SACWA Stirling and Districts Branch

02/11/2026

Turning out to be a delightful, warm show about good food and CWA all around Australia, Recipe of the Year on the ABC on Sunday nights is a winner!
Contestants are presented with a challenge every week to make a CWA classic.
Last night this beautiful marble cake was made by them all and judged.
Try it!
Hot tip from the show, ‘follow the recipe’

**CWA of NSW Marble Cake recipe**

220 g butter, softened
220 g (1 cup) caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs
150 g (1 cup) plain flour, well sifted
150 g (1 cup) self-raising flour, well sifted
185 ml (3/4 cup) milk, at room temperature
Pink food colouring
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Pale pink icing, to serve

1. Preheat oven to moderate (180°C/350°F/Gas 4). Grease a deep 20 cm (8 in) round cake tin and line base with baking paper.

2. Cream butter and sugar very well, add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in the well-sifted flours alternately with the milk.

3. Divide the mixture into three equal parts. Leave one part natural, colour one pink and use the cocoa mixed with a little hot water to colour the chocolate portion. Place alternate spoonfuls of the different mixtures into the prepared tin. Lightly tap tin on bench and run a knife through mixture four times to give the marble effect.

4. Bake for about 50 minutes. When cold, ice with pale pink icing.

Recipe from CWA of NSW baking cookbook: Jam Drops and Marble Cake. Buy online at https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/featured ($25 plus $15 postage or $20 postage for 2-4).

Find your local CWA branch to discover how you can support your community: https://www.cwaofnsw.org.au/branches

22/10/2026

Today we catered at a book launch and afternoon tea in our Dequetteville House dining rooms in Kent Town.
There was a lovely spread of food all home made by our members.
Due to the requests we received we are sharing this recipe with you. Today we did a gluten free version so it’s easy to change flours.
It’s a wonderful easy fruit cake originating in Wales.
When we visited Wales we stayed in a beautiful hosted bed and breakfast on the coast.
When we arrived the hosts greeted us with a tray and coffee and tea and this buttered fruit cake. It was so hospitable and the owners were gracious enough to share their recipe. I’ve been making it ever since.
Do you have warm food memories from your travels?
I hope you try it.

Bara Brith – aka Speckled Bread.

A simple and popular Welsh cake. easy to make and keeps well. Served at a gorgeous B&B on the Welsh coast.

Remember to soak the fruit the night before.

Ingredients

400 g mixed dried fruit eg. currants, sultanas and raisins
350 ml strong hot black tea (3 teabags)

250 g self-raising flour ( can replace with a good GF flour)
1 tsp mixed spice
100 g light brown sugar
2 eggs beaten

butter to serve

Instructions
Place the dried fruit in a large mixing bowl and pour in the tea. Stir to combine, cover and leave to soak for at least 6 hours or overnight.( overnight is best)

Preheat the oven to (160℃ fan).
Line a 900g/2lb loaf tin with baking parchment.

Sift the flour and spice into the bowl with the fruit and add the sugar. Add the eggs, then stir until well blended.
Spoon into the prepared tin. Bake in the centre of the oven for 50 mins to 1 hour until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Allow to cool on the rack for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes
Traditionally, once completely cooled the cake is wrapped and stored in a cool place for 2 days to mature. although it can be eaten straight away.
I wrap it in plastic wrap then foil
It will keep for up to a week.
Serve spread with butter.
Mine only took 50 mins to cook. It will be dry if it’s over cooked
Each oven is different, best to under cook and check.

20/10/2026

A beautiful garden with beautiful Devonshire tea
Meet the team from Willunga Evening Branch.

20/10/2026

So… you have unwanted clothes but not sure about what to do with them or when?
Is inertia your enemy?
Then this may be the solution for you
Have a read of this site and find your drop off points. I promise it will be a cathartic experience. 😊

Set your clothes free is back. On 31 October, South Australians are be invited to donate their unwanted high-quality clothing, and recycle poor quality clothing and textiles.

15/10/2026

Go on…. Have a go at baking your favourite cake using butter and win a prize.
You just have to upload the recipe and the photo of what you baked.
There are three categories.

ready to enter? Show us your best cake creation below Terms & Conditions

10/10/2026

Celebrating our Valerie’s 80th birthday was a joy. She wanted a CWA themed party and we delivered. Two towers of jelly cakes by our Jenny made such a wonderful birthday cake to share. It was lovely meeting her friends and family.
Valerie is an exceptional human being and loves SACWA putting her hand up to help at any time including spending many days volunteering at the SACWA show cafe every year.
Happy birthday!

19/09/2026

If it’s spring then you’ll find us in a garden. The sun was shining and it was beautiful in the hills
Today some of our branch were lucky enough to be given a tour of a private garden in Bridgewater.
Winding gravel paths led us to explore and discover different collections of plants.
It was a very special and fascinating space filled with hellebores, rhododendrons, camellias, magnificent magnolias, cyclamen and a back area populated with ducks, geese, chickens and aviaries filled with birds chirping and flitting about.
David, the garden owner is a passionate and informative guide and very generous with his advice and plant knowledge. A very special garden.

14/09/2026

How good is this? A record number of scones made by the dedicated team at the Royal Show cafe in 2026
And a big thank you to all those who came to consume them.
We couldn’t have done it without you!

12/09/2026

Wow! A record setting day for scone making. These women, Sally in particular really are machines making those scones EVERY SINGLE DAY. You have to admire their commitment and passion.
On track to beat last year’s show record tally. 🤞let’s hope our gorgeous warm spring weather will help! 😎