Mulled apple cake
Edd Kimber, the first Great British Bake Off winner, is one of the UK's best-loved bakers and the author of four baking books (his latest, One Tin Bakes, is out now). Find more of his recipes on olivemagazine.com from where
Happy birthday Buks Nel
Tru-Cape’s New Variety expert, and the founder of the Bigbucks, Shortie and Fuji Royal apple varieties, Buks Nel, turned 80-years old this month. Tru-Cape extends our warmest congratulations. Read this profile piece about him as published, in Afrikaans, in the Landbouweekblad
Ceres winners share insights on radio and TV
Fourie Zulch of Wakkerstroom Two of Tru-Cape’s most recently acclaimed Ceres growers share their knowledge and insights in radio interviews on Radio Sonder Grense’s Landbou and also on PlaasTV. Click on the hyperlinks to listen to the interviews with Mario du
Sherry-baked pears stuffed with chocolate and marzipan
Ravneet Gill writing in The Telegraph Newspaper (www.Telegraph.co.uk) came up with this brilliant and super-easy recipe for Sherry-baked pears stuffed with chocolate and marzipan. Prep time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 40 minutes MAKES Three pears, enough for four to six people INGREDIENTS 3 large Conference
Tru-Cape further segments youth market with Fun in the Sun campaign
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, is wholly owned by the growers from Ceres Fruit Growers and Two-a-Day in Grabouw. Well over half of all the apples and pears produced in South Africa are
The first Witte Wijn apples are growing on South African soil again
While we don’t know for how many years the Witte Wijn apple, the first ever apple variety picked in the Cape in 1662, was lost, estimates by Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing’s sleuths suggest it may have been hundreds of years. Since returning
Apple crumble from start to finish in under 60 mins.
What I love about this easy apple crumble recipe is that with just a few ingredients you probably already have at home you can have a fabulous dessert in less than an hour. This recipe comes from a book, Just Desserts
Ceres Fruit Growers awards top producers
Despite the impact of Covid-19, South Africa’s apple and pear growers have had a good year with one of the biggest harvests in history. The greater Ceres region includes the Warm-Bokkeveld, the Witzenberg Valley, the Koue Bokkeveld and Bo-Swaarmoed regions and
Talking Tru-Cape cherries
Soon Tru-Cape cherries will be on everyone's lips. Watch and/or listen to Witzenberg Properties' Nico Verhoef as he speaks to Lise Roberts on Radio Sonder Grense and then also on Plaas TV. Click on the links for more. Both interviews
Tru-Cape’s Honours Club has new Gold-level and Platinum members
In October 2017, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and a wholly grower-owned business, marked its 20 millionth carton of apples and pears to Freshmark, the fresh produce procurement arm for Shoprite and Checkers




