A while ago I posted a recipe for yeasted doughnuts, and discussed the different between yeast and non-yeast doughnuts. Well, I have played around with non-yeasted doughnuts too, and the results are pretty great. I think I prefer the yeasted doughnuts, but these still taste pretty amazing too. A bit like cookies and cream. Because…
Category: Desserts
Recipes suitable for any sweet tooth.
Beetroot Chocolate Cake
I remember when I first heard about using beetroot in a chocolate cake, way back in about 2007, from a TV show called “Cook Yourself Thin”. I never watched the TV show, but they released a cookbook around the same time, which I bought and have used on occasion. Despite the title, it’s actually full…
Sour Cream Cinnamon Cake
There’s a bit of a trend with cinnamon going on at the moment, but I love cinnamon, so I’m not complaining. Before I start this post, full transparency: this cake was made at the beginning of April at 4am before the Hong Kong Rugby 7s weekend, so it’s not a new recipe that I can…
Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts
It’s hard for me to describe what I like about doughnuts. I mean, we all know I have a sweet tooth, but I’m quite fussy when it comes to doughnuts. I used to love Krispy Kreme cake-style doughnuts, but over the years they’ve become too sweet for me. I much prefer a simple glazed or…
Easter Egg Chocolate Pie
You deserve so much more than I’ve been able to give over the past six weeks, and I really appreciate the fact that nobody has messaged me angrily demanding more recipes and blog posts. Most of you know that the hiatus has been to focus on my PGCE work, since weekdays were spent teaching and…
Toblerone Cheesecake Bars
The past few weeks have been hectic, with various social events, teaching practice, work, and general self-care all taking over my timetable. On the rare occasion when I do have some downtime, I’ve been switching my brain off and watching shows on Netflix that don’t require much thinking (e.g. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt). It means that…
Salted Caramel Brownies
There are days when I am at home and I really want to bake, but I don’t want to make anything too time-consuming. There are also days when I want to spend hours in the kitchen experimenting and putting a lot of effort into producing something spectacular. This recipe came about because I had some…
Baked Peaches with Honey and Rosemary
I’m so sorry for the week-long break between posts, but as previously mentioned, things are only going to get busier from here on out. Truth be told, I’ve not been busy with University work too much as of late, but I have been enjoying some downtime, and making things that are not new (and therefore…
Triple Chocolate Mousse
The thinking behind doing a triple chocolate mousse came from one of my mum’s magazine clippings. While I didn’t follow the recipe in the folder, I was inspired by it, and so, therefore, Mr. Gary Rhodes has to get some credit. I decided to use the recipe below because I had left over egg yolks…
Pavlova
I’d never made a pavlova before this. Meringues, sure. But never a full-blown, giant disc of marshmallow-y meringue. The risks are just so high. Turn the oven just 10 degrees too hot and your meringue will crack and collapse. Whisk the eggs white at too high a speed, and large air bubble can form which…
Chocolate Kiss Cookies
You know how I said I was trying to use up the rest of the Christmas chocolate? Well, this is how I decided to do it. Although, I must confess only some of the kisses used were from Christmas (thanks to another teacher not liking them and being given them). So I did have to…
Chocolate Chip Buttermilk Pound Cake
I finally feel like I’m on holiday. I realise this sounds strange, given that I’ve been off work for nearly a week, but seeing as that includes a weekend, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, I’ve only really had one day (Christmas Eve) when other people were working. Today was the first day back to work…
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