Luscious ruby red velvet cake is very moist, tender and fluffy. It’s not too sweet rather more like chocolaty sweet with a mild tang from the buttermilk. Buttermilk is easy to make on your own see here.
Recipes
Valentine sugar cookies
In celebration of Valentine’s Day these sugar Cookies are inspiring, use heart-shaped cookie cutters. Why wait till Valentine’s Day to enjoy them? Change the colour and shape of both cookies and filling to suit your whim and theme. St. Patrick day, you go green etc. Have fun with it!
Easy Homemade Lemonade
Homemade lemonade is a drink that is cheap and easy to make yet delicious to boot. It is loved by both young and not so young and tastes better than store bought lemonade. In my home, we usually have a jar of homemade simple syrup or zobo syrup in the […]
Kunnu Aya, Tiger nut milk
Kunnu aya, tiger nut milk is rich, nutty and creamy and is called nectar from the ground or Drink of the gods. It is made from Tiger nut. From Nigeria where it is called kunnu aya or Aya milk to Spain, where it is known as Horchata de Chufas, it is […]
whole roasted chicken butterflied
Whole roasted chicken never fails to impress and is loved by everyone. In Nigeria, we love our meat, beef, goat meat, ram, various bush meat, chicken, especially whole roasted chicken. This recipe for whole roasted chicken butterflied is easy and straightforward, you will get a juicy, flavourful meat with crispy […]
Fried barbecued turkey wing
Take your usual fried turkey wings a notch higher…strike that, several notches higher slathering it with this simple but awesome homemade barbecue sauce. Be it at the dinner table, Christmas party, on game night, time out with friends, everyone will thank you for this fried barbecued turkey wing. They are […]
Moist Fruit cake
This moist fruit cake is dark, dense, spicy, fruity, and indulgent. The recipe is a moderate and modern take on the traditional fruit cake. It is lighter and easier on the palate but will hit all the right notes expected of a traditional fruit cake. It is mostly used for […]
Nigerian vegetable salad
When a Nigerian says they want to make Nigerian vegetable salad, prepare yourself for one of the heartiest, well-loaded vegetable salads you have eaten. There are as many vegetable salad recipes as one can combine vegetables, but the Nigerian vegetable salad is unique, just like you have Israeli salad, Greek […]
Nigerian stir fried rice
Nigerian fried rice is special whether it is this scrumptious Nigerian stir-fried rice, one-pot fried rice, the other Nigerian fried rice etc, there is hardly any Nigerian party that it does not feature in its menu. It is served on a platter alongside jollof rice, with Moi moi nestled beside […]
Moi Moi using beans flour
Moi moi is a very popular beans pudding in Nigeria, made mostly with skinned black-eyed peas (white beans) or brown beans which is in turn ground to a paste and steamed with other ingredients. Making moi moi using beans flour is not only easy and convenient but also tastes good. […]
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I am Ganiru, a wife, a mother, a food blogger, a chef, an author and an accountant. I love to cook and write about food, especially Nigerian and afro-centric food... Read More