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Spiced Sweet Potato Chocolate Cake

christinajbartlett — Wed, 13 May 2015 01:20:06 +0000

It dawned on me, after three years of living in Canada, that we don’t get kumara here. We have sweet potato (yellow kumara) and yams (orange kumara) but none of the beautiful dark red/purple skinned potatoes we get back home. The typical New Zealand kumara, which we used to roast alongside lamb for Sunday dinner […]

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black forest crepe cake

christinajbartlett — Sat, 22 Feb 2014 04:01:02 +0000

I’ve never been a fan of Black Forest cake. I grew up with a distaste for whipped cream and funnily enough, chocolate cake. I did, however have a thing for those sticky, sweet, ‘unbelievably’ bright red cherries.. Having been introduced to the joy of fresh, Canadian cherries, those artificial candies garnishing the Black Forest cake […]

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red wine chocolate quinoa cupcakes

christinajbartlett — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 04:02:53 +0000

An amalgamation on my two favourite cakes – Red Wine Cupcakes and Quinoa Chocolate Cake – these Red Wine Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes certainly take the cake. I’m all about things in moderation, but dark chocolate (and perhaps, maybe, sometimes, red wine) are the two that require brute force to keep in moderation. For those who […]

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black doris plum & vanilla cheesecake

christinajbartlett — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:25:30 +0000

I’ve made my fair share of cheesecake bars, raw “cashew” cheesecakes and creamcheese swirled brownies, but very few true, decadent, whole cheesecakes. This cake is rich, creamy and high. New York style with a sky-high crust, distinct layers and a sticky, sweet compote poured over. Plums, raspberries, cherries… use whatever is in season near you […]

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spiced apple cake cookie’wiches {with browned butter}

christinajbartlett — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:26:02 +0000

It seems Jesse and I complain an awful lot about being out of our comfort zone (Fresh veggies are so expensive! Our families are so far away! The midnight sun makes it hard to sleep!). We went through some early journal articles about our decision to leave New Zealand. Our main reasons for moving to […]

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carrot cake cookie-wiches

christinajbartlett — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 03:47:39 +0000

Let me tell you about Soma Cafe, the space in which I currently spend my workweek. I’ve been doing this cafe for close to 2 months now. The rose tinted glasses have gone, but it still brings great satisfaction. Cooking and baking in my own space with good background music – just like in my […]

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chocolate red wine cupcakes {for movember}

christinajbartlett — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:47:42 +0000

The recipe that brings the most hits to this blog is Red Wine Cupcakes. I couldn’t believe it when I found that images from that post are all over Pinterest. I actually have to double-take before recognising my own photos. Searching Google images brings up a number of familiar photos, on page one even! That’s […]

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