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Rooibos Bran Muffins
Jaco Slabber

50 g (420 ml) bran
250 ml warm, strong Rooibos
125 g (135 ml) margarine
150 g (180 ml) brown sugar
2 eggs
500 ml buttermilk
240 g (430 ml) cake flour
65 g (125 ml) wholewheat flour
15 ml bicarbonate of soda
2 ml salt
280 g (7 x 250 ml) All Bran flakes, crushed
100 g (250 ml) pecan nuts, chopped
150 g (250 ml) raisins

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease a muffin pan or line with pieces of baking paper.
2. Mix the bran, Rooibos and margarine and allow to cool.
3. When the bran mixture is cool, add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
4. Fill the muffin cups half to two-thirds of their depth and bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of a muffin comes out clean. Turn the muffins onto a wire rack to cool.

NOTE
The dough can be kept in the refrigerator in a tightly sealed container for 2 weeks.

Makes 18 muffins

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Rooibos & Chocolate Cake
Morné Botha

CAKE
50 g (125 ml) cocoa powder
5 ml vanilla essence
125 ml sunflower oil
250 ml very strong Rooibos
4 extra-large eggs, separated
300 g (375 ml) castor sugar
280 g (500 ml) cake flour
15 ml baking powder
2 ml salt

ICING
400 ml hot, very strong Rooibos
200 g (250 ml) sugar
45 g (50 ml) butter
20 g (50 ml) cocoa powder
25 g (50 ml) corn flour
5 ml vanilla essence
1 tin (385 g) caramel condensed milk
fresh berries and icing sugar to decorate

CAKE
1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Grease two spring-form cake tins (23 cm in diameter) and line the bottoms with greaseproof paper.
2. Stir the cocoa, vanilla and oil into the Rooibos until smooth. Beat the egg yolks and sugar till thick and creamy. Add the cocoa mixture to the eggs and mix well.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add the cocoa mixture and beat well.
4. Whip the egg whites until soft peaks are formed and fold into the cake batter. Pour the mixture in the prepared cake tins and bake for 30 minutes or until done (when a toothpick inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean).
5. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack and leave to cool completely.

ICING
6. Place the hot Rooibos, sugar and butter in a saucepan. Stir to dissolve the sugar and melt the butter.
7. Mix the cocoa and corn flour with a little of the Rooibos mixture to form a smooth paste. Add the remaining Rooibos mixture and stir until thick. Stir in the vanilla essence. Return to the heat and boil for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Leave to cool, then place in the refrigerator to cool completely.
9. Stir the caramel condensed milk into the chilled icing mixture and mix through. Spread half of the caramel icing on one of the layers and cover with the second layer. Spread the remaining icing on top. Decorate with fresh berries. Dust the cake with icing sugar.

Makes 1 cake

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Submit your recipe

Please send your recipe to gerda@rooiboslimited.co.za