Desserts & Baking

Pear beignet with cinnamon-sugar

Published on October 18, 2016

It’s like a doughnut, but better, since it’s served hot and sprinkled with melting sugar... We added pears and lemon to our beignet for a pleasant fruity tartness.

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Lattice pecan pie

Published on October 15, 2016

When last did you have deliciously comforting, sticky pecan pie? Make one with us this weekend.

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Bubbly granita

Published on October 14, 2016

Here at MK, we’re big fans of a cheeky glass of bubbly. So when we found a way to turn our favourite glass of bubbles into a granita, we went ‘Oh yeah!’.

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Pink peppercorn and white-chocolate biscotti

Published on October 12, 2016

Adding traditionally savoury seasoning to sweet treats is bang on trend at the moment. Plus, you can never go wrong with white chocolate and biscotti.

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Dairy-free crème brûlée

Published on October 10, 2016

Love your classic creamy desserts, but can't eat dairy? Don't worry, you can have your crème brûlée and eat it too...

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Mini key lime pies

Published on October 4, 2016

This may sound so American and foreign to us, but it’s actually the easiest, zestiest, yummiest pie ever!

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Two-tone chai milk tart

Published on October 1, 2016

You don’t need any fancy pastry-making skills to whip up this lovely tart. The only thing you have to ask yourself is, chocolate or vanilla? SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS 200g Romany Creams, crushed ⅓ cup melted butter 1L milk 4 chai tea bags 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 3 tbsp cornflour 3 tbsp flour, sifted 3 […]

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Cupcake cones

Published on September 26, 2016

Your little ones will adore the novelty of eating their cupcakes from an ice cream cone.

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No-churn pear and red-wine ice cream

Published on September 26, 2016

This recipe is perfect for using up leftover red wine-poached pears.

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Red wine pears

Published on September 21, 2016

MAKES 6 // HANDS-ON 10 min // HANDS-OFF 40 min INGREDIENTS 100g pecans, roughly chopped 750 ml red wine 60 ml brown sugar Zest and juice of 1 orange 1 cinnamon stick 2 cloves 1 star anise 6 pears, peeled, stalks left in 200g blue cheese, crumbled METHOD 1. Place a potjie on the flames and dry-toast pecans […]

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