Nosh Annual Pavlova Competition - Rosewater, Pomegranate and Raspberry Pavlova

So my mum received an email from Nosh, advertising their Annual Pavlova Competition and suggested I enter. I decided to go for the 'alternative (non-traditional)' category by doing spin on traditional pavlovas, (which I believe can be a bit sickly at times,) a rosewater meringue topped with pomegranate cream, fresh raspberries, pomegranate seeds and rose petals - and I won! Its been quite an insane experience as it's the first baking competition I have ever entered so to win was just the icing on the cake! (pun intended). For winning first place in the alternative category I received a Kenwood kMix standing mixer and I also got to have my recipe featured on the FoodHub website (check it out here). As well as that, I did an interview with Charlotte Ryan from Kiwi Fm to talk about the competition and other things foodie, this will air on the morning of Saturday 7th Dec on 102.2Fm. I'd like to say a HUGE thank-you to Nosh Mt Eden, for hosting this event, the judges Lauraine Jacobs and Nici Wickes for selecting me as the winner, Kenwood for the gorgeous mixer, Jane Torrance from Pead PR for organising everything and Charlotte Ryan from Kiwi Fm for taking time to interview me.

Beetroot and Red Wine Red Velvet Cake

I found this recipe in the cookbook 'Ripe Recipes - A Fresh Batch' my friend bought me for my birthday. This cake has an earthy yet rich flavour and is very different to traditional red velvet cakes in that it gets its eye-catching colour from beetroot instead of red food colouring. I iced it with a white chocolate and cream cheese icing. I highly recommend purchasing this cookbook, it has great recipes using fresh ingredients for every occasion from Christmas to Mexican day to Friday Pie Day. It also includes helpful How To's and Top Tips.

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Clean and Organic Bounty Bars

I got the recipe for these here but used organic desiccated coconut, 2Tblsp of cocnut oil instead of 3 and low-fat coconut milk instead of full fat. So yummy and becuase these are healthier than traditional, store-bought Bounty bars, they are particularly addictive!