Chelsea Buns - My family recipe journey

Until now I'd never made Chelsea buns before, I'd more than eaten my fair share of them. If you've followed my family recipe jou...

Grandma Kiwicakes slice

Grandma Kiwicakes brought this tasty slice to work last week, I grabbed the recipe from her for you all. She's been making it for years,...

Grandma Kiwicakes bakes again

As a child I was never too thrilled when Grandma Kiwicakes made "Chinese Chews" as I wasn't a fan of raisins or sultanas. Luck...

Passionfruit melting moments or Yo-yo's

Grandma Kiwicakes has been inspired to make passionfruit crunchies (although we always called them melting moments or yo-yo's) after my ...

Melting moments - every kiwi kids favourite

Recently I've decided my little boy is ready to learn to bake &; cook. His older sister is hugely passionate. In fact if you follow ...

Marmite cheese toasties - a blast from my childhood past

These simple but tasty kids snacks are a blast from my childhood past. My mum (aka Grandma Kiwicakes) used to make them over the weekend for...

My family recipe journey - Our Family Christmas Trifle

It seems Christmas 2013 I became the official trifle maker for my family. Grandma Kiwicakes rues the day she ever discovered this trifle in ...

Mini Pavlovas for Grandma Kiwicakes

I have a shocking secret to reveal, I had never made pavlova before this week, it's one of those things Grandma Kiwicakes is famous for,...

Grandma Kiwicakes makes Black Bun for Hogmanay

Grandma Kiwicakes has been busy, she's made Black Bun for Hogmanay (the Scottish word for New Years Eve) When I was growing up my Granda...

My family recipe journey - Scottish Dumpling

This recipe for dumpling was my great granny Agnes Luke's. My grandad made it on high days and holidays. He never had a fail that I knew...

Scottish Shortbread - by Grandma Kiwicake's

Grandma Kiwicakes has been busy in the kitchen, with her vintage cookie stamps. She has been using my Grandad's recipe (her daddy). If y...

Sugar mice from my childhood

I often find, a smell, a sight or a taste has the ability to transport me back to my childhood. Recently I tried some of the new Regalice wh...

My family recipe journey - New Years Black Bun

It has been a while since Grandma Kiwicakes & I tackled another recipe in our Family Recipe Journey. With New Years day fast approachin...

My family recipe journey #4 - Girdle scones (a.k.a Holiday Scones)

Girdle scones. Gosh these were one of my absolute favourites when Grandad made them. He certainly must have doubled or tripled the batch as ...