Piggy Mud Bath

I was meeting my chocoholic pal Lisa at the weekend and in order to please her 3 year old too I thought I would add a little humour on top! ( Felicity Cloake Chocolate cake recipe/ the guardian. My go to recipe still)

Baked Chocolate Cheesecake

Well I had a tin of condensed milk in the fridge and wanted to use it up. I found this recipe for baked chocolate cheesecake on the carnation website. Ok so its very very rich, nearly like a slice of truffle on a biscuit base...whats not to like! Even for me a tiny slice is more than enough. The recipe used 300g of melted choc as opposed to other recipes I have seen with 100g. I found the mix a tiny bit sticky but still very indulgent and will all be consumed by me, hubby and family but I think over a longer period of time! I have seen another recipe with half the chocolate and using a mix of ricotta and cream cheese and sour cream which I like the sound of. Will keep you posted.

The Classics are the Best. Coffee & Walnut and Bakewell Oh My!

You just can't beat the classics! Thanks to Nigella for the coffee and walnut cake and to Hugh Fearnsley W for the bakewell squares. Am due a haircut later and with my baking I tip for a snip!

Homemade (Tunnocks) Tea cakes

Oh my, I never thought they would actually work for me! I found a fabulous blogger called the cake hunter and this is her recipe. Nostalgia here we come!.

Date & Walnut Bread, Olive Bread

Sticky Stem Ginger Cake with Lemon Drizzle

The bbc good food website never seems to let me down. After a long hunt for stem ginger which I ended up getting in Fallon and Byrne the making of this cake was easy and well well worth it. It will keep for 2 weeks in an airtight container and gets better with age. Who doesnt love ginger cake and the tangy lemon drizzle and kick from the stem ginger really works.

Cherry, Almond and Chocolate Chip Oaties

I looked everywhere for sour dried cherries but no luck. I settled with standard dried cherries and everyone seemed to like them. The recipe is from the Leon baking book and they went down a storm with my hubby and parents....but I think I can do better. Will add dark chocolate instead of milk next time as that will go really well with the cherries.............and I'm still going to hunt for sour dried cherries!