So, Easter kinda came and went, huh? Yeah it did. So here’s what we’re going to do: we’re going to pretend that this cake is decorated with eggs and stuff because I’m MENTAL and I will decorate baked goods with anything I like, whether it’s a holiday or not. We probably don’t need to pretend [...]
Archive for the ‘Chocolate’ Category
Ultimate chocolate fudge cake
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Dessert, Double cream, Sour cream, tagged chocolate, chocolate fudge cake, easter cake, easter chocolate cake on April 28, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Chocolate caramel cupcakes
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Toffee/Caramel, tagged chocolate caramel cupcake, chocolate caramel cupcake recipe on February 23, 2012 | 8 Comments »
At the beginning of February, I went to London to visit my lovely friend, Jessica. Jess and I have known each other since we were teeny tiny children at nursery. I won’t lie, there’s been some rocky patches in our friendship; Jessica once savagely kicked me under the table in class when we were 9. [...]
Cappuccino squares by Kim
Posted in Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Coffee, White chocolate, tagged Cappuccino on January 21, 2012 | 12 Comments »
So, I’ve cheated a bit here, because I didn’t make this cake. My clever sister, Kim, made it. I used to make this cake. I did. A lot. It was actually one of the first cakes I made. But then, one day, Kim made it. Kim does not pay attention to proper measurements. Kim does [...]
Tiramisu cheesecake
Posted in Baking, Cheesecake, Chocolate, Dessert, tagged tia maria, tiramisu, tiramisu cheesecake recipe on January 5, 2012 | 36 Comments »
Just over a week ago, two things happened on the same day. Firstly, I made this cheesecake. Secondly, Chris broke up with me. I’m fairly certain the two are unrelated, just in case you’re worried that this is a cursed cheesecake.
Christmassy chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream icing
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Christmas, Cupcakes, tagged chocolate cupcakes, christmas cupcakes, christmas trees, santa, santa hats on December 27, 2011 | 21 Comments »
Christmas! Christmas Christmas Christmas! Did you have a good one? Did you get lovely presents? More importantly, have you eaten bloody loads? We had a slow build up to Christmas (a few biscuits, chocolates and a gingercake), then BOOM, Christmas Eve, time to eat your face off. Non-stop. For the next week. So we’re mid-eating [...]
Nutella banana loaf cake
Posted in Baking, Bananas, Chocolate, Leftover ingredients, Loaf cake on December 7, 2011 | 13 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I bought a gigantic jar of Nutella. Because I might want to bake with it, or spread it on bananas, or eat it straight from the jar with a spoon. But then I forgot about it, until Chris told me I needed to bake with Nutella because we had three jars. [...]
White chocolate cheesecake ice cream + giveaway winner
Posted in Baking, Chocolate, Dessert, Double cream, Egg yolks, Ice cream, Leftover ingredients, tagged white chocolate on December 4, 2011 | 11 Comments »
I cannot believe it’s been nearly two weeks since I last posted. Did you miss me? Did you cry a bit? Did you even notice? You didn’t, did you? Hmph. I’ll just console myself with this ice cream and NOT GIVE YOU THE RECIPE.

