We had friends round for dinner on a Monday but I didn’t have any time to make a complicated dessert with work that day, so I reached for my trusted Chocolate Mousse recipe. This is super easy and creamy. The recipe is slightly different to most chocolate mousse recipes because it uses egg yolks instead of egg … More Chocolate Mousse
I was recently asked in French ‘quelle est la différence entre un moelleux au chocolat et un fondant au chocolat?’. Translated this asks ‘what is the difference between a Molten Chocolate Cake and a Chocolate Fondant?’. The reason I write the french version for you is that in English ‘un moelleux au chocolat’ and a … More Chocolate Fondant
A few weeks ago I was asked to bake some cup cakes for a wedding I was going to…. the theme, just for the cupcakes, was sci-fi – it was a nice little wink to a small obsession that the bride has. I love how weddings are an expression of who you are, not just … More Star Wars Chocolate Cup Cakes
Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of taking part in the Brussels Buttles Great Bake Challenge, courtesy of the great organisation of whyaminotskinny. It was a wonderful afternoon, with 8 ladies putting forward their chocolate delights, and even more people turning up to do the ‘judging’. It was a hard afternoon, tasting 8 chocolate cakes, … More Buttle’s Great Bake Challenge: Chocolate Mud Cake
I don’t think we can ever be too old to have a birthday cake, but for a recent friends birthday, I opted for a more ‘Grown Up’ birthday cake, that still gave the ‘wow’ factor, but could also be eaten as a dessert at a dinner party. I opted to make a two-tiered chocolate cake … More 2-tiered Chocolate Cake with Red Berries
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching! For those in a relationship, this day is very commercialised, and for those who are not in the relationship…. well, many of us will just get on with our day as if it is just another day. But I do like the idea behind it. Our lives, can get so … More Raspberry and White Chocolate Cheesecake
In October, when the trees start to turn, and the pavements are coloured with the reds, yellows and golds of the year’s leaves, it is a definite sign that Winter is soon approaching, and thoughts of hats and scarves, brisk walks, open fires, and mulled wine start to come to mind. These thoughts at that … More Christmas Cake
I have been feeling guilty about not posting a blog for a wee while– I can’t believe how quickly these past two months have gone – but then quite a lot has happened! With the celebration of my 31st Birthday and the beginning of a new school year – it has been a time of … More Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cupcakes
While I was recuperating I have to admit that I did end up watching quite a bit of TV. One of the shows I got into was an American TV series called Ace of Cakes. It is basically a reality tv show about a cake shop and all the cakes they make. They make some … More Camera Chocolate Cake
Although I only made it to the top 7 of MasterChef UK, there were a number of completed, (and half completed!!) recipes that I had up my sleeve, which I never got the chance to cook. These included the below list. Why don’t you vote which recipes you would like to have? And tell me … More MasterChef: Chocolate and Raspberry Cake
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