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the wishful housewife

an urban career-girl's dream of losing the nine-to-five and cooking her way through life

recipes

biscuits

crushed pistachio shortbread

bread

banana bread

brownies

chocolate cherry cheesecake brownies

cake

chocolate brownie & raspberry cheesecake | chocolate coca cola & haribo cake | chocolate & marshmallow meringue cake | genoese sponge | gugelhupf | jubilee queen elizabeth sponge | ma’s yoghurt cake 

fillings & flavours

 hazelnut praline | white chocolate vanilla & sour cream ganache | pistachio paste

frosting

marshmallow meringue frosting | swiss meringue buttercream

meringue

basic meringue

pie

creamy peanut butter pie | pork pie with quail eggs

pastry

baked stawberries & cream scones | chocolate twists | delicious disasters (strawberry cream puffs) | south african chelsea buns

tart

milk tart

wedding cake

the wedding cake: genoese sponge | the wedding cake: pistachio paste | the wedding cake finally made: pistachio mousse & cherry layers

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