If ever there was the perfect flavour to go with chocolate it’s orange.
I found a chocolate orange lurking at the back of my treat cupboard and I also had a hankering for chocolate brownies, put them together and what do you get? Super yummyness! Continue reading “Chocolate Orange Brownies”
The sheer delight of a cookie pie! A layer of cookie, yummy filling another layer of cookie and melted marshmallows to top it all! Could anything else be more indulgent? Continue reading “Cookie Pie”
Blackcurrant jelly has a lovely sharp flavour. Rather than a jam I made this into a jelly. I find the blackcurrant skins can be a little tough sometimes so I prefer to sieve them out. I am lucky enough to have a jelly strainer, if you do not have one that is not a problem just pass the cooked fruit through a colander to take out the large pieces and then pour the liquid through a sieve to remove the smaller pieces of fruit to achieve a smooth jam. Continue reading “Blackcurrant Jelly”
Raspberries are have such a short season you really need to make the most of them. I know you can get most of our summer berries out of season now, but they are so much nicer in season and I do tend to go a little crazy trying to make the most of all our seasonal fruits. Continue reading “Almond and Raspberry Cake”
I ran out of biscuits for the base for my cheese cake so I made my oaty base. You can of course use crushed biscuits as normal but this base does add a different dimension to the cheesecake. This base does need cooking but the cheesecake does not. Continue reading “Blueberry Cheesecake”
I love the soft gooeyness of blondies, with the added dimension of the jam and the jammie dodgers these blondies really do take some beating.
This is such a perfect treat at this time of year!
A shortcake is very similar to an English scone but made with egg and cream instead of milk to form the dough.
This recipe makes about 7 x 7.5cm shortcakes Continue reading “Strawberry Shortcake”
If ever you had a hankering for a chewy cookies these are the ones for you! Continue reading “Ultra Chewy Chocolate Cookies”
With elderflowers in season at the moment and I have been making Elderflower and Lemon Cordial I have been experimenting with different recipes to use my cordial in. I have used my own Cordial in this recipe, however you can use whatever is available to you. I do find shop brought Cordial sweeter then mine.
This recipe will make 6 x 65mm scones or 4 x 75mm scones or a large round cut into 8 wedges. Continue reading “Elderflower Drizzle Scones”
Mint and chocolate is a beautiful paring.
I saw a stack of Aero chocolate bars in my local shop. As these were the only chocolate bars the shop had I thought I’d better give a few a good home!
I added the minty bubbly chocolate to my brownies and we weren’t disappointed! Continue reading “Mint Chocolate Brownies”
