Day 5 Bonus! - Microwave Mielie (Sweetcorn) Bread (WF, GF, DF)

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This delicious Mielie bread recipe is so quick and easy to make and has become a regular standby for braai's (BBQ) and picnics on the weekends. I found the recipe in the Sustained Energy for Kids Low GI, low fat recipe book by Gabi Steenkamp, Tanzia Merlin and Jeske Wellmann (Tafelberg) and I have adapted it to be Wheat, Gluten and Dairy Free.

Microwave Mielie (Sweetcorn) Bread (wheat, gluten & dairy free)

Ingredients:
1 dash Paprika, for sprinkling on microwave silicon mold
2 Tbs Gluten free Flour
4 Tbs Sugar
1 tsp Freshly chopped parsley, optional
150 ml Maize meal
100 ml Oat bran (regular oats will do if you don't have oat bran)
1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp Salt
1 Tbs Canola oil
3 Jumbo Eggs
1/2 C Dairy Free milk (soya, rice etc)
1 can Cream style Sweetcorn

Method:
1. Spray a microwave silicon ring pan  with non-stick spray or grease with paper towel dipped in oil.
2. Sprinkle a little paprika into oiled ring pan.
3. Mix all the dry ingredients together in a medium sized mixing bowl.
4. In a separate bowl or shaker, mix the oil, eggs and milk together well and add to dry ingredients.
5. Add the sweetcorn and mix well.
6. Pour into the microwave baking pan and microwave at 80% power for 12 minutes, then at 100% power for 1 minute.
7. Allow 10 minutes for standing time.
8. Turn out, slice and enjoy with a Braai or picnic on the beach!

Day 4 Bonus! Chocolate Marie Squares (DF)

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This is a precious recipe that brings back so many childhood memories of precious time spent visiting my Oma Jeltje on her large sunny property in South Africa with a garden most children dream of. If my memory serves me correctly she would make Date Squares for the Grown Ups and these Chocolate Marie Squares for the children at Christmas time. But they're good any time of year!

Choc-Marie Squares (DF)

Ingredients:
500g  Icing sugar
1/8 tsp Salt
4 Tbs Cocoa powder
250g  Margarine (DF: Use Wooden spoon margarine)
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla essence
1 1/4 Packets Marie Biscuits

 
Method:
1. Mix the sugar, salt, cocoa & margarine with mixer in a mixing bowl.
2. Melt for 2 min in the microwave.
3. Add egg & vanilla & mix until smooth.
4. Add crushed Marie biscuits. Pour into a greased baking tray and smooth the surface.
5. Allow it to set in the fridge for 1 1/2 hours before cutting into uniform squares.

Makes: 1 tray

Day 3 - Quick & Easy Microwave Carrot Cake (WF, DF, GF)

This is such a Quick and Easy Carrot Cake Recipe that produces a lovely moist and smooth Carrot Cake in just a couple of minutes in the microwave. It’s the perfect standby when guests come unannounced.

Quick & Easy Microwave Carrot Cake (WF, GF, DF)

Ingredients:
½ C Oil
2 Eggs
160g Brown Sugar (white also works well)
½ tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
1 C Flour (GF, WF: Use a Gluten Free flour)
1 tsp Baking powder
1 tsp Cinnamon
1 tsp Mixed spice
2 C Finely grated carrot
100ml Chopped nuts and raisins
1 C Icing Sugar
25 ml Lemon juice
1 Tbs Margarine, melted (DF: Use Wooden spoon Margarine or go without)
2 tsp Water (optional)

Method:
1. Beat together Oil, eggs, sugar, bicarb and vanilla.
2. Add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. Pour the mixture into a greased Silicon Ring Cake mould.
4. Microwave on 70% power for 9 minutes. Allow to cool.
5. Combine the icing sugar, lemon juice and margarine in a cup and mix into a smooth paste. Add water if necessary.
6. Pour the icing over the cooled cake.

Makes 1 Ring Carrot Cake

Day 2 Bonus! - Coconut Ice

I hope you're all enjoying the 31 Days worth of recipes that are coming your way.

 I'm sure enjoying getting them online! (Hence the Bonus Recipes!)

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I've had this Coconut Ice recipe as long as I can remember! It's very easy to make and is absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Just wait and see for yourself, melt in your mouth kinda stuff!

