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Tag Archives: Chocolate
Deliciously Decadent. Chocolate Brownies With Cherries and Almonds.
These brownies are rich, soft and crumbly. Delicate. Deliciously decadent. Perfect as dessert. They truly need no other introduction. Chocolate Brownies With Cherries and Almonds. 125g unsalted butter, cubed 100g bittersweet chocolate, chopped 2 tablespoons honey 1 teaspoon pure vanilla … Continue reading
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Tagged Almond, Baking, Brownies, Cherry, Chocolate, Dessert, Food
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Lest We Forget. Remembering Our War Veterans. ANZAC Biscuits with a White Chocolate Ganache.
Today Australia and New Zealand celebrates ANZAC Day. A national day of remembrance. Honouring the bravery of all the men and women who have served their country through war. Recognising how their selfless sacrifices allow us to enjoy the lives … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Coconut, Food, Ganache, Golden Syrup, Oats
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Weekend Feasting. A Classic Italian Dessert.Tiramisu.
Tiramisu. An Italian dessert. Literal translation? Pick me up. This layered dessert of coffee and liqueur soaked savoiardi biscuits and mascarpone cream is certainly guaranteed to do just that. It’s a perennial favourite in our house. Often requested and so simple to prepare. No … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Cake, Chocolate, Coffee, Cream, Food, Marscapone, Sponge Fingers, Tiramisu
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One Way To Use Up Leftover Easter Chocolate. Brownies with Ginger, Turkish Delight and Easter Eggs
Easter may be over but at our house there seems to be a mountain of chocolate waiting to be devoured. Somehow between them my three children have managed to accumulate an impressive stash of eggs, bunnies and filled chocolate. A … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Brownies, Chocolate, Easter, Easter Eggs, Food, Ginger, Turkish Delight
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Filling The Biscuit Barrel. Oaty Chocolate Chip Biscuits.
I like to think of these as a fancy Anzac biscuit. With chocolate chips. Crisp and crunchy with a chocolate hit they are a perennial fixture in our biscuit barrel. A much healthier version of the much-loved chocolate chip cookie. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Biscuits, Chocolate, Coconut, Cookies, Golden Syrup, Oats
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Child’s Play. Easter Eggs Filled With Raspberry Marshmallow and Dusted with Sherbet.
Another day. Another take on store-bought Easter eggs. These gorgeous chocolate eggs caught my eye at the supermarket. So pretty. Perfect to be decapitated using my new-found serrated knife skills and filled with something special. A couple of Friday nights … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Confectionery, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chocolate, Easter, Easter Eggs, Food, Gelatine, Marshmallow, Raspberries, Sherbet
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Minimum Effort. Maximum Effect. Store Bought Chocolate Easter Eggs Filled With Home-made Rocky Road.
The supermarkets are awash with chocolate eggs. It’s hard to believe that Easter is only a few weeks away. Every year I make rocky road for Easter. Our favourite rubble. Turkish delight, marshmallow, pistachio and shredded coconut. Smothered in dark … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Chocolate, Coconut, Easter, Easter Eggs, Food, Marshmallow, Pistachio, Rocky Road, Turkish Delight
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Australia’s Answer To Tiramisu. A Trip Through Our Modern Culinary History. Chocolate Ripple Cake.
Italy has its Tiramisu. Savoiardi biscuits. Dipped in coffee liqueur. Smothered in mascarpone cream. Assembled and left to work its magic in the refrigerator. Australia’s answer to Tiramisu? Chocolate Ripple Cake. Same concept. Similar ingredients. My favourite version? A packet of Arnotts chocolate ripple … Continue reading
Posted in Chocolate, Sweet Treats, What I Love to Cook
Tagged Biscuits, Cake, Chocolate, Cream, Dessert, Food, Raspberry
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C’est Magnifique! Isabelle’s Flourless Chocolate Hazelnut Brownie.
Chocolate and hazelnuts. A true marriage made in heaven. This weekend my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. Co-incidentally one of my very loyal blog readers Isabelle very generously provided me with her favourite French chocolate brownie recipe. After … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Brownies, Chocolate, Dessert, Food, Gluten free, Hazelnut, Recipe
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Double Happiness. Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Topping.
The long summer holidays are officially over. Time to resume my back to school baking. Here’s a very special lunch box treat. Soft, moist, decidedly moreish cupcakes. Chocolate upon chocolate. Double happiness. Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone’s face. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baking, Cake, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Food, Recipe
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