Have I mentioned before how I LOVE caramel? I really DO love caramel. I think a jar of caramel sauce should always be lying in the fridge for those times when you just want a dollop for no reason whatsoever, or to give a plain...
It always amazes me how very few people know what Banoffee Pie is. The smart ones put two and two together and figure out it has to be a Banana and Toffee Pie; others deny its existence! I was very kindly introduced to a Banoffee...
Our colleagues at work were re-locating so I kept an Italian theme for dinner. The perfect Italian dessert has to be Tiramisu. Tiramisu is my all time favourite dessert. I have to say though, when I was at Mount Holyoke and...
Anything with Lemon has such a nice tangy, tarty fresh flavour to it. It’s also a wonderful pallet cleanser I think. When I was back from College on one of those random nights with sweet cravings, I ended up putting this...
A classic English dessert and yet again one of those desserts when mentioned in North America gets puzzled expressions on people’s faces. Thanks to Master Chef & Gordon Ramsay whose favourite dessert is Trifle, North...
Caramel has to be the toughest thing to make. How long do you cook the sugar for? Do you add water or make it dry? What is the dry and wet method? And really, what IS the perfect colour? I strongly believe the best way to...
Pound cake is probably the simplest and quickest cake to put together and toss in the oven. Did you know pound cake gets its name because the recipe has a pound of everything! How very simple! I’ve only faced one problem...
I like vanilla cupcakes because they are simple to make, take the least amount of time and there is just so much you can do with them. I made these cupcakes for a friend who was dropping by to give us our Christmas Present...
Vanilla Frosting can be wonderfully light and sickly sweet. So it’s a bit tricky to make sure you just get that right amount of sweetness without overwhelming the base. I like to keep my frostings light, but with just...
Everybody is in the chirpiest of spirits; it is holiday season after all. Just to add to the festivities I baked Christmas cupcakes – very exciting! These have a plain Vanilla base cupcake and frosting. The key thing is...
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