chocolate banoffee pie

These pies are really sweet. Instead of making 1 big pie, I decided to make 4 individual smaller ones. I'm not a fan of bananas either, so I made myself one without the banana as well.

- 250g Arnotts Marie biscuits, smashed up  
- 250g butter, melted
- 300ml thickened cream
- 30g Cadbury flake, crumbled
- 46g Cadbury picnic, chopped
- 53g snickers, chopped
- 380g can Nestle caramel top 'n' fill
- 3 bananas, sliced

1. Mix the melted butter and the smashed biscuits together. Press the mixture evenly over the bases and sides of tart tins. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

2. Transfer the bases to plates. Use an electric mixer to beat the cream until soft peaks form. Combine chocolates in a separate bowl.

3. Spread caramel over the biscuit base. Arrange banana in a single layer over the caramel. Top with cream and mixed chocolate. 

Basic Sponge Cake

As the title suggests, this sponge cake is so easy to make. I made this cake when I came home from work wanting something yummy for after dinner. I had to end up finishing the cake in my lounge room, because our cat decided to have her kittens in the laundry which is near my kitchen.
Also, the original recipe said to cook it for 20 minutes. I'm not sure if it's my oven, but I found I had to cook it for 30 minutes.

- 1/3 cup cornflour                  
- 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1/3 cup cornflour
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs

1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees celcius. Sift the flours together with the salt.

2. Beat the eggs and sugar for around 6 minutes, until thick and pale, and tripled in volume.

3. Gradually fold in the flour mixture. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cooked.

4. Slice cake in half, spread thickened cream over the base and top with sliced strawberries. Place the top half the cake back on and serve.