Having enjoyed Boston Cream Doughnuts when I have been in Canada and the USA I wanted to make something with that taste. Not wanting to do doughnuts I thought firstly of Boston Cream Pie, but then decided on some nice simple cupcakes instead. I haven’t actually had much time over the past few weeks, for […]
Today I made some wonderful brownies, with a mint filling and topped with more chocolate. These are a very rich and moist brownie with the lovely hit of mint. The recipe does take a time to make, as you must wait between each step for the brownie to cool, the fillling and then the topping […]
I saw a recipe for something I had never considers, a chocolate avocado mousse. So that set me off checking on the internet for further recipes for such mousse. There were a number of recipes that I checked, and all were very similar. I came up with mine based on most of those. It is […]
Having recently discovered friands and made some with lemons and blueberries, which were very well received, I decided to try a variation on the recipe to include chocolate. Thus I came u p with Chocolate and Raspberry Friands. Heavy on almonds, these lovely cakes taste great, with the chocolate flavour and the hit of sharpness […]
I have tried to make macarons before, and they were reasonable good. Today I decided to try to make some more, this time Chocolate Macarons. There seem to be two ways to prepare macarons, one involves whipping egg whites to stiff peaks and then to work them into the dry ingredients, which are ground almonds […]
A nice rich chocolate cake is sometimes a treat that is well worth the effort. For mine I made two reasonably thin chocolate cakes and layered them with some cherry jam and a lovely, rich, chocolate cream. Then I finished it all off with a silky chocolate ganache. So this is definitely a cake for […]
For my last bake of 2015 I decided on a deliciously indulgent cookie. Chocolate Fudge, with rum soaked raisins and hazelnuts. I found a few recipes on the internet and decided to use one from Joy Of Baking, though I made a few changes to suit my taste. The basic idea of a chocolate […]
I was exploring the possibilities of making some dark chocolate muffins with ginger, since the two go so well together, when I came across a very nice recipe on Zeb Bakes website. Since I had two jars of stem ginger in the cupboard I thought I might as well try that recipe. Making muffins is […]
Today I am presenting some mini cheesecakes, made with a slightly chocolate flavoured base and with a chocolate decoration. I cannot profess to be a lover of cheesecake at all, but I thought I would make my own and see if I enjoyed them more than those I have eaten in restaurants. My first thought […]
These Chocolate Chip cookies have chopped walnuts and dried blueberries in as well. I saw a recipe on Joy Of Baking for refrigerator cookies and have slightly varied it, to add some blueberries so that they have that cookie consistency with a nice hit of chocolate the crunch of nuts and the chewy texture of […]