ENJOY A SLICE OF LEMON HEAVEN If you’re looking for a low carb, sugar-free, grain-free, gluten-free cream cheese lemon pound cake then you’ve clicked on the right link because even I can’t tell it is low carb and polished off a few slices. Creating low carb dessert recipes for my wife to enjoy can be challenging but once you understand how the ingredients work together easy low carb desserts can be brought to life. Creating recipes is about experimenting which can be fun even if your recipe doesn’t turn out as planned. I’m no pastry chef and working with flour that contain no gluten, eggs, butter, coconut oil and cream cheese to re-invent the pound cake took some trial and error. With my wife’s birthday this month I wanted to create a low carb pound cake since it’s her favourite type of cake. She loves how a traditional pound cake is dense and perfect for dipping in coffee or milk. It has been almost one year since she’s given up sugar, grains and most fruits and vegetables to lead a low carb lifestyle. She loves this way of eating, feels great and has lost all the weight she gained […]
Classic Madeira Cake
THE PERFECT SLICE OF CAKE What could be easier to make than a piece of lemon flavoured Madeira cake with almonds that’s moist but practical at the same time. My mother made the Madeira cake for us when I was little and now I make it for my family. It’s not only easy to make but it’s not expensive either, When you take it out of the oven it’s a beautiful golden colour with a lemon aroma. Madeira cake is a light cake that is a bit denser than a sponge cake but tastes so much better. Some compare the Madeira cake to the pound cake. The Madeira cake was named after the Portuguese Madeira wine which was popular in England in the 18th and 19th century. . Today you might find this delicious cake served with Madeira on the side. Traditionally the Madeira cake usually has either lemon or an orange peel mixed into it. Today I am using lemon. The Madeira cake can be used in many ways such as dipping in chocolate, placed in trifles such as my tiramisu or eaten in slices. Many people enjoy a slice in the morning for breakfast or for a […]
Lemon Citrus Syrup Yoghurt Cake
A YOGHURT DESSERT YOU EAT WITH A FORK I know what you are thinking it’s not yoghurt….. but wait it is. Yogurt, Yoghurt and Yoghourt are all proper spellings of the delicious fermented creamy treat we all have grown to love. Last Saturday was a girlie night and the five of us had decided that we would have a pot-luck supper. I really do enjoy meeting up with the girls just good to have a chat, relax and eat good homemade food. I decided to make them my food creation guinea pigs and to try a few different tastes and flavors while we were all together. They never complain so and I love to whip up new ideas in the kitchen and see what my friends and family think of them. You all know how I like to combine different tastes and today was no different. I had lemons and some natural Greek yoghurt in the fridge that really needed to be used up and some eggs. Many people use yoghurt in all sorts of recipes so a Greek Yoghurt cake paired with lemon citrus was what popped into my head. At the very least I knew that with […]
Mr.CBB’s Spinach and Ricotta Fettuccine
Spinach and Ricotta pasta is our take of the stuffed spinach and ricotta cannelloni but using pasta instead and no sauce. We thought there has to be a quicker way to make a baked pasta dish then having to stuff tubes and baking them in the oven. This recipe is so creamy you literally can’t stop stuffing it in your mouth. The ricotta when heated melts just that little bit and when mixed with the pasta, garlic, spinach and Parmigiano creates a magical combination that is hard to resist. This meal is one of those quick meals that should only take about 15- 20 minutes to make especially if you want a good meal during the week-night when you are pressed for time or just tired from a long day. What is Ricotta? Nothing goes to waste when making cheese and that’s how the birth of ricotta came to be a cheese by-product. Ricotta is an Italian whey cheese which is made from a sheep, cow, goat or buffalo milk with the cow’s milk often used in America and Canada. Ricotta is also low in fat. Ricotta means “re-cooked” which uses whey the liquid that is left over when straining the curds from making cheese. If you […]
Mr.CBB’s Orange Ricotta Pound Cake Topped With Yogurt Amaretto Whipped Cream
I’m fascinated with baking cakes because my mum was brilliant at making them when we were younger and still is today although I don’t get to enjoy them like I once did. I especially fancy a pound cake to see what flavours I can incorporate to create something new, fresh and different. In England we call the pound cake a Madeira cake although now that I know the butter pound cake in Canada is pretty much the same, I’m hooked. My wife looked at me gone out when I told her I fancied the Madeira cake so when I made it for her and she tasted it then laughed, “you mean a pound cake” to which I replied “ya, a pound cake, I guess so”. I kinda felt like an arse but I guess we give fancier names to cakes, what can I say. When I make a pound cake I prefer to use either the loaf, tube or bundt pans for best results. My speciality is the cherry pound cake followed by the lemon pound cake both of which are dripping with love. I had this idea back a couple of years ago around the Christmas Holiday to poke holes in […]
