One of my favourite bakes has got to be brownies, not just any type of brownies! The thick fudgey kind with molten chocolate bits inside. These brownies are a breeze to make because its prepared in 1 bowl! That alone has got me doing hand stands around the kitchen with joy. I made these on […]
Twix cookies
Twix cookies, just like the chocolate bar. Shortbread, caramel and chocolate. What’s not to love. Ingredients Shortbread cookies 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 cups flour, sifted 1/4 tsp. sea salt Topping Caramel treat 60g milk chocolate, melted 1 tsp. vegetable oil Method Shortbread Cookies 1. […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Pancakes
I’ve just realised it’s been a while since I’ve shared a pancake recipe, perhaps a whole 3 weeks!!! It’s the first of March, marking the first day of Autumn. It’s still blistering hot and flowers blooming, but I couldn’t wait a second longer to share these gorgeous pumpkin chocolate chip pancakes with you. I’ve had […]
Vanilla Almond Sugar Cookies
I’ve included these delicious soft and chewy cookies as part of my Diwali parcels this year and I’ve gotten a lot of feed back that went sort of like this “These are the best DAMN cookies I’ve ever eaten” I always thought they were good, but getting told they are by others always makes my […]
Chocolate Crazy Shake
This chocolate shake recipe is life, it’s so easy to make and I’ve added a secret ingredient to mine that I think you’ll just love. Ingredients Here’s how you can make it 4 scoops of chocolate ice cream 250ml Chocolate Steri Stumpie 1/4 cup chocolate syrup Method 1. Pop everything into a blender and blitz […]
South African Classic – Chocolate Chai Melkkos
You have to try this traditional South African pudding, perfect especially when enjoyed on a cold winter’s night. This is my own take on this delicious South African staple. Here’s how you can make it Ingredients 3 cups full cream milk 3 tablespoons sugar – I used Natura Golden castor sugar 2 sticks cinnamon 1 […]
South African Classic – Peppermint crisp tart with a twist
I have always been a huge fan of peppermint crisp tart, weirdly enough I have never attempted making it. Until today of course. I decided to try my hand at something different, see I’m not a fan of the tennis biscuit base as im more of a chocolate lover so I swopped out the coconut […]
Homemade Romany Creams
1 cup of sugar 250g soft butter, I used stork bake 1 tablespoon baking powder 3 cups dedicated coconut 2 cups of sifted flour 1 level teaspoon salt 8 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder dissolved in 125ml hot water Cream butter and sugar, add the baking powder and cocoa mixture till combined, add coconut and […]
Bakery style cookies
Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside. For me that describes the perfect cookie. These are chocolate cookies with chunks of almonds and orange zest. So chocolate, orange and almond cookies? 🤔. I added 350g of chocolate to the dough making sure you get a nice chunk of ooey gooey chocolate with […]
Maple Honeycomb
Ever fancied making your own “crunchie” bars? Well now you can with this simple and mesmerizing method of making your very own honeycomb. This legit takes less than 15 minutes to prepare adding another 30 minutes to cool down completely. Smothered in chocolate or broken into shards would look stunning placed on any dessert. For […]
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