Fast Chocolate Cupcakes
Approx cost: €1.50. Approx calories (per cake) ~200. Approx preparation and cooking time: 45 minutes. These cupcakes are super cheap and fast to make. I often make a more luxurious version but when you...
View ArticleMillionaire’s Flapjacks
Approx cost: €4.50. Approx calories (per 100g): ~550. Approx preparation and baking time: 5 hours. I tried "Gü Millionaire's Flapjacks" a while ago and remember being bowled over by how good they were...
View ArticleSpeckled Chocolate Sponge Cake
Serves: 12. Approx cost: €3. Approx calories (per slice): 280. Approx preparation and cooking time: 40 mins. Who doesn't like cake? This cake has a great "speckled" appearance inside due to the chopped...
View ArticleRocky Road
Serves: Makes around 30. Approx cost: €5.50. Approx calories (per piece): ~120. Approx preparation and cooking time: 30 mins. Who doesn't love little chocolatey chunks with crisp biscuit and soft,...
View ArticleSimple Chocolate Mousse
Serves: 2. Approx cost: €2. Approx calories (per serving): 300. Approx preparation and cooking time: 15 mins + ~45 minutes to cool. I've been neglecting the "Desserts" section of my site I have to say,...
View ArticleMorning Star Mud Cake
Serves: n/a Approx cost: €5 Approx calories (per serving, if divided into 8 slices): ~500 Approx preparation and cooking time: 80 mins I was recently told by someone that this blog just needs 3 things...
View ArticlePrickly Pear Mini Cheesecakes with Ganache Topping
Serves: 2 Approx cost: €2 Approx calories (per Mini Cheesecake): ~340 Approx preparation time: 30 mins [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #9b9b9b;”]G reetings...
View ArticleMini Black Forest Cakes, an Anniversary, and a Giveaway!
Serves: 4 Approx cost: €4.80 (~€1.20 per cake) Approx calories (per cake): ~580 Approx preparation time: 50 mins [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #0B0B61;”]Birthday wishes are in order (of...
View ArticleMillionaire’s Shortbread
Serves: n/a Approx cost: ~€7 Approx calories (per square, if cut into 40 pieces): ~240 Approx cooking, preparation, and cooling time: 6 hours [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #0B0B61;”]Here’s a...
View ArticleThe “More Please” Chocolate Cake
Serves: ~12 Approx cost: €9 Approx calories (per serving, if divided into 12): ~500 Approx preparation and cooking time: 2 hours [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color: #0B0B61;”]Greetings everyone – I...
View ArticleYule Log (Bûche de Noël)
Serves: ~16 Approx cost: ~€5 Approx calories (per serving): ~290 Approx preparation and cooking time: ~40 minutes + time to wait for ganache to cool [dropcap style=”font-size: 60px; color:...
View ArticleAumônières de Poires Flambées, Sauce Caramel au Beurre Salé et Ganache
Because everything sounds better in French, right? Today I have the honour of writing a guest post for Nami over at Just One Cookbook while she’s on vacation with her family, but don’t worry – I didn’t...
View ArticleChocolate and Chestnut Cupcakes
Serves: Makes 12 large cupcakes Cost: ~€3.60 Preparation time: ~20 minutes preparation, 25 minutes cooking time Calories: ~360 calories per cupcake I’d planned to post something else today, but to my...
View ArticleTriple Chocolate Truffle Torte
Serves: Makes ~12 slices Cost: ~€7-10 Preparation time: ~20 minutes + 2 hours, and ~12 hours to set Calories: ~570 per slice if cut into 12 slices Greetings folks. I hope this monday finds you all...
View ArticleCoconut Rum-flavoured Plain and White Nama Chocolate
Serves: n/a Cost: ~€4.80+ Preparation and cooking time: ~20 minutes + 24 hours Calories: ~60 per piece The wonderful Nami, from JustOneCookbook published a delightful recipe last year for Valentine’s...
View ArticleOde to a Cupcake
Serves: Makes about 50 mini cupcakes Cost: ~€8 Preparation and cooking time: ~50 minutes Calories: ~110 per cupcake I heard recently that, apparently, cupcakes are “out”. Macarons are the new big thing...
View ArticleKokoskakor
Oh boy, what a time! You'd think that quitting my job would suddenly give me an extra nine hours in the day. Well, you'd be wrong! In between the preparations for moving and decorating the apartment...
View ArticleMuddus Cake
So what do you do when you've promised someone a Black Forest cake but can't seem to find sour cherries anywhere? I knew I would eventually encounter things which weren't widely available up here in...
View ArticleChocolate Biskvi
I was really hoping to post something "Swedish" today, but in reading up about biskvi, I discovered that apparently they were first made in France, at the end of the 19th century. That said, I've never...
View ArticleThe Best Birthday Cake
Warning: This post has a high calorie and fat content. People trying to achieve a bit of pre-Christmas weight-loss should probably not venture any further. Or perhaps they should, because this cake is...
View ArticleBack with Beetroot Brownies
Sissi from WithAGlass.com once joked that I should probably have a beetroot blog since I have a lot of beet recipes (ok, we're not talking hundreds here, but it's definitely something I have used a...
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