This cake is a lightly flavoured buttermilk chocolate cake, with a light chocolate cream cheese filling and dark chocolate ganache coating. Years ago, I recall seeing a black velvet cake in the Food and Home Magazine, which I religiously purchased monthly. The cake itself looked delicious, but the styling and shot of everything being in black was so striking! The recipe was created by the fabulous and insanely talented Katelyn…
This is a simple lemon cheesecake with a whipped cream topping. So many of you have requested a baked cheesecake, that I really wanted to make one and share. This is my go to lemon cheesecake which always garners lots of praise and deep sighs as you take a bit into it. Cheesecakes are actually not that difficult to make, save for the fact that it can sometimes crack in…
This is a basic vanilla cupcake with a sweet American buttercream icing. I ramble on below as I explain my cupcake journey, but feel free to ignore me and skip straight to the recipe at the bottom 🙂 More of you have been asking for quick and easy recipes, so I wanted to pull back on the 6 layer rainbow cakes to share a more basic recipe 🙂 A vanilla…
This is my take on the usual chocolate chip cookie. They are crisp on the outside but so chewy and soft on the inside, with morsels of white chocolate and crunchy toasted pecans. There is something special about that perfect cookie, which is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside. I have never been much of a cookie baker, but find that there are some advantages…
This new Instagram and TikTok craze gets a nice breakfast twist to ease the guilt of indulging in pancakes for breakfast. I was never much of a breakfast person (now especially, seeing that I intermittently fast). When I did eat however, my choice of breakfast was Milo cereal. I love the taste of Milo and how it turns the milk all chocolaty toward the end – slurping the last bit…
This red velvet cake is denser than my usual recipe, because I needed it to be stacked to create this taller version. Despite having a bit more dense crumb, it is still very moist. I really enjoy making birthday cakes, but without being able to go home for my niece’s and nephew’s birthday, I have not had many opportunities to bake these cakes. There is something special about being able…
These lemon squares are quick and simple to make with just a few ingredients and have a lovely rustic feel to them. Anticipating that the lockdown was going to persist for a few weeks, we stocked up on lots of lemon (not in the panic buying, hoarding way – but enough to have more than a dozen). You know, for baking cakes, cheesecakes and throwing into you G&T 😉 I…
This is my banana bread recipe reinvented – it has a much lighter and more moist flavour, with a dark water ganache to offset the sweetness. The onslaught of banana bread recipes continue, and I had overripe bananas. But was determined to not bake another banana bread! I actually do not have many banana recipes, so wanted to use my banana bread recipe as a base and adapt it to…
This flower really is easier than it looks – all it takes is a bit of patience and a gentle hand when moving it around, as it is quite fragile. Chocolate can be quite a temperamental medium to work with, as it relies on being tempered to set firm and have a crisp snap. Sometimes I want to do something relatively quick and simple. This chocolate flower is an easy…