This Brownie Cake Stack makes a fast cake that’s easy to decorate and eat! I was in a hurry a few weeks ago. I needed to make a cake and I only had a couple of hours. This is an easy and very effective way to make an impressive cake. Even though I am going…
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Raspberry, Yoghurt and Chocolate Popsicles
When I was a kid we had Sunnyboys. They are an Australian pyramid shaped ice block in a tetra pack. A small carton that was wax covered paper on the outside and aluminium on the inside. Each tetra pack when eaten was carefully checked on the inside for the magical word “Free”. This was cause…
Chocolate Tart made with cake crumbs
I am back and feeling superior. Yes I am using left overs to bake something again. Come on……. work with me . Surely you have some chocolate cake crumbs at your house? A couple of weeks ago I made a red Velvet tart with the left over crumbs from a cake . This week I’m…
Melted Snowman Brownies
These are the cutest little brownies you could have at Christmas, don’t you think?. Melted Snowman Brownies are the perfect Christmas fun! These Melted Snowmen Brownies are cute aren’t they? We never really had any Christmas traditions in our house growing up. Mum and Dad both worked and Christmas usually involved a fruit salad and…
Brownies using leftovers
Bake these chocolatey dense brownies using what ever you have in the fridge. Simple stir together Brownies using leftovers As a sole parent I am of course no stranger to scrimping and saving. I am able to produce a meal from very little and I worship a left over. This week I had a lot…
Ginger Pudding with molten chocolate and caramel
This is a dessert you’ll want to get to the colder months to make. Ginger Pudding with molten chocolate and caramel has all the flavours that make you crave a pudding! Winter Desserts There are two things I love about winter….and since I don’t ski that only leaves warm puddings and fruit crumbles (crisps). There’s…
Chocolate Frangipane Tart, Banana and Salted Caramel
This has an amazing flavour. Chocolate Frangipane tart with banana and caramel will have you in love Chocolate Frangipane Tart with Banana and Salted Caramel I made this tart when I was going to lunch at a friends house. I asked what kind of dessert they would like and they said chocolate so, this was my…
Gluten Free Chocolate Orange Ballerina Cake
“The Dancer” has turned 21. My Niece has been a dancer all of her young life. Although she is extremely bright she just didn’t enjoy high school. Thankfully, she was able to study music and dance at school and even though her other subjects suffered she excelled in music. We were all very proud when she won a place at Brent street,…
Chocolate Shortbread, Easter treats
It’s a really busy time for us this March. Skater has now finished school but is going to The Australian Institute of Music or AIM a musical university. He is studying Audio but this also involves him being part of the musical community of the college by joining an ensemble. He has keyboard classes, composition…
Chocolate Ricotta Tart & Sumatra
Chocolate Ricotta Tart My sister and I were on the waterfront in a small town named Parapat, in Sumatra Indonesia, the sixth largest Island in the world . Even with a population of 50 million people, buses were barely adequate and the bone-crunching all stops ride from Pematangsiantar, a sliding 2 hours away, had left us…
Rosemary Brownies, Salted Caramel & growing up
You will be surprised how wonderful rosemary is in these chocolate brownies When I was a young Brownie, there was a girl called Rosemary who we all thought was very old indeed, she must have been pushing 15. She came to our meetings each Saturday to help Brown Owl and Tawny Owl, our leaders (…
Churros & Chocolate Sauce easy to make at home!
These Easy Churros & Chocolate sauce are a favourite of so many people for good reason. Eaten warm and dipped in sauce they are like hot pencil shaped doughnuts, and they are amazing. You can make them at home very easily Yes Churros are pretty much long skinny doughnuts. the best thing is the batter…
Chocolate Date slice
Not everybody likes fruit. ….. No really they don’t . There are people that wouldn’t dream of crunching into an apple or putting time aside to peel an orange …. that’s a lot of commitment right there. Skater will only eat grapes and watermelon at a pinch. Both quite unchallenging fruits, unless of course there…
Salted Caramel Chocolate cheesecake snack
Salted Caramel Chocolate cheesecake snack are perfect for parties. Make them in little disposable containers or tiny teacups and hand them out at the end of the party. Its like a tiny cheesecake with caramel on the bottom a chocolate cheesecake filling and some crunchy crumbs on top. I made savoury and sweet ones for…
Easy Chocolate Tart. No Baking
My dog had a version of the Easy Chocolate tart. No Baking last week. No animal cruelty here, not intentionally anyway. I have a new job where I work at an Italian food wholesaler. I get to try the goodies and bring them home for writing recipes……..and all was good until…..I left a kilo of…
Pistachio White Chocolate Cookies
These ultra delicious Pistachio White Chocolate cookies are really the best remedy to any disappointing situation. Skip straight to the bottom for the recipe. Have you ever been excited to go to a show or concert that you think will bring back memories and wonderful feelings? Sometimes that just isn’t what you get. Yes?. Me too….