it. It’s a boiled fruit cake that can be mixed all in one pot before baking. It really is as simple as that. No marinating no creaming just mix, simmer…

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Pastry. How to make Shortbread pastry

September 24, 2019 by Tania Leave a Comment

This is one of my most secret recipes. I have used it for about 20 years to rave reviews. Now it’s your turn to make it. Here’s my ultimate guide on how to make Shortbread Pastry Making pastry at home is not as hard as you think. Shortbread pastry is very forgiving and bakes up…

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Strawberry Frangipane Tart, heart felt baking.

April 9, 2019 by Tania 5 Comments

Freshly baked strawberry tart on a rack

Strawberry Frangipane Tart is a real treat when you have an abundance of Strawberries. This has a classic almond meal filling thats light and unfussy. Make it ahead of when you need it for a relaxed spin on dessert. If there are no strawberries try other fruits such as nectarines, peaches or poached pears, quinces…

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too. Come and have a look around Read More
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