There are few things that say "December!" quite like the smell of gingerbread cookies, amiright?! There is just something about the rolling, cutting, baking and decorating that is sure to get me in a festive mood. But equally, there are few things more disappointing than making cookies that crumble and break when you try to decorate them. If you've ever made and decorated gluten free cookies before, only to be disappointed when the cookies fell apart, you may be disinclined to believe me when I tell you that these gluten free gingerbread cookies will not do that. Really! 🙌 In fact, the cookies are so sturdy that last year I ... continue reading...
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White Chocolate and Raspberry Fudge Slice
Life is hard. This white chocolate and raspberry fudge slice is easy. And it makes life better. And now that I’ve jumped right in with that inspirational pearl of wisdom, I should just get straight into talking about this slice before I make a real fool of myself. As far as recipes on this blog go, this is definitely one of the easiest. It’s a melt-and-mix job, and the melting happens in the microwave so you don’t even have to risk burning yourself on the stove. Or setting fire to your hair. Like I frequently attempt to do with our gas stove, always lighting one of the front burners instead of the back one I was intending to light. ... continue reading...
DIY Stand Mixer Attachment Organiser
This post contains affiliate links. We're still in organisation mode around here after having a whole brand-spanking new kitchen put in, and I've been trying to find new and wonderful ways to store my cake stuff. One of my biggest peeves when baking has been scrabbling around trying to find the right attachment for my mixer. We actually have two mixers in the kitchen, my Kitchen Aid, and my Mum's Breville scraper mixer, which each came with a paddle, a dough hook and a whisk. The KA also came with a splash-guard, and I purchased a scraper paddle for it too. Until now we'd had them all stored in a bread bin, which had sat on my ... continue reading...
Choc Caramel Cheat’scakes ~ Simple Chocolate Caramel Cheesecakes
Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to make some Lemon Cheat’scakes - the easiest lemon cheesecakes the world had ever seen. So she went to her kitchen and prepared to make them. But alas, she had no lemons. Nor, as it turns out, did she have any plain biscuits… or white chocolate... An so it seemed she was not destined to have Lemon Cheat’scakes. But wait! There in her pantry she had chocolate biscuits! And caramel sauce! And dark chocolate! And thus, Chocolate Caramel Cheat’scakes were born. Believe it or not, that person with the sadly lacking pantry I’m referring to isn’t me, it’s my friend Loralee. She is the queen of ... continue reading...
Lightly Salted Caramel Sauce
Remember a couple of months back when I told you I had found "The One"? If you missed it, I'm not talking about a person (if my "One" guy is out there, he's so well hidden he must be wearing camouflage) but rather I found the one lemon curd recipe for me. Which led me to realise there's another soulmate recipe that I haven't shared with you yet. The One Caramel Sauce. And I already had plans for a dessert recipe using it so I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and make them both so I could share them with you. So here it is! Lightly Salted Caramel Sauce. "Why is it a 'lightly salted' caramel sauce recipe?" I hear you ask. (Or ... continue reading...