Coconut Ice

Ingredients:
2 tins Condensed Milk
2 Packets of Coconut (200g each)
2 Packets of Icing Sugar (500g each)
Pink food colouring

Method:
1. In a large microwavable bowl, sift the icing sugar, pour the coconut on top, and then pour the condensed milk over that. (don't mix!)
2. Microwave this for 2 min, 20 seconds.
3. Mix it very well.
4. Microwave it for 2 min and 20 seconds again and stir it well again.
5. Pour this into a greased rectangular dish and smooth it on top.
6. Repeat this process with the remaining ingredients adding a few drops of pink food colouring at the end.
7. Pour this over the white layer and smooth it out.
8. Allow it to cool. Cut the Coconut ice into squares, before it hardens too much.

Easy Marshmallow Fondant Icing

I usually don't enjoy Fondant icing, I think it tastes bad, but the Marshmallow Fondant Icing tastes DELICIOUS!!! So not only is it easy to make, it's also a pleasure to work with, and it keeps in the fridge for months but it's also yummy! This Icing can be used to Ice a Christmas fruit Cake, a wedding cake etc or to shape flowers and figurines with.

Easy Marshmallow Fondant Icing

Note on Coloured marshmallows: 
If you need to make white icing, then only use white marshmallows. I usually seperate my bag of pink and white marshmallows, and make a batch of white and a batch of pink. Use the pink icing to make any shade of pink, red, purple or orange. Use the white Icing to make white, blue, green, yellow.

Ingredients:
225g Marshmallows
1/2C Wooden spoon Margarine (White Margarine)
450g Sifted Icing Sugar
Food colouring
Maizena (Corn flour)

Method:
1. Put the marshmallows in a microwavable bowl with a spoon of water. Microwave this on high for 1 minute, stir and micro again for a minute. It should be runny.
2. Add the Margarine and stir.
3. Add half the sifted icing sugar and stir, add more sugar until it forms a lumpy ball that cannot be stirred but needs to be kneaded instead. BE CAREFUL IT'S HOT!!!
4. Keep adding sugar until a nice dough like ball is formed that doesn't stick to your fingers.
5. Now add food colouring if needed, until the desired colour is achieved.
6. Dust the table top and rolling pin with Maizena (or icing sugar) and roll or shape the Fondant Icing as you please.
7. Any remaining Fondant icing can be stored in a ziplock bag in the fridge until next time.
8. If any Icing hardens before you were done with with it, you can microwave it for a couple of seconds to soften and revive it again.
9. Remember that when icing a cake with Fondant Icing, you need to first ice the cake with a layer of Butter Cream Icing. This helps it to stick.

Here are some pictures of Caked that I've decorated using this recipe.








So as you can see the possibilities are endless!!! HAVE FUN!

Easy Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce (Microwave Recipe)

This Recipe for Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce is another of Mieke's winning recipes. She often spoilt us with ladles full of this delicious chocolate sauce. Mmmm brings back such memories :) Also see Glorious Fudge Ice Cream Sauce for more variety.



Easy Chocolate Ice Cream Sauce (Microwave Recipe)

Ingredients:
200ml Water
200ml Sugar
50ml Cocoa Powder
Pinch Cream of Tartar
Pinch Salt
5ml Margarine
2ml Vanilla Essence

Method:
1. Mix the first 5 ingredients in a large Microwavable bowl.
2. Microwave on high for 5 minutes.
3. Add Margarine and Vanilla Essence.
4. Serve HOT over Ice Cream.

Serves a crowd!

Glorious Fudge Ice Cream Sauce (Microwave Recipe)

I received a message from my Aunt Mieke today, thanking me for sharing my recipes on this blog, and I thought back to my childhood days. Many weekends and school holidays were spent babysitting her baby boys and sewing, soap making, baking or Cooking with her. I tribute my love for all things homey to my very creative Mom, Grandmother and Aunt Mieke. Their passions sparked a flame in me! Anyway, taking this trip down memory lane reminded me of her glorious Fudge Ice Cream sauce. It's loaded with calories but is worth every drop! (It make a lot, so is good for a crowd, else halve the recipe)



Glorious Fudge Ice Cream Sauce (Microwave recipe)

Ingredients:
250g Butter / Margarine
1 1/2 C Sugar
1 C Milk
1 C Cream
Pinch of Salt
2 Egg Yolks

Method:
1. Microwave Butter and Sugar for 10 minutes on high in a large glass bowl, stirring often.
2. Stir in Milk, Cream and salt.
3. Beat egg yolks, and add, stirring well.
4. Microwave for 7 minutes on Medium high, also stirring often.
5. Enjoy hot over ice cream!

Makes about a litre