S’mores Eclairs & A Giveaway
The last few days I have achieved precisely nothing. The reason for this is three months old, loud, and prone to waking at 4am; aka my niece. I was babysitting for a couple of days and despite my best...
View ArticleLight, Greek Yoghurt Chocolate Mousse With Berry Compote & April 2016...
Welcome to my review of the April 2016 Degustabox. If you’re not familiar with the Degustabox then in brief it’s a subscription service whereby each month you’re sent a box full of goodies to try; most...
View ArticleDouble Chocolate Almond Raisin Muffins & A Giveaway
I’ve had a pretty busy couple of weeks recently, there has been some very grown-up stuff happening (words like mortgage! Solicitors! Conveyancing!), and some not-so-grown-up stuff (epic pirate cake...
View ArticlePistachio Stracciatella Ice Cream & May 2016 Degustabox Review
We have had some truly hot, summery weather recently, perfect for ice cream. Not that I think there is ever a bad time for ice cream, but you can’t deny that it is much more satisfying when eaten in...
View ArticleChocolate Stout Cake With Stout Ganache (Guinness Chocolate Cake)
So much for Summer; for the last week we’ve had nothing but grey skies and rain. It has been properly gloomy, but SO uncomfortably humid; especially at night, when we all, including Ringo the dog, have...
View ArticleEasy, No-Churn M&M’s Cookie Dough Ice Cream With Chocolate Fudge Swirl
It is my 30th birthday tomorrow and I’m not particularly happy about it. I just don’t feel grown-up enough to be 30 years old; I still feel like I’m just bumbling through life without a clue what I’m...
View ArticleBlack Forest Meringue Nests (Chocolate Cherry Meringues)
The other day I attempted to squeeze the bowl for my ice cream maker into the freezer, which resulted in me having to re-arrange the entire freezer and remove several items in order to fit it in (there...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate Allspice Ice Cream
Something amazing has happened this past week – Britain has actually had some Summer! As in actual hot, sunny days and clear blue skies rather than torrential rain and gloom… This has meant that I’ve...
View ArticleChocolate & Vanilla Gold Sprinkles Cake
It’s been a while since I last made a layer cake, I didn’t even make one for my birthday (I had ice cream instead), the reason for this is that they are so big and there is mostly just the two of us to...
View ArticleBalsamic Roasted Cherry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream & July 2016 Degustabox Review
It feels like an age since I last posted, and I was planning on putting this post up last week but life (and my seven month old niece who I was babysitting for the week – how does anyone get anything...
View ArticleChocolate Porter (Or Stout) Ice Cream & A Giveaway
It was only a few years ago, while managing a country pub, that I started to like beer; before then I had found the taste too bitter. But maybe something to do with the fact that I was serving many...
View ArticleTangzhong Chocolate Swirl Buns & VonShef Stand Mixer Review
One of the biggest powerhouses in any baker’s arsenal is the stand mixer, it renders a great many tasks considerably easier and enables you to do other things whilst at the same time mixing cake...
View ArticleMeringue Bone Palace Halloween Cake
So now it’s October (how already?!) I think it’s acceptable to start posting Halloween things. I love coming up with Halloweeny bakes, it’s a chance to let my gothic creativity run wild and I have so...
View ArticleMini Bleeding Heart Halloween Cakes
I haven’t had as much fun in the kitchen in a long time as I had making these mini bleeding heart Halloween cakes; yes I am still trying to clean the food colouring off my hands and worktops but it was...
View ArticleChocolate Glazed Black Cat Doughnuts
I made these super cute chocolate glazed black cat doughnuts to take to a Halloween party on Saturday, but really their appeal is not just limited to Halloween; omit the black food colouring and you...
View ArticleChocolate Ginger Pumpkin Bread Wreath & September & October Degustabox Review
Are we over pumpkin yet or do I still have time to share a couple more recipes? Given than tinned pumpkin will keep for years and butternut squash is available year round there’s really no reason why...
View ArticleMocha Marshmallows
You may think that marshmallows are tricky to make at home, but actually they are really easy. It does involve scalding hot sugar syrup though, so they aren’t a project to make with kids; but they...
View ArticleChocolate Dipped Lebkuchen
These chocolate dipped Lebkuchen are really easy to make, keep well and embody all the flavours of Christmas. Lebkuchen are a traditional German festive biscuit, similar to gingerbread but are softer...
View ArticleSuperfood Chocolate Bark & A Healthy Supplies Giveaway!
Apart from my mincemeat bundt cake and a few biscuits and things left over from Christmas I have been doing fairly well so far this year at eating healthily (and yes I know it hasn’t been very long...
View ArticleChocolate Peanut Butter Banana Breakfast Smoothie
I do love a long, leisurely breakfast spent scrolling through Instagram or Facebook, but the sad reality is that there often isn’t time to dawdle in the mornings; that is where this chocolate peanut...
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