Happy Saturday my friends! The weekend is here at last. As I sit and type this I am actually watching the sun gloriously peek his head over the horizon to say hello. It is promising to be another fine weekend.
Category Archives: Chocolate
RECIPE || Best ever Chocolate & Peanut butter cake
Good morning dear ones, how’s life in your neck of the woods? We had our first rain in three months this week, which was like nectar from heaven. Apart from the obvious benefits to a thirsty garden, I just love rainy days in the holidays as they give you an excuse to stay indoors and bake, read, stitch, eat, watch a movie or just sit and take things easy for a bit. It’s like you have universal permission to blob on the lounge and just breathe, without the guilt. I like that. Sometimes life needs to slow down a little.
Rustic lace baby shower
As most of you are aware, designing and styling baby showers is one of my all time favourite creative pursuits. New life just grabs me every time. There is such diverse styling potential for each shower, and opportunity to reflect the personality of each precious mama to be.
Snickers cake monstrosity.
If cake could talk, then I guess this monstrous volcano of messy ganache and sticky caramel might just give away the level of stress I was experiencing while trying to bring this misguided explosion to life. It wasn’t really meant to look like this. I had a plan. My plan didn’t look like this. My plan was neater. The caramel sauce would drizzle evenly down the sides, like it does for all of those amazing bakers with fabulously successful blogs. The ganache was going to be smooth and sleek, not lumpy after the second failed attempt (!) My salted caramel Tim Tam pops were going to be deliciously dipped into the perfectly textured caramel sauce.
Woodland whimsy
What can I say? I just love everything about this cake. It is so simple.
The moose and bunting…….perfect.
Chunky chocolate peanut butter cake
This rustic cake appeals to the Bohemian in all of us. It’s rough, rugged appearance disguises a delicious, moist Chocolate pumpkin cake slapped together with crunchy peanut butter frosting.
I used my favourite
which transferred well into three 6 inch round cake tins. I made a little extra frosting so I could lavish it wildly all over the outside of the cake, before pouring dark chocolate ganache over the top.
Way too much fun for one cake!
Black forest Bourbon cupcake recipe
Black forest bourbon cupcakes….the name itself sounds enticing. These delicious wintery desserts are sure to put a fire in your belly and a zing on your taste buds! I adapted this recipe from bestfriendsforfrosting.com , using my own standard chocolate cupcake recipe and tweaking the frosting a bit. I love the idea of using alcohol in my cupcakes, as they enhance the flavour significantly. What makes these cupcakes extra special is the homemade cherry and bourbon jam filling tucked away in the middle. YUMO!
Bounty cupcakes
I think Chocolate and coconut might be my new favourite combination. I played around with this recipe, testing it on a few unsuspecting willing friends. The results were more than I could have hoped for. One friend loved them so much that he thought they were an 11/10 and the cupcake was outstanding in it’s own right even without the frosting. Be warned though, they are very rich and decadent. These are for the true die hard chocolate lovers who would NEVER consider leaving a scrap of ganache or cupcake crumb behind on the the plate!!!
Oreo cupcakes with marshmallow fluff.
I confess I was having a bit of a stressful day. With ten people living in your house, sometimes you get that! By about 4pm, my tolerance levels were diminishing rapidly and I knew there was only one thing I needed to do, and I needed to do it fast.
Bake.
Red
There was a Trash and Treasure market on at our local hall this morning. I confess that I love nothing more than rummaging through old unusual wares and collectables. I could spend hours lost in recycled history! Today I picked up quite a few bargains. My favourite would have to be this gorgeous old red chair that I got for a song!!
$12.