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South African Restaurant | Dads Birthday

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Hi guys! On Friday we celebrated my dads birthday. He got lots of exciting gifts and cards. He obviously got the main 'dad' present of toulbourone. Earlier on this month he had mentioned about going to a South African restaurant so, mum decided to book a table as a suprise. We told him on Monday that we were going out but wouldn't tell him where. He continuously  attempted to spoil the surprise by asking me and my brother where we were going. He hates surprises! We managed to keep it a secret though.  On Friday when we all arrived home from work/college we drove for about an hour to go to the South African restaurant. I think he knew where we were going as we had the built in satnav on and the postcode kind a gave it away. When we arrived it was fairly dark as we had the table booked for 7pm. The restaurant was next to a huge lake (i couldn't get a photo of this because it was t...

Fridge tart | South African snack

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Hi guys!! When i was in Australia my Auntie made me a delicious South African dessert. It was called a Peppermint Fridge tart. I decided to make one my self. To make this you will need: 1 Aero pepper mint bar 1 packet of pepper mint mints 2 packets of tennis bakers biscuits 1 tub of whipping cream 1 1/2 cans of caramel Firstly blend or crush the mints (i used about eight), Then add the full bar of Aero and blend or crush it. Make sure the pieces are very fine. Add the whipping cream to a bowl and whisk until thick. I used an electric whisk as i find this to be quicker. When thick add a can and a half of caramel to the cream and then whisk together. After this stage i like to do the taste test to see if it's sweet enough. If you don't find this to be sweet enough you could add the rest of caramel from the tin and whisk again. Then line a dish with the tennis biscuits. Add a layer of the mixture you just created. Then add another layer of biscuits and keep going until...