Super Easy Mince Pie (Merry Christmas Everyone!)

It's that time of the year. It really isn't Christmas without mince pie. I always have a mince pie or two when Christmas is near. It's something I picked up while studying in the UK and it stuck ever since. This year I decided to bake my own. Home made pies always taste great because you get to use as much butter as you want and control what goes into the pies. These mince pies are rich and buttery and filled with boozy fruits. Go ahead, tis the season to indulge.

I used store bought mixed fruits for the "mince meat" (it's called mince meat even though there's no meat in the filling -_-). If you're up for it, make your own mince meat. I think Mary Berry's or David Lebovit's recipes are good. Traditionally, suet ( pork fat) is used to make the filling. If you can't find suet, don't sweat, just use butter. These mince pies are super easy to make.

Rum & Raisin Mousse Cake

First off, the mousse recipe which I used for this cake was not a mousse recipe for cake. It is meant to be eaten from a cup which is why the mousse looks a bit runny. The reason why I used this mousse recipe is because I wanted to finish the leftover egg whites from Ms Beranbaum's cream cheese butter cake. The mousse was kind of rough but it tastes good.

Carrot Banana Cake - Recipe from The Star

Nutty and fruity cake packed with bananas, carrots, sultanas and generous sprinkling of chopped walnuts

Happy Monday! I hope none of us are suffering from Monday blues. Well, if you are, here's a carrot banana cake recipe loaded with sunshine and happiness to cheer you up.


Since this is a recipe from The Star newspaper, I won't be regurgitating the recipe here but if you've missed this recipe, here's a snapshot of the recipe from the newspaper itself. This recipe is by Amy Beh.

The Star, 05/07/2015. Click for larger view.