For Capsicum Culinary Studio alumnus Shannon Moore, food is family and family is food.
Says the 24-year old who hails from Umhlanga Rocks: “I have a very big family and food has always been at the centre of all our gatherings. When the food is being prepared, we are all in the kitchen together helping, and when it’s a bring and share there is always more food than people. From a young age family has always meant food, so I have a great deal of love and appreciation for food and how it can bring people together.”
It’s no surprise then that Moore found her calling in the culinary world and, after a lot of training and experience in the industry, in October 2019 she fully commited all her time and energy to Mad Batter Cakes – a home-based bakery from where she makes a wide range of custom-made products from cakes to cupcakes, cake pops, iced biscuits, brownies, macarons and much more.
Details: [email protected] or call 0846932204.
Shannon shares her recipe for One Bowl Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients
12/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup melted butter
2 tablespoons water
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla essence
11/3 cup cake flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Grease and line a 20cm x 30cm baking tray.
Sift cake flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt into a mixing bowl then add the sugar and mix well.
Beat the eggs into the milk and add to the dry ingredients and then add the water and mix until well combined.
Pour the mixture into your baking tray and smooth it out.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Once cool, dust with icing sugar and enjoy!
