By Request! CHEESECAKES SUPREME

By Jacquelyn  Webb

Rich, glorious cheesecakes are a tempting indulgence and Jacquelyn Webb’s passion. She shares her inspirational collection of these addictive cakes with SHOWCOOK. 

SIMNEL CAKE

Learn to Cook with Showcook

Greet the coming of Easter with Annette Kesler’s traditional Simnel cake.

SEE! TIPSY CHOCOLATE TRIFLE

Learn to Cook with Showcook

Fashionable desserts come and go but a tipsy trifle remains as richly seductive as ever, and makes the perfect sweet. 

QUEEN OF TARTS ON A VALENTINE’S DAY

Bake with Tina Bester

Tina Bester, at her delightfully whimsical store, ‘Queen of Tarts’, in Observatory, has created the epitome of home baked treats made in the old fashioned way but with her particular twist. Enjoy both sweet and savoury treats and bake them in advance to serve on a fun filled Valentine’s Day. 

HONEYMOONS

AUTUMN IDYLL AT THE PALACE

Serene, joyous, supremely carefree days. Spend them together beside the sea, waterski on azure waters, canter along the beach, take wonderful walks deep in the forest, sip a glass of red wine warmed by the fire. Honeymoon forever.  

MILLION DOLLAR CHEESECAKE

Showcook shows off five of the best!

Cheesecake is one of those cakes that can earn the maker a reputation as a baker supreme! There are few other cakes that cause so much chatter. "What is that secret ingredient, is it a hint of orange or is it lemon? I detect a scent of vanilla! What chocolate are you using, is it dark and intense or light and sweet?" 

A TASTE OF VIENNA

DELECTABLE SWEETS

Enjoy Sachertorte, Apfelstrudel and Viennese Strawberry Cake and more… 

 FRAGRANT DESSERT CAKES

With Barbara Flax

Preparing a dessert ahead of time is one way to leave you free to attend to main course issues. Barbara finds, when she entertains, that making fragrant moist cakes offer a splendid solution. 

FEAST OF FLAVOURS - From the French Kitchen

A Step-by-Step Culinary Adventure with Elsa Van der Nest

Enjoy the second of a step-by-step two part series from Elsa’s FEAST OF FLAVOURS. We have chosen Pumpkin Soup, rich and comforting, a typical French Salad with bacon and crisp croutons, a wonderful Stuffed Squid with a tangy tomato sauce, Veal Chops reminiscent of Normandy with scented apples and a stunning Chocolate Cake that will become one of your signature dishes.

ON PARADE - THE MUST HAVE CAKES & TARTS

 A collection of divine recipes that you will want to keep and enjoy!

Chocolate, almonds, oranges and semolina, wholesome, simple and delicious tastes together with a soupçon of the unusual by some well known food writers. Among them Phillippa Cheifitz, Heilie Pienaar, Marlene van der Westhuizen, Barbara Newman and Sue Lawrence known as the ‘Queen of Baking’ in Scotland.