Watch out, Nigella! Getaway star Catriona Rowntree reveals the mouthwatering 'healthy' cake recipes she swears by each week - and her top beauty and wellness secrets of 2020
- Getaway host Catriona Rowntree has shared her two healthy cake recipes
- The 48-year-old TV personality said she has become a 'cook' during lockdown
- The two recipes she loves the most is apple teacakes and a chocolate cake
- She previously shared her beauty secrets - including lavender on the pillow
Getaway host Catriona Rowntree has shared the two healthy cake recipes she makes repeatedly for her family, after becoming a 'domestic goddess' during the coronavirus lockdown period.
The 48-year-old TV personality posted on her Instagram page, where she said a cook has kidnapped her usual self and replaced her with 'someone who is obsessed with recipe books'.
In the past few months while Catriona and her family have been locked down in their historic Victorian sheep property, she said has been making both apple teacakes and a 'magical chocolate cake'.
Getaway host Catriona Rowntree (pictured) has shared the two healthy cake recipes she makes repeatedly for her family
In the past few months while Catriona and her family have been locked down in their historic Victorian sheep property, she said has been making apple teacakes a lot (pictured)
'Who is this imposter?' Catriona posted.
'A domestic goddess has kidnapped my true "there's nothing wrong with two-minute noodles" self and replaced her with someone obsessed with recipe books.'
Catriona continued: 'I blame lockdown. I should have learned Italian/piano/makeup tutorials like everyone else on social media.
'But no, my children seem to have food particles permanently stuck to their faces, my fresh farmer is thrilled and everyone has started rating my meals as though we are on Masterchef.
'Room service isn't but a distant memory. I don't know who I am anymore.'
Catriona also makes a 'magical chocolate cake' which was created by her godfather's wife, Christine (recipe pictured)
How to make Catriona's 'magical chocolate cake' without flour
INGREDIENTS
Catriona shared the recipe for the chocolate cake (pictured) on her Instagram profile
250 grams of dark chocolate
250 grams of caster sugar
125 grams of unsalted butter
Four large eggs
Two tablespoons of corn flour
METHOD
1. Melt chocolate and sugar on top of stove in double pan. Add the butter and stir until combined (water in the pan on top, other pan below).
2. Add egg yolks, corn flour, and gently fold in egg whites that have been whipped to stiff peaks.
3. Butter a round cake tin, with a loose bottom, and bake in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for approximately 35 minutes.
4. Do not overcook the cake, it will be a bit gooey in the middle and it will sink in the middle when it comes out. That is normal, just pop sifted icing sugar on the top to cover all of this. Serve with thick cream.
ADDITION: Catriona said sometimes she adds brandy into the mix, and sometimes she adds some crushed walnuts.
Source: Catriona Rowntree
How to make Catriona's apple teacake
INGREDIENTS
She also shared the recipe for her apple teacake on Instagram (pictured)
Four Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped
One tablespoon of brown sugar
250 grams of unsalted butter
1 cup of caster sugar
Four eggs
Two cups of self-raising flour
One cup of milk
Freshly grated nutmeg, to taste
Pouring cream, to serve
METHOD
1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
2. Place apples, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of water in a saucepan, then cook over medium heat for 10 minutes or until apples are soft. Drain and leave them to cool.
3. Using hand-held electric beaters, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after adding each one. Sift in flour and slowly add milk, beating to combine. Pour batter into a 28 centimetre cake tin. Top with cooled stewed apples and sprinkle with a little freshly grated nutmeg.
3. Bake cake for 50 minutes or until a skewer in the centre withdraws clean.
4. Serve warm or at room temperature with fresh cream.
Source: Catriona Rowntree
The recipes proved to be a hit on her profile, as well, with hundreds of commenters saying they couldn't wait to try them for themselves (Catriona Rowntree pictured)
'I love these kind of recipes. No obscure ingredients, a small amount of ingredients and the method looks like the recipe can be whipped up in a jiffy!' one commenter posted (recipe for her apple teacake pictured)
Catriona said the two recipes she has been making most during lockdown is an apple teacake recipe, courtesy of her friend Jane Webster, and a gooey chocolate cake, courtesy of her godfather's wife, Christine.
Both are surprisingly simple to prepare, as well as being filled with delicious and healthy ingredients including Granny Smith apples and 80 per cent dark chocolate.
The recipes proved to be a hit on her profile, as well, with hundreds of commenters saying they couldn't wait to try them for themselves.
'I love these kind of recipes. No obscure ingredients, a small amount of ingredients and the method looks like the recipe can be whipped up in a jiffy!' one commenter posted.
Another added: 'I'll be trying these out for sure. Thank you for sharing'.
Previously, Catriona (pictured) has shared the beauty secrets that keep her looking ageless as she heads towards her fifties - including lavender on her pillow and pulse points
Previously, Catriona has shared the health and beauty secrets that keep her looking ageless as she heads towards her fifties.
These include using lavender both on her pillow, on her pulse points and around her home to create a 'soothing' feeling of calm, as well as rose quartz crystals to create a feeling of relaxation.
'I also use something called the Santa Maria Novella Elisir,' Catriona said.
'I discovered it in a convent in Rome years ago, made by nuns from recipes created around 1614 by a friar to help to calm the nerves of hysterical nuns.'
The elixir costs $99 and contains the essential oils of aromatic plants to help to calm the user's nerves.
Catriona said she adds a few drops to her water and finds 'it really works'.
Elsewhere, the TV host said we should all be putting our phones down more often, switching off from the news cycle regularly and reading for escapism.
'I try not to let my children watch the news as it freaks them out, they need us to talk to them, soothe and protect them... step away from the phone!' Catriona said.
She has two children, Andrew and Charles, who are aged 11 and nine.
Instead of the news, Catriona recommends a book or some classical music played out loud in the home.
'I also limit myself to two cups of coffee per day and seek a tea that contains chamomile,' she said.
Caffeine is a stimulant and too much of it can make you jittery and nervous.
Finally, the Getaway presenter said if you're feeling down, try phoning a friend and asking them how they are.
'We all need to connect,' Catriona said.
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