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Mars Bar Rice Krispie Squares
Delicious doesn’t have to mean complicated. This past weekend was very busy and the weekend before I made two treats with multiple steps, so I was craving simplicity for this blog post. This is a no-bake recipe that I remember... Continue reading →
13 Favourite Recipes of 2013
It’s New Year’s Eve! Traditionally one looks back on the past year and looks forward to the year ahead. My 2013 certainly has been full of change and new experiences! I am in my penultimate year of medical school and... Continue reading →
No-bake Malteser Cake
I love Maltesers, especially when they come with lots of chocolate and crushed digestive biscuits. I made this over the top no-bake recipe last weekend to accompany the Pumpkin Spice Cake I made. They are addictive but extremely rich –... Continue reading →
Mocha Cake with Coffee Buttercream
This mocha cake makes a perfect weekend afternoon treat, however in this instance, I made it to reward our volunteer “patients”. As I’ve got exams coming up, I need to practise my clinical examinations on people who don’t know the... Continue reading →
Assembling a Two or Three Layer Cake and Crumb Coating
Icing your cake is one of the final but most crucial steps to creating a beautiful and tasty cake. Even if you have managed to prepare your cake tins like a pro, stack your cakes like a boss, your magnificent... Continue reading →
‘I Want To Marry You’ Cookies
I first came across this recipe whilst perusing another great baking blog, Bakergirl. Like most, I was intrigued by their name – would these cookies actually induce offers of marriage? With the hundreds of other chocolate chip cookie recipes out... Continue reading →
How to prepare a cake tin (so your baking adventures don’t end in tears!)
So if you’ve ever made a cake, you’ve probably been there. You look at your creation, fresh out of the oven, filling your kitchen with the tempting aromas of freshly baked cake. It is perfection. You are a baking god.... Continue reading →
Happy New Year! Flourless Chocolate Cake
Wow. 2011 gone already. I once heard that time seems to more quickly as you age. Each year that passes by is a smaller fraction of your life. When you’re four years old, a year is a quarter of your... Continue reading →