As usual, rather than falling foul of the commercialism of Christmas, I chose to make edible gifts for friends and family. I like to send a fudge, some chocolate bark, cake pops, some candy, a traditional European seasonal biscuit, and some iced cookies. I try to use seasonal flavours too. This is about the fourth…
It was my mum’s birthday recently and she has a lactose intolerance. She loves her cake, and prior to her allergies, a lover of chocolate. I wanted to make her a cake, and it had to be chocolate. An American friend of mine passed me a recipe that used oil as the fat, and had…
The second item I took to the charity bake sale at work yesterday was some Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip cookies. Starting with my favourite chocolate chip recipe, they were made more special by the addition of a rolo pushed into the centre of the cookie dough balls. As they bake, the rolo spreads into a…
Last year, I organised a bake sale at work to raise money for Comic Relief. It was fairly successful. Everyone that attended seemed to have a good time, and lots of cake, cookies and cupcakes were eaten, as well as a reasonable sum of money raised. The University I work for are running a campaign…
As I have done in previous years, I went to visit family and of course took dessert. As it was Easter, a chocolate themed cake seemed appropriate, but I wanted to add peanut butter into the mix. One, because I love peanut butter, but also because I think of the many various flavour combinations out…
There really is nothing quite like a soft gooey brownie to give you the chocolate hit you need. It is the epitome of comfort, and if you can grab one while it is still a little warm … it’s heaven itself. There are pecans in this recipe, but they can easily be swapped out for…
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