February 13, 2014
I was going to call this “Lonely Hearts Hot Chocolate” but that’s selling it a bit short when this is my go-to pick-me-up for any number of occasions. Here are some of the (many) reasons I’ve perfected the recipe over the years:
Valentine’s Day/Birthday/Wedding Anniversary (pretty much every celebration) by myself. Perfect accompanied by my favourite feel-good movie (“Dirty Dancing” wins that), romantic mini-series (“Pride and Prejudice” The BBC one with Colin Firth of course!) or big-budget ac...
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January 23, 2014
The idea of Neapolitan (three flavours in one cake) is perfect for those of us who just can’t possibly make a choice between dessert offerings, as you get them all in one delicious dish – without the resulting sideways looks for over loading your plate or going back for seconds (or thirds!).
I am a firm believer that ice cream cake should be an adult dessert too so made this one with grown-ups in mind. Rather than the now traditional chocolate, strawberry and vanilla layers I went with boozy m...
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January 9, 2014
Happy New Year one and all! Even though the weather isn’t showing our lovely country off to it’s best this summer, it’s still too hot to attempt actual proper oven-on baking most days. So when I asked my lovely Facebook fans what recipe they wanted up first this year, it think the words “No Bake” must have sold a lot of them on this recipe!
No bake slices are great in summer. The recipe I posted this time last year, Refrigerated Apricot and Lemon Slice, is a popular recipe again at the moment ...
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January 1, 2014
It’s the beginning of both a new month and a New Year so I thought I should share with you a few sweet treats… but don’t blame me if they tempt you to break your New Year’s resolutions!
First up, from Sweet New Zealand founder, Alessandra Zecchini is a super cute step-by-step guide to homemade Fondant Christmas Tree decorations. File this idea away for next Christmas and let the kids loose!
Completely on-trend are these amazingly-drool worthy Cronuts from Frances at Bake Club. Give them a go t...
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December 12, 2013
Thank you so much to everyone who read, baked and commented on my 12 Days of Edible Christmas Gifts posts! The response was better then I hoped for and I’m chuffed that so many of you have already had success with my recipes.
Without further ado…
The winner of the basket full of edible Christmas goodies and a copy of my book is…..
Claire! For her comment on the Tenth Day – Fig and Walnut Log.
And the winners of a copy of my book are…
Jenny for her com...
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