I’ve long been a connoisseur of the microwave mug cake, but sometimes you want to eat with your eyes too and dig in to a giant layer cake covered with lashings of frosting. We’ve been having cooker issues for more than two months now, and at first, I was troubled about getting my cake fix until I applied some logical thinking and realised I just … Continue reading Microwave Chocolate Layer Cake
Chocolate crispy cakes are a necessity for Easter and we try and make at least one batch every year. Even though they’re so simple to create, there are so many different recipes out there that it can be hard to choose. Golden syrup and cocoa, marshmallows, melted chocolate, which one do you like best? While we do love the variety made with real chocolate, when … Continue reading Dairy Free Chocolate Crispy Cakes
You can never go wrong with a chocolate dessert – a guaranteed people pleaser, they’re the ultimate way to end a meal. I’d never made a chocolate tart before today, but since we had friends round for dinner, it seemed like a good time to try. I didn’t have much in the way of ingredients to hand but amazingly this tart is made using just … Continue reading Indulgent Dairy Free Chocolate Tart
You can’t beat a chocolate chip cookie, crunchy on the outside, chewy in the middle and with the perfect ratio of cookie to chocolate chip, they’re surely dessert perfection. I didn’t think it would be possible to create that perfect fudgy texture without egg but thankfully I was wrong and I’m so pleased with how these tasty treats turned out. The recipe is super simple … Continue reading Deliciously Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
When I started making packed lunches I naively hoped to be the kind of mother who lovingly shapes their offspring’s sandwiches into dinosaurs and creates works of art from a few pieces of carrot and pepper, however the reality is quite different. When scrabbling around an empty fridge minutes before you need to run out of the door, food sculptures aren’t really top of the … Continue reading Decadent Dairy Free Banana Cake
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, but do you know Cupcake and Frosting and Cherry and Chocolate? These tasty little fellows are the latest reindeer to join Santa’s team and they’ll bring Christmas spirit to anyone who…eats them! This is such a fun cupcake and the perfect recipe for those just starting out with decorating as it’s a very forgiving design. Children … Continue reading Cute Dairy Free Reindeer Cupcakes
On a cold winter’s day, there’s nothing better than a delicious, cosy pudding to warm the cockles, and rice pudding ticks all the boxes in terms of comfort food. As desserts go, it’s always had a bit of a bad rap, but rice pudding doesn’t have to be a claggy, flavourless mess, carelessly slapped on a plate. Made right, it’s a delicious serving of creamy … Continue reading Weekend Indulgence
I have never been a particularly competitive person (unless it comes to Scrabble), but recently I have been somewhat fixated in proving myself to be no. 1 at something very specific; tiredness. Now this isn’t something you would normally desire to succeed in, but I am determined to be the champion. My opponent for the Tiredness Trophy is my partner although I’m not sure he … Continue reading Competitive Tiredness = Baking
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