I’ve spoken about scones here before when I made raspberry scones. In fact I went all out and gave a bit of a history lesson last time.
But these ones are made with buttermilk. And I made them in two varieties: (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’
Buttermilk scones two ways: chocolate or sultana with cinnamon
Posted in Breads and scones, tagged buttermilk, buttermilk scones, chocolate, chocolate scones, food, recipes, scones, sultana, sultana scones on 13 August 2012| 12 Comments »
Mint chocolate cookies
Posted in Cookies, tagged chocolat mint, chocolate, chocolate mint cookies, cookies, food, mint, recipes on 5 August 2012| 18 Comments »
I baked these cookies last week for my cast – lots of chocolate (for energy) and mints (for obvious reasons when you’re about to talk loudly in close quarters with someone) are always consumed back stage.
They’re not usually consumed together, but these seemed appropriate all the same. (more…)
What I cook when I have no time to cook
Posted in Low fat, Muffins, tagged anzac biscuits, biscuits, chocolate, food, humor, low fat, muffins, recipes on 29 June 2012| 13 Comments »
Whoops. Did I have a blog I was supposed to update? My bad.
I’m in a play again (see below for some sneak preview shots). Which means I am as time poor as they get. It’s not that I stop baking when I’m time poor, a woman needs to eat, I just reach for the classics instead of trying new recipes.
So I thought I’d share some of my staple go-to’s that I posted when I’m pretty sure my readership consisted of me, and my family members I made sign up.
Heavy as a rich chocolate cake, RIDICULOUSLY low in calories. High GI (OK, I don’t actually know what that means, but with the oaty-carroty goodness I’m sure it is). I literally have one next to me as I type this. (more…)
Chocolate mudcake with swiss meringue buttercream frosting – happy bloggiversary
Posted in Cakes, Desserts, tagged buttercream frosting, cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, chocolate mudcake, food, frosting, humor, layer cakes, mudcake, recipe, Swiss meringue buttercream frosting on 29 May 2012| 26 Comments »
It takes a village to make a chocolate layer mudcake with swiss meringue buttercream frosting.
It takes a village to even say something that long.
I hadn’t made a layer cake or swisse meringue buttercream frosting before, so this took a bit of research.
Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
Posted in Cookies, tagged chocolate, food, humor, humour, peanut butter and chocolte chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, recipes on 23 November 2011| 26 Comments »
If you like peanut butter you’re going to love these chocolate chip cookies. They’re full of that peanut butter and chocolate taste that YOU love.
Or so I hear. For I do NOT like peanut butter. Yuk.
Why would you ruin a perfectly good cookie by putting peanut butter in it? Well, in this case you do it because it happens to be your boyfriend’s favourite cookie and you know you’ll probably get out of doing the washing up for a few nights if you make them. (more…)
Clever muffin 