I made Rocky Road around 4 years ago and it was a complete disaster. Well, that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but it just wasn’t as nice as one knows Rocky Road to be. What went wrong? Chocolate! The fact that I...
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The holidays are coming, everyone is getting excited and there’s all this Christmas stress piling up. Cards to write, gifts to buy and of course – so many things to bake! I’m honestly counting every single...
So my last post was prepping for the Bread & Butter pudding which was short listed for dessert on request. The Toffee Sauce that goes with it has been resting and aging well in the fridge. It’s gotten thicker and the...
I’m meant to make Bread & Butter Pudding next week and I want to get ready by making the Toffee Sauce that goes with it, so I’m not doing everything at one go. My husband is calling his team over for dinner...
Has anyone been following Master Chef USA? My husband and I watch it religously and while I completely disagree with the Season 5 winner, as with other past seasons as well, I’m loving the addition of SO many pressure test...
Butter Cake or Pound Cake, what’s the difference one may ask. Honestly, at some point I didn’t think there really was any difference. I’m meant to make a Ribbon Cake for a colleague’s birthday, a first for...
I decided to throw the 2 in together and resolve this problem once and for all. Not only did this clear out my fridge, but I had a dinner party to attend at the bosses house and this made perfect little chocolate gifts to take...
I recently lost my phone. GASP! I was running for the bus with my girls and husband and somewhere down the road I dropped it. The timing couldn’t have been worse, it was a Sunday, I had colleagues to meet, a flight to...
A few weeks ago I had posted my recipe for Carrot Cake. I’d made it for one of my bosses, who is a health freak, and loved it. But then our VP’s birthday was a few weeks after that so his brief to me was make a cake...
So my last post was about testing Salted Caramel in preparation for the Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake I’m attempting to make. This one is about the frosting that goes with it. This frosting was my nightmare, I started off...