Sourdough hot cross buns

Best sourdough hot cross buns

Sourdough hot cross buns are an all time classic, traditionally eaten at Easter time. I bake these sourdough hot cross buns every year, often more than once. This recipe has been tested and retested and works like a charm.
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Hummingbird cake with cream cheese frosting

Hummingbird cake

This vintage classic recipe for Hummingbird cake draws inspiration from the Southern Living recipe of the 1970s. My version of hummingbird cake is a sheet cake – because more surface area means more cream cheese buttercream!
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German plum cake, also known as zwetschgenkuchen or pflaumenkuchen.

German plum cake

This vintage classic cake recipe for German plum cake draws inspiration from the New York Times recipe for plum torte published in the 1980s. German plum cake, known as zwetschgenkuchen or pflaumenkuchen, is a ‘cake’ that is topped with fresh plums and a crumbly streusel topping.
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Neapolitan cake

Neapolitan cake

My Neapolitan cake, a twist on the classic, comprises three different flavoured cake layers: chocolate, berry/aniseed and vanilla. Vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream, with a hint of bitter almond, brings all three layers together.
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Christmas Cake

Christmas cake

My Christmas cake is a rich, dense fruit cake made with an abundance of dried fruit steeped in brandy. My recipe is inspired by the Australian Women's Weekly '100 Favourite CAKES' cookbook published in 1972.
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