It’s my two year blog anniversary today! Yay! I can’t really believe it. So much has happened in the past year, in my private life, my personal life, and in my blog life. It’s crazy! I didn’t even realise how much has actually changed until I started thinking about today’s little blog milestone and where I was at a year ago when I wrote this post celebrating Butter’s first birthday. Since writing that post, I … Continue reading →
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Chocolate Espresso Nut Tart
So this tart is just ridiculous. I haven’t made something twice in a row in a really long time. Blogging just doesn’t allow for it – I am constantly wanting to try new things, so that I can test out different recipes, and so I always have something fresh to share with you. But this one was just THAT good, that I had to bake it twice. The photos you see … Continue reading →
Double Chocolate Chip, Espresso, Coconut Hot Cross Buns
So I have a confession to make. I wasn’t going to share a hot cross bun recipe with you this year. I made you some Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns (my faves!) last Easter. This year, I was going to make you something a little different (and I’m working on it, so if all goes to plan, you’ll be getting those tomorrow). Anyway, so I wasn’t going to share another … Continue reading →
Marshmallow Stuffed Chocolate Truffle Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
I have quite a long list of things I have baked and am yet to share with you (I’m sorry! The recipes are coming. Promise). So I have been trying not to bake these last couple of months as I work my way slowly through the list. But then occasions pop up. Dinners. Get togethers with friends. Birthdays, mostly. Now as a dessert blogger, and as a pastry chef, there … Continue reading →
Chocolate Truffle Swirl Cookies
So let’s talk chocolate chip cookies. Did you think that they could ever get any better than the classics? I certainly didn’t. Until I baked these. They have homemade chocolate truffle chunks in them instead of chocolate chips. Yes. Homemade chocolate truffle chunks. I can’t even. I made a version of my Nutella ganache. Froze it. Chopped it up. And swirled it through my cookie dough. Yep. I ate half … Continue reading →
Chocolate Espresso Mousse
So I’m freaking out a little. It’s coming to that time in my life when I am at a massive crossroads. A huge intersection. A junction. And. I. Am. Freaking. Out. In November, I will finish studying. I will officially be finished my Bachelor of Arts degree. And I will officially be finished my Patisserie course. I will no longer be a student. I will no longer be able to … Continue reading →
Mocha Icebox Cake
I can still remember the first time I tried an icebox cake, or what in Australia is more commonly called a chocolate ripple cake. Chocolate Ripple is the brand name of a deep, dark, rich, rippled chocolate biscuit, and the back of the packet has forever had a recipe for icebox cake on it. I’m not sure anyone actually buys the biscuits unless they are making some version of the … Continue reading →