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spice slice

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I've been a good girl, working hard today which I must admit hasn't happened for a few weeks. I feel as though I have been rather distracted by other things, lately. A new shipment of my fabrics arrived so I've been cutting them into pieces and sending things off.

And I was very happy to have three reasons to bake today. The kids had a cake stall at school, there's a new family just moved in next door, and I'm going to see my grandmother and I like to bring her something sweet now and then. I made ginger crunch, which is a classic NZ slice that you often see in cafes and tearooms around here. Except that my version isn't crunchy at all for some reason, but more like a soft and spicy shortcake. I used a recipe pretty similar to this one. Whilst making my second batch I ran out of ginger, so used an assortment of other spices I could find, like allspice, nutmeg and cardamom. Not too bad at all.

I hope you're doing well and enjoying your Thursday.

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  1. mary Avatar
    mary

    Oh, how smart to cut up the squares and put them in a tin! I always end up leaving them in the pan with foil on top, not at all decorative and far too defeatist (as in, I will be eating the lot before bedtime, why bother?) Must try that trick even if I’m not baking for delivery purposes :^)

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  2. Claire Avatar
    Claire

    Your fabrics are beautiful! Have you always done fabric or is this a new thing? Love it!
    x claire

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  3. tiffany Avatar
    tiffany

    looks delicious.
    i was wondering if you considered silkscreening fabric before you went with spoonflower? i am going to attempt to silkscreen my own fabric in the future (building the frames and such this summer break) but worry that i won’t have enough space or time. i know you like to do most things yourself so i was just curious about this and how spoonflower is working for you. thanks, m!

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  4. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    yum yum yum yum

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  5. sian Avatar
    sian

    i love the fabric!

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  6. Cozy Memories Avatar
    Cozy Memories

    I totally understand you when you say that you’ve been rather distracted by other things lately & didn’t feel like being efficient. I’m going through that phase too.
    Those slices look totally delicious, crunchy or not !! Thanks for sharing the link to the recipe, I’ll check that. Have a great end of your week, my friend
    xoxo

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  7. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    haha… youre funny, mary. i can attest to the power of a biscuit tin, its revolutionary!

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  8. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    thank you claire, ive been doing a little bit of fabric-designing since late last year. 🙂

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  9. tinyhappy Avatar
    tinyhappy

    hi tiffany, yes i had considered screenprinting before going with spoonflower, but to be honest i gave up on all the screen-making, inks, chemicals, big space, etc in favour of spoonflower, thinking that it would be simpler and more professional-looking, despite the extra cost. i was also worried about creating fabric with a smooth repeat- i just wasnt sure how that work with my own handmade screens. ive been really happy with the process + service at SF. but i also love the look of handprinted fabrics. wishing you all the best! -melissa.

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  10. aupres de mon arbre Avatar
    aupres de mon arbre

    I would like to be the mother in the family next door…

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  11. Elena Avatar
    Elena

    Your fabrics are so lovely looking. I was quick to order the black. 😉 Please note my new address, which I wrote about in the etsy transaction. All the best!

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  12. Jannette Avatar
    Jannette

    Well that’s settled then – I’ll get to work straightaway, and then do something nice.. You just gave me the little push I needed – thank you!

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  13. Margaret Oomen Avatar
    Margaret Oomen

    i LOVE your fabric designs!!!

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  14. Lucinda Avatar
    Lucinda

    Mmmmm, that looks de-lic-ious!!!! Must be supper time…

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  15. Lindsay Avatar
    Lindsay

    Well that looks delicious!!! I’m going to have to give this recipe a try. I’ve never had a treat like this!

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  16. Brittany Avatar
    Brittany

    wow–the cake looks delicious!! and the fabrics are just lovely. 🙂

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  17. heather Avatar
    heather

    Oh yum! That cake looks so good. I’m always up for something sweet! You know a while back I started making Muesli after I saw it on your blog, but Im sure its some other strange animal because I had to substitute the cereals I could find here 😉
    What pretty fabrics too! I love how you create them from your sketches!~

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  18. Celeste Avatar
    Celeste

    that looks delicios, i really like the recepies you do, the other day i tried a few of them and everyone in home were really happy 🙂
    i have a question: you sell the fabrics you do?? if you don’t, do you know where i can buy fabrics with that style?? i’m from south america so it’s have to be online hahaha

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  19. Celeste Avatar
    Celeste

    i just enter to the etsy shop and look that you sell the fabrics, sorry for bother with the useless question u.u

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  20. SmitoniusAndSonata Avatar
    SmitoniusAndSonata

    Even your baking is pretty ! I love the colour of the ginger crunches and those neat triangles look very tempting ……

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  21. joanie Avatar
    joanie

    GInger crunch sounds very yummy, I’ll check out the recipe too – they look amazing.
    The fabrics are so pretty! I love the dark background floral.
    I’ve been wanting to try more than the sample I tried at Spoonflower but I wasn’t crazy about the fabric on my sample. Do you have a favourite fabric from Spoonflower?

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  22. Mae Avatar
    Mae

    I like the floral black fabric and your cake looks tasty!

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  23. coco Avatar
    coco

    ginger crunch sounds so good.
    Your fabrics are so gardenly and appealing. Did you design them?

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  24. Andree Avatar
    Andree

    Yum, looks delicious. Nearly time for morning tea here at Wellington Library. Have you ever tried this http://www.foodlovers.co.nz/recipes/takaka-oaty-ginger-crunch.html Its from The Wholemeal Cafe in Takaka, I like to think it’s healthy cause it has oats in it but with all the sugar and butter, I don’t think so 🙂

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  25. Nancy Avatar
    Nancy

    A good girl indeed. Pretty fabric and cake

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  26. Binnie Avatar
    Binnie

    Thanks for the great recipe – I had small hopes trying it with gluten-free flour, but was pleasantly surprised. The only problem is, I can’t seem to stop eating them!

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  27. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    i came back to this old post for the recipe (about to make mine now)but have to say i think yours look far nicer than the pictured ones on http://www.kiwibaking.com so i’ll be attempting neat triangles too – thanks for sharing a liitle bit of your world with us!

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