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Chocolate
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Caramel Slice
I was looking for a recipe for caramel slice and came across one on the internet that claimed it was the best ever caramel slice. Well, it’s a big claim, but I think it’s pretty...
Nutella and Berry Dessert Pizza
Only recently I tried my first dessert pizza. It was so tasty I couldn’t wait to have it again and try it at home. Rather than making just one dessert pizza I figured it would be...
Cream Cheese and Dulce de Leche Eclairs – MasterChef 2016
I saw a lot of dishes I would love to eat on MasterChef Australia last year. So far I have only managed to make this one, due to busy times at home. In previous years I have made...
Malteser Cake
After seeing a cake covered in maltesers, how could you NOT make it? And what better excuse than a birthday. It looked lovely and tasted lovely – only very very rich. I couldn’t...
Choc Top Extraordinaire
There have been many lovely dessert recipes on MasterChef this year (like most years). Some of the top chefs in Australia share some of their beautiful recipes, some which can be...
Eve
One of my biggest cooking challenges since giving birth, was this cake, but I had desperately wanted to make it for Valentines day (as I knew Nick would probably prefer a...
Passion Fruit Caramel Chocolates – Daring Bakers Challenge July 2013
In a “celebration” of past Daring Baker and Daring Cook challenges, Lisa challenged all of us to search through the Daring Kitchen archives and pick any one we’d like! The REAL...
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Salted Peanut Caramel
Everyone has had the experience when they see a photo of food they just have to make. I started sending emails titled: “I want this” when I saw this cake . I only had to find time...
Sans Rival – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2011
Catherine of Munchie Musings was our November Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make a traditional Filipino dessert – the delicious Sans Rival cake! And for those of us...
Chocolate Truffles and Peanut Butter Fudge – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2011
The August 2011 Daring Bakers’ Challenge was hosted by Lisa of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drive and Mandy of What the Fruitcake?! . These two sugar mavens challenged us to...
Marquise on Meringue – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2011
The May 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Emma of CookCraftGrow and Jenny of Purple House Dirt . They chose to challenge everyone to make a Chocolate Marquise. The...
Yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2011
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast . Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue...
Chocolate Panna cotta with Florentine Cookies – Daring Bakers Challenge February 2011
The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen . She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe...
Chocolate Chip Stollen – Daring Bakers Challenge December 2010
The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family...
Baked Alaska and Ice Cream Petit Fours – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2010
The August 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking . For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa...
Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge July 2010
The July 2010 Daring Bakers ’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used...
V8 Cake
Yes, that’s right. I decided to make Adriano Zumbo’s V8 cake. Not a car cake as might be thought by the name, but a gorgeous cake composed of eight different layers of vanilla.
Chocolate Pavlova with Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2010
The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious . Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse.
Mum’s Trifle
For my Mum’s birthday a couple of months ago, I designed a trifle just for her. Although I don’t normally make trifles, I’ll make anything that my Mum wants for her birthday. So a...
Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Bun (Bread) and Butter Pudding
Here’s an idea for those who have ended up with too many choc chip or traditional hot cross buns after Easter. In case you didn’t freeze them, or aren’t going to warm them under...
Orange Tian – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2010
The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings . She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from...
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I remember trying a chocolate Guinness cake in my later years of University when a friend brought one in (we had cake days every Friday). I was a little...
Tiramisu – Daring Bakers Challenge February 2010
The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking . They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month.
White Chocolate Cones with Nougat and Vienna Almond Semifreddo
I am very excited to have come to the end of my first year of food blogging. What better way to celebrate, than by posting the recipe of the dessert in my header (at least the one...
Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars – Daring Bakers Challenge January 2010
The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen . Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources...
Lamingtons
Happy Australia Day! I thought I would celebrate by posting one of Australia’s favourite cakes – the Lamington. It is said to have originated in Queensland around the 1900’s...
Chocolate Swirl Croquembouche
I started craving croquembouche again after the second last celebrity MasterChef. I was craving it so bad, that I didn’t think I could wait until Christmas (which is when I had...
Chocolate Delice
I was contemplating making the chocolate swirl croquembouche on the second last episode of Celebrity MasterChef, although that will have to wait until the Christmas holiday. I...
Toblerone Cocktail
I enjoy cocktails that don’t taste like too much alcohol. Most people would say I would therefore like almost all cocktails, although that isn’t the case. I like a few – and this...
Cannoli – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2009
The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives . She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is...
Macarons – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2009
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S . She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge...
White Chocolate and Hazelnut Mud Cake with Hazelnut Macaron and White Chocolate Rings
For my lovely Nick… I wanted to create something quite special for my wedding anniversary. I didn’t get to eat much of the wedding cake on the day, or the day after, and I’m not...
Chicken and Chorizo Paella (Risotto) and Churros – Cooking Class 10
I have wanted to try churros for so long. I have only once tried them at a Spanish restaurant and was absolutely disappointed. The churros were very soggy and the dipping sauce...
Chocolate Mousse
While watching Nigella Lawson’s Express cooking show quite a while ago, I saw she made a lovely quick mousse , which doesn’t contain eggs and instead uses marshmallows to hold the...
Aria Chocolate Tart
Again with the MasterChef recipes…. I was jumping off the lounge screaming when I saw Matt Moran’s beautiful chocolate tart and tasting plate. It looked magnificent! It combined...
Dobos Torte – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2009
The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella . They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe...
Triple Chocolate Praline Tart
On the cover of Gourmet Traveller a few months ago was one of the most tempting chocolate tarts I have ever seen. Gorgeous rich shiny chocolate on top of a chocolate, hazelnut...
Baci Gelato
When I received my ice cream maker a few years ago, one of the first things I wanted to make was a ferrero rocher gelato or ice cream. I tried to find a recipe, but ended up with...
Mallows and Milan Cookies – Daring Bakers July 2009
The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth . She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food...
Flourless Chocolate and Almond Cake
There aren’t a whole heap of cakes that I’ve made that don’t contain flour… maybe some friands and macarons. I’ve tried a lovely chocolate flourless cake at a bakery near my work...
White Chocolate and Honeycomb Mud Cake
I know I said that I would be trying a white chocolate and hazelnut mud cake after making my first white chocolate mud cake , although I saw this recipe and thought it sounded so...
Choc-A-Block Trifle
Now this is my sort of trifle! When I first saw this recipe in the delicious Magazine I knew I would one day make it. How could you resist making a trifle that contains chocolate...
Easy Chocolate Brownies
This is a recipe I use a lot and as Sarah has requested on my About page, I’ve gotten around to posting it 🙂 This is one recipe where I have no idea where it originated. I...
White Chocolate Mud Cake
Ever since trying the first white chocolate hazelnut mud cake muffin as a potential for our wedding cake I have thought and thought about trying to get a great recipe. First off...
Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns
I love the smell of hot cross buns and raisin toast… although the only problem with these is my dislike for raisins and sultanas and other dried fruits. Luckily there are...
Chocolate Chip Friands with Cinnamon and Almonds
Can you believe after that mammoth feast for my Mum’s birthday, consisting of Butter chicken pie with vegetables and rice, home-made trifle for dessert and a poppy seed cake for...
Molten Baby Cakes – Soft centered Chocolate Puddings
I visited the Arthouse Hotel near Town Hall station quite a while ago and had to try their soft-centered chocolate puddings. One mouthful and I wasn’t very keen to let Nick have a...