Tag: chocolate

April 16, 2013

Vanilla bean Viennese biscuits with popping candy

I love Viennese biscuits – they’re so light and buttery. And, though they look quite fancy, they’re actually incredibly easy to make! I’ve been fiddling about with a recipe for a while and I think I’m finally happy with it. I sprinkle a bit of popping candy over the chocolate before it sets for a bit of fun. Makes 25...

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March 22, 2013

Chocolate Cupcakes

These are pretty easy and very tasty. It’s a recipe I adapted from one of the Hummingbird Bakery books – their recipe is brilliant but I find it can be a tiny bit dry. I’ve tried a few variations and I think this version is a little bit more moist and light. I piped the frosting on these but you...

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February 5, 2013

Banana, Chocolate, and Courgette Loaf

I love using veggies in cakes – and courgettes (AKA zucchini) are just BRILLIANT. When finely grated, they add lots of moisture without adding any weird flavours. People are sometimes a bit freaked out when I mention that a cake has courgette in it, but they generally agree it’s a worthwhile addition! It doesn’t have much butter in it, so...

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January 14, 2013

Triple layer chocolatey chocolate cake

  It was my birthday last week and I decided to make a triple layer chocolate cake! I’ve been fiddling about with this Hummingbird Bakery recipe for a while and I think I’ve finally cracked it! It’s very rich and moist and will make enough cake for 20+ people, so it’s not one to make unless you’ve got a lot...

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December 10, 2012

Heavenly Raspberry Brownies

I had an amazing raspberry brownie while I was in New Zealand (from an AMAZING coffee shop called Joe’s Garage – if you go to NZ, find your nearest one and get their pikelets (pancakes) for breakfast!). When I got back, I just had to have a go at making my own! You can use fresh raspberries (which are better)...

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September 26, 2012

Chocolate and Baileys Bread and Butter Pudding

This is a recipe I stole and bastardised from a Delia favourite. I’ve fiddled with all the quantities and I do the bread sizing a bit differently, plus I’ve swapped out the rum for Baileys. :) 10 slices of white bread, with the crusts cut off (I actually bought that bread with no crusts designed for overly fussy children) 150g...

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August 21, 2012

Best ever brownies

This is one of my favourite ever brownie recipes. It is ever so easy and SO scrumptious – the only challenge is not to eat the whole lot! The real trick with fudgy brownies is the sugar/eggs to flour ratio – you definitely don’t want too much flour. And the most important thing of all is DO NOT overcook them!...

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August 9, 2012

Mini Banana Chocolate Loaves

I recently bought some mini loaf tins and they are ridiculously cute. I decided to make some mini banana cakes with them, but you can use them for mini lemon drizzles, mini tea loaves, mini anything! The slight bitterness of the chocolate (if you use the good stuff) goes brilliantly with the sweetness of the banana cake, and I highly recommend serving...

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May 2, 2012

Salted caramel millionaire’s shortbread

Millionaire’s shortbread is one of my very favourite little treats. It’s easy to make and it’s wickedly rich, so it’s perfect served in small bite size squares. I am a big fan of salted caramel so I’ve been making salted caramel millionaire’s shortbread with sea salt for a while now. The sea salt cuts the richness of the shortbread and...

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February 14, 2012

Sweetheart Cookies

I made these gorgeous Valentine’s treats last night. They’re really light and sweet and they make a lovely gift for your lover, colleagues, neighbour etc etc. I like to dip them in chocolate but you can serve them with just a sprinkling of caster sugar if you like (best done when straight out of the oven). Package up with some...

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December 12, 2011

Chocolate Truffles

These truffles are easy peasy to make and make wonderful home made Christmas presents. Just buy a cute presentation box, tie with a ribbon and voila! :) 6 oz good quality plain chocolate 2 oz butter, chopped into small chunks 4 oz madeira cake crumbs 2 tablespoons double cream 1 egg yolk 2-3 tablespoons brandy or rum 150g white chocolate,...

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November 24, 2011

Crunchie Cheesecake

This is one of my favourite easy cheescake recipes. It takes about 20 mins to make, an hour or two to set and it’s ready to go! And because the crunchie chunks sit all snuggled up in the cream, the whole cheesecake gets infused with a super scrummy honeycomb taste. Deeeeelish. You will need: 15 digestive biscuits 100g butter 2...

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