Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars – Homemade Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

by Krissy Hunter // February 2, 2014 // Comments off

I have just come home from a pretty wonderful weekend! I saw the amazingly talented Hypnotic Brass Ensemble in London with a friend on Friday night. It was a high energy fusion of hip hop and really tight jazz. They... Continue reading →

Raspberry White Chocolate Streusel Cake

by Krissy Hunter // January 27, 2014 // Comments off

It’s almost the end of January and I’m only now publishing my first post of 2014. Eep! Where does the time go? Well, I hope this cake makes up for it! This post almost ended in tears. My beloved cake... Continue reading →

Guest Post: Great Grandma’s Short Bread Four Ways

by Krissy Hunter // December 19, 2013 // Comments off

Below is a Baking Medic first – a guest post! My amazing mum has written out my family’s recipe for shortbread, a classic Christmas cookie. I have really fond memories of my Grandma making it, and I just hope there... Continue reading →

Giant Chocolate Chip Cookie

by Krissy Hunter // December 16, 2013 // Comments off

Two years ago I made my flatmate’s birthday cake. It was the Cake of Death with cream cheese icing and had a (eggless) cookie dough filling. This weekend she had a birthday celebration and she again requested a birthday cake... Continue reading →

Brownie Bottomed Millionaire Cheesecake

by Krissy Hunter // December 9, 2013 // Comments off

I had some friends over for dinner yesterday. It was such a lovely evening although I felt like such a glutton at the end of it! For starters, we had this cheesy Mexican refried bean dip. Then I made pulled... Continue reading →

Secret Ingredient Chocolate Chip Cookies

by Krissy Hunter // November 24, 2013 // Comments off

Chocolate chip cookies are such a classic treat! There are thousands of variations on the basic recipe of a vanilla cookie dough with chocolate chips. Some people like their cookies flatter, others more cakey. Some like them with nuts, others... Continue reading →

Minny’s Chocolate Pie from The Help

by Krissy Hunter // November 18, 2013 // Comments off

A few weekends ago I finally saw the film “The Help”. The movie came out in 2011 and is based off the book with the same title that came out in 2009. I had heard so many great things about... Continue reading →

KitKat Maltesers Chocolate Cake

by Krissy Hunter // October 20, 2013 // Comments off

This is the most intensely chocolate cake I have ever made. Cake of Death. Chocolate buttercream. 12 KitKat bars. Over 200g of Maltesers. This cake is chocolate suicide on a plate. I stumbled across a photo of this cake whilst... Continue reading →

No-bake Malteser Cake

by Krissy Hunter // September 8, 2013 // Comments off

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 →

Fruit and Nut Cookie Bars

by Krissy Hunter // August 25, 2013 // Comments off

Baking these was a lesson in many respects. Lesson #1. I always have to taste the cookie dough or cake batter first – for “quality control” of course. However, I do not advise eating the cookie dough at the bottom... Continue reading →

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