I love mini cupcakes. They are the perfect size for kids and when I eat them it seems like it's fine to eat 3 or so because they are so small. This is my go to recipe for mini chocolate cupcakes. It's easy and reliable and they always turn out great. I love melt and mix recipes because they can be made without any planning...no need to have the butter soft. I have also made ...
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Vegan Chocolate Mousse
Have you heard about aquafaba? It's the new craze sweeping the vegan cooking world. It can be used to replace the eggwhites in a lot of recipes. And you'll never guess what it is. The juice from a can of chickpeas!! What?! That's right...chickpea juice! In fact, you can use the liquid from any cooked legumes. You can read all about aquafaba here. My friend told me about this ...
Raspberry Amaretti Crush Brownies
These are my attempt at the most delicious brownies I've ever had! The original brownie was from Jamie's Italian. Usually when we go out for dinner, I like to try something different, but every time we went there I would get this brownie for dessert. It's been a long time since I had them, but I think this version comes pretty close. As if a brownie isn't good enough on it's ...
Last Minute Sweet Treat for Valentine’s Day
I must admit, we don't go to much trouble for Valentine's Day. It's so commercialised here in Australia that I'm a bit put off the whole idea of 'we are telling you to be romantic today so go and buy some flowers or chocolates!' BUT...I do love any excuse to have something sweet and this little treat can be whipped up in a minute! It is perfect with berries, but also yum ...
White Chocolate and Raspberry Cheesecake
I've had a craving for cheesecake lately, so I used the excuse of having some family over for dinner to make one. I like chilled cheesecakes because they're not as rich, so you can eat a second piece and because they don't have the stress of baking and potential cracks. I don't think I've ever actually made a baked cheesecake, all the rules have scared me off! This recipe is ...
Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies
Well this is my last recipe for 'A Very Cookie Christmas'. I've had lots of fun baking and testing all the different cookies and I hope you've enjoyed them too. If you've made up a batch, please leave a comment or post a message on the Facebook page and let me know. I'd love to know what you've made. I love these cookies! They're crunchy on the outside, but chewy and fudgy ...
Candy Cane Brownies
I love to put Candy Canes on the Christmas tree, but we seem to forget that they're there and I've always got some leftover after I take down the tree. Chocolate and mint go great together and this recipe is a delicious way to use up any leftover candy canes. The mixture is all made up in the saucepan, so you don't have too many dishes to clean up. Candy Cane ...
White Chocolate Christmas Cake
I first saw this recipe in the Sunbeam Christmas Recipe book and just reading the ingredients had my mouth watering. Hubby prefers light Christmas cake, so I thought this would be right up his alley. I've tweaked the ingredients a bit from the original, but it certainly does not disappoint. I also did some more testing with the Fresh Express and grated the chocolate up ...
