Classic Caggs

There were a load of bananas sat on the side in the kitchen that needed to be used up - a scenario that's happened before ! Banana bread by itself doesn't go down very well with my housemates, so I decided to make a chocolate version instead. And to rebrand it as a cake-bread. I discovered earlier this week that I own some measuring cups, so I was able to trial a Zoe Bakes recipe using them. I don't own a bread tin in my uni house however and so had to resort to using a 20cm cake tin. Zoe suggests that the nutella banana bread takes 45 minutes to bake in the two bread tins; in a cake tin it is closer to an hour. To make nutella banana bread you will need: 3 or 4 over-ripe bananas 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 large eggs 1/2 cup of milk 1/2 cup of melted butter 1 cup of packed brown sugar 3 cups of plain flour 3 tsp baking powder 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup of nutella Preheat the oven to 170C and grease and line the bread tins or the round cake tin. Mash the banan...

The title "cauliflower pizza" doesn't sound enormously exciting; it's actually the base that is cauliflower which means it is delightfully gluten free! The method is super easy and quicker than making a dough pizza base that requires resting and kneading.  I topped the cauliflower pizza base with red onion, red pepper, cherry tomatoes and beetroot which made for a nice light supper. To make a cauliflower pizza base you will need: 1 cauliflower 1 egg A handful of grated cheese - either parmesan or cheddar 1 garlic clove, crushed Pinch of oregano Topping of your choice Preheat the oven to 180C and lie a piece of greaseproof paper in a pizza or baking tray Start by grating the cauliflower - ideally grate into a container than has a slight lip to it and is quite a bit bigger than the grater as it goes everywhere (as an example, I used a big baking tray). Pour the grated cauliflower into a container that can be microwaved and microwave on full power f...

Last week I arranged to have a friend over for tea and cake; she said that her favourite treat  would be a banoffee pie. I made a really easy version for her so that if she ever wanted to make one in her kitchen in uni accommodation then she would be able to. To make an ultra-easy banoffee pie you will need: 75g salted butter 200g digestive biscuits 1 tin of caramel sauce - you can get Carnation condensed milk versions that are perfect! 2 bananas 150ml double or whipping cream Chocolate sprinkles Melt the salted butter in a saucepan or the microwave. Crush the biscuits in a sealed sandwich bag and stir this into the melted butter. Press the buttery biscuit into a tin with a loose bottom (this means you are able to get the banoffee pie out once all the layers are finished!) Pop in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. Pour the caramel sauce over the set base. Slice the banana and layer this over the caramel. Whisk the cream and smother over the b...