Blueberry Mousse Cheesecake
Since returning from my travels, I’ve been getting back into the swing of baking slowly – a few cookies to take into the office here, using up an old box of cake mix there – but nothing too...
View ArticleMango sticky rice
It’s been a while, but I am back! Six and a half months of travelling are now sadly over, and it’s back to reality in the UK. I’m not quite ready to forget my exotic adventures though, and so I have a...
View ArticleSalted caramel aubergine chocolate torte (GF)
Sorry for the slightly long title, but I really needed to include all the key elements of this cake so you know what we’re talking about. First up, I lied – it’s not a cake. It it deliciously dense...
View ArticleCaramelised rum and coconut pina asadas, and a big dose of guilt
As what I would consider a truly amateur food blogger, it’s always a lovely surprise when I’m contacted by anyone asking me if I would like to review their product/book/restaurant, and as long as it...
View ArticleHazelnut and salted caramel bûche de Noël
When I signed up for the Plymouth Chamber Christmas Bake Off, all I really wanted was to do well enough to get to the final week, as the theme was cake and I much prefer baking cakes to biscuits,...
View ArticleChristmas profiteroles
I know I’ve been slow updating on my progress in the Bake Off competition I mentioned previously, and anyone who follows me on Twitter will already know the outcome, but here’s my week 3 pastry round...
View ArticleCherry cheesecake
If there’s one fruit I’ve really gone crazy for this year, it’s cherries. They’ve never really been my favourite, and I one point I wouldn’t touch them, but this year I just can’t get enough. It may...
View ArticlePeanut butter cheesecake
Peanut butter cheesecake has been on my to-bake list since I first started this blog. Up until maybe two years ago, I never liked peanut butter, and I couldn’t understand why anyone else did either. I...
View ArticleMississippi Mud Pie
Mississippi mud pie has been on my to-bake list for absolutely ages, although I really don’t know why considering it falls within the Pony’s number one most requested category of baking – ‘a big...
View ArticleSerbian pie and an adventure
I don’t often blog about cakes that I haven’t made myself, but over the next four weeks things will be a little different here… The picture above is of a Serbian pie, which I would probably describe...
View ArticlePuro coffee and tiramisu
A couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by Puro Coffee to see if I would like to review some of their Fairtrade coffee products and try them out in my baking. Being somewhat of a coffee fiend I jumped...
View ArticleChocolate, hazelnut and marzipan torte
My ‘to-blog’ list is just ridiculous at the minute, I have such a backlog to get through! I don’t want to complain too much, because I’m glad to have lots of successful bakes to share as well as a...
View ArticleChocolate sticky toffee pudding
Whenever I’m planning a trip abroad, the first thing, without fail, that I think about is the food. One of the best things about going to another country is experiencing its unique cuisine, and the...
View ArticleBlood orange cheesecake
This is going to be a pretty quick post, mainly because the picture above is the only one I took of these cheesecake that’sI’m even half happy with – apologies! I still wanted to blog it though,...
View ArticleChocolate pudding pie
This is most definitely a dessert of indulgence. It’s pure chocolate bliss – crunchy chocolate biscuit base, dark and rich chocolate filling, puffed up and cracked at the edges, sunken and silky...
View ArticleCranberry swirl cheesecake bars
As the pony and I were going to be spending Christmas day at our house with just the two of us this year, celebrations with my family took place a couple days earlier, and I volunteered to cook. They...
View ArticleApfelstrudel and baking with Truvia
I have the lovely Dom at Belleau Kitchen to thank for this strudel – it was a huge hit with the pony and I probably wouldn’t have thought about making it if it hadn’t been for Random Recipes – so...
View ArticleApple and blackberry crumble pie
I am fully in Autumn/Winter baking mode now, and as far as I’m concerned nothing signifies the end of summer and start of autumn more than blackberries. This pie is adapted from a Hugh...
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