Cakes and muffins

We’re a long way from Texas here in Australia, but this Texas Sheet Cake sure feels homely and comforting. It’s a sweet and moist boiled chocolate cake – baked in …

They’ve been a party favourite for decades. Chocolate Crackles are the crunchy, chocolate-y treat that many Aussies grew up with. You’ll need just five ingredients and ten minutes to make …

This Banana Bread recipe is easy to follow and delivers a cafe-style loaf that is perfect served warm with a little butter. It’s from a late 1960s recipe pamphlet issued …

If you’re looking for a lemon fix, these Lemon Muffins are sure to please. Packed with lemon juice, lemon zest and another fabulous lemon-y ingredient, they’re sweet, fluffy… and oh-so …

This lovely Orange and Walnut Cake Recipe was recorded by Nana Ling back in July 1941. The recipe includes the juice and zest from a whole orange, and the citrus …

Whether it’s morning tea, a lunchbox treat or a cure for 3:30-itis, these sweet muffins packed with the fresh taste of raspberries and sweetness of white chocolate are always a …

This recipe for Rich Christmas Cake is from Nana Ling’s newspaper clipping collection and is dated November 1942. She’d taken this recipe from the pages of her local paper, The …

Sticky Date Pudding has been around for decades, and for good reason. It’s the ultimate comfort food! This recipe will help you easily create this much-loved dessert: perfectly soft, sweet …

Blueberry Muffins are certainly a classic and are definitely a contender for the all-time most popular muffin flavour. This recipe creates perfectly moist and fluffy muffins and can be used …

This old-fashioned Coconut Cake Recipe comes direct from the pages of Nana Ling’s handwritten recipe book and is dated April 1940. Eighty-one years later, I can confirm this cake is …