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Funfetti white chocolate blondies

I cannot tell a lie – I did not make the vision of loveliness you see before you. That was Miss9, who created these funfetti white chocolate blondies by herself from woah to go.

That child is a way better cook than me, and unlike me, her repertoire includes non-sweet items. I am happy making cakes, I am unhappy making dinner #groundHogDay

Miss9 is passionate about white chocolate and when she saw this recipe in a recent issue of Super Food Ideas’ magazine she raided the pantry and whipped these up in no time. Continue reading →

Tags: bake, baked, baking, blondies, easy, funfetti, kid-friendly, recipe, sprinkles, sugar, treat, white chocolate

Comments 36 Comments
Categories blondies, brownies

Whisky salted caramel pecan pie squares

23 Apr

The saying ‘better than sex’ is thrown around a lot in relation to certain foods. This pie – served as squares – with the addition of whiskey caramel sauce, may not be better than sex but it sure is up there with some of the best PG-rated times you’ll ever have. Continue reading →

Tags: alcohol, bake, baked, baking, caramel, dessert, from scratch, gooey, home baked, home-made, homemade, pecans, pie, recipe, salted caramel, sugar, whiskey, whisky

Comments 30 Comments
Categories alcohol, Slices, squares, Tarts and Pies

Donna Hay marble cake

13 Apr

This Donna Hay cake is simple and impressive and can be jazzed up with the addition of a quick icing. It isn’t overly chocolaty which could be a good or a bad thing, depending on how you feel about chocolate or how early in the day it is – while choc addicts would argue that it is never too early in the day for a chocolate hit I would actually disagree (ducks for cover). This cake neatly straddles the issue though – there is just enough chocolate for any time of day. Continue reading →

Tags: afternoon tea, bake, baking, bundt, cake, cooking, Donna Hay, easy, from scratch, recipe

Comments 19 Comments
Categories Cakes

Chocolate chunk cookies

22 Mar

As far as I am concerned a cookie, or bickie to put in the local vernacular, must be chunky and full of chunks of flavour. None of these delicate little wafers for me – I want a biscuit with bite. Something substantial where I can see the bits and pieces before I taste them. Ladies and gentlemen, friends of miss9 who read my blog and Pin my recipes (hi Macy, Ella and Alana) allow me to present a cookie made even better thanks to the addition of brown butter. Continue reading →

Tags: baked, baking, biscuits, brown butter, chocolate, cookies, easy, recipe, sugar

Comments 32 Comments
Categories Biscuits and Cookies

Orange liqueur cake with white chocolate ganache

15 Mar

I wish I could be paid to spend all day trawling Pinterest for delicious things to bake. I mean, I’m good at it. I enjoy it. I can and do spend hours falling down baking-related rabbit holes. But I just don’t think anyone is going to whip out the chequebook any time soon.

Sigh. Continue reading →

Tags: bake, baking, butter, cake, chocolate, from scratch, orange liqueur, recipe, white chocolate

Comments 46 Comments
Categories Cakes, Dessert, easy

Easy three ingredient Nutella cookies

5 Mar

You will not find a simpler from scratch recipe that delivers such bang for your buck in terms of taste.

I found this recipe on sheknows.com and was apprehensive – could it really be any good with just three ingredients and using just one bowl? Continue reading →

Tags: baking, biscuits, easy, from scratch, Nutella, one bowl, recipe, sugar

Comments 68 Comments
Categories child-friendly, easy, Fast & simple, from scratch, one bowl

Donna Hay salted caramel brownies

23 Feb

So simple. So quick. So very moreish and delicious. This bake ticks all the boxes and then some. I know the hip kids moved on from salted caramel a while ago (overkill and all that) but in my world whenever I present salted caramel anything the reaction is always the same – people falling over themselves to ensure they don’t miss out. Continue reading →

Tags: bake, baking, brownies, caramel, chocolate, Donna Hay, recipe, salted caramel

Comments 55 Comments
Categories brownies

Toffee apple cake

19 Feb

Apples, eh? Something that looks shiny and crisp at the markets can turn out to be a fraud when bitten into. Soft. Floury. Bruised. That was our experience after being swindled at a farmer’s market recently. Before I continue let me say that I adore farmer’s markets and the farmers that produce our food. I have no idea how fraudulent apple man managed to get a stand at these popular markets but he did. Money was exchanged. Apples were bought. Disappointment on one side of this transaction ensued.

So there we were – a fruit bowl full of dud apples that Misses 7 and 9 kept boomeranging back from school each day.

If you are a follower of this blog or know me in the real world you would know that my instant reaction was to turn these fraudulent apples into a cake. Continue reading →

Tags: afternoon tea, apple, baking, cake, caramel, eggs, from scratch, recipe, sugar

Comments 33 Comments
Categories Cakes

Paul Hollywood’s chocolate chip shortbread petticoat tails

13 Feb

Have you seen the Great British Bake Off? I love it! An Australian version was short-lived but to be honest the British version really appealed to me. I love learning about the history of cakes and tarts – as a history and all-things-British nerd I find the back-story of the bakes fascinating. Continue reading →

Tags: afternoon tea, bake, baking, butter, chocolate, easy, Great British Bake Off, Paul Hollywod, recipe, shortbread, sugar

Comments 41 Comments
Categories Biscuits and Cookies

Nigella Lawson love heart cut-out cookies for Valentine’s Day

10 Feb

In Australia Valentine’s Day is just a minor blip on the calendar, not the huger than huge occasion it is in the US. Nonetheless it gives me a perfect excuse to dust off my heart-shaped cutters and to create something sweet. Continue reading →

Tags: baking, biscuits, cookies, easy, from scratch, Nigella Lawson, recipe, sugar, Valentine's Day