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Win Engelsrufer jewellery worth R5000!

I am a sucker for pretty jewellery and Engelsrufer stole my heart ages ago. I wear at least one of my Engelsrufer pieces every day. At the moment I’m obsessed with my new angel wing pendant… so pretty! And if you think so too, you better stick around as you can win Engelsrufer jewellery worth R5000!

The Engelsrufer Dreamcatcher…

We all have dreams.

Pleasant dreams find their way through the opening in the middle and slide down at the feather.

Bad dreams get stuck and are repressed by the sun.

I’ve always loved dreamcatchers and I couldn’t resist the Lil’ Dreamcatcher stud earrings in sterling silver and the dainty bicolour dreamcatcher bracelet. They make such a beautiful set, don’t you think?!

Engelsrufer Lil' Dreamcatcher bracelet

The angel wing is your personal good luck charm;

the protection and love connects .

His feathers envelop you in infinite security.

The Engelsrufer Flame Angel Wing Silver Pendant is most probably my favourite addition to the Engelsrufer collection released last year.

The Flame Angel Wing’s extraordinary flame design gives the wing its liveliness and the details of the feathers are visible right down to the tip of the wing. It’s truly a magnificent piece of jewellery.

Win Engelsrufer jewellery worth R5000!

I paired this beautiful wing with 2 different necklaces to make it even more versatile. You’ll never want to wear anything else ;) I wear the wing with either a long Engelsrufer White Satin Necklace or a shorter Engelsrufer Rhodium Plated Korean Chain.

For more information on the Engelsrufer collection or to find a stockist, visit www.engelsrufer.co.za or email orders@engelsrufer.co.za.

Win Engelsrufer jewellery worth R5000!

What do you think of my choices? If you agree with me that Engelsrufer jewellery is absolutely exquisite and you love my choices as much as I do, you may be in luck! Enter via the Rafflecopter below and stand a chance to win all the pieces above and I hope they bring as much love and luck as they do me.

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Good luck!

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The BEST chocolate cake EVER! And it’s vegan

If you don’t eat cake, I don’t think we can be friends. Kidding! Not really ;) Today I want to share with you the BEST chocolate cake recipe EVER! And it’s vegan.

Cara is allergic to eggs, dairy and peanuts. It sounds a little more hectic than it actually is. Or maybe we’re just so used to it that it’s easy to get around it.

Cake isn’t always that easy though. We often bake muffins and cupcakes and then we substitute the eggs with bananas and use soy milk if the recipes calls for it (read: if it says add milk on the packet).

The BEST chocolate cake EVER! And it’s vegan

A proper cake is a different story. Then I remembered that we used to bake an AMAZING chocolate cake when I was a kid (thanks Tannie Elmari!). And it contained no eggs and no dairy! Yay for being vegan/vegetarian friendly.

I did a little search on the web and found similar recipes (this one is still the best!) and learnt that this cake is also called Depression Cake (the recipe originates from the Great Depression when eggs and dairy were a luxury), Crazy Cake or Wacky Cake. I just call it the yummiest and easiest cake in the world.

Chocolate Crazy Cake

The BEST chocolate cake EVER! And it’s vegan

Ingredients:

  • 750 ml flour
  • 20 ml baking powder
  • 500 ml sugar
  • 80 ml cocoa powder
  • 500 ml boiled water
  • 250 ml cooking oil
  • 10 ml vanilla essence
  • 50 ml white vinegar*
  • 5 ml bicarbonate of soda

*Not all white vinegar is vegan! I have seen white vinegar substituted with apple cider vinegar, but I have yet to try it. I’d love some vegan advice!

Pop over here for a handy conversions table from Huletts.

Steps:

Sift and mix the dry ingredients (excluding the bicarb) in a large bowl.

Mix the wet ingredients & bicarb in a separate bowl.

Now add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and whisk lightly until completely combined and there are no lumps.

Bake in a greased dish at 180º for about 20 min.

The one I use is an approx 33cm x 25cm / 9 x 13 x 2-inch baking dish. It’s the ‘bakpan’ that came with the oven (damn, I think I’m ready for the Great SA Bake Off!).  If you know more about baking than I do, and I’m sure you do, you’ll now what to use. Trick: if the toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, it’s perfect.

And there you have the MOST DIVINE CHOCOLATE CAKE! And it contains no eggs and no dairy!

Let me know if you try it.

I’m going to have a piece now …

xoxo