Easy Peasey Choccy Fudgey

I'm a baaaaaack. Well, for how long I do not know, but I am aiming to get back into this and start posting some GLORIOUS eats with you again. 

So why not start with a bang and some fantabulous chocolate fudge?! I have to say I cannot take any credit for this recipe - it comes originally via Carnation (https://www.carnation.co.uk/Recipes/64/Easy-Chocolate-Fudge).....but I will say it's one of the easiest fudge recipes ever. And it's bloody delicious!

So every year at Christmas it's kind of a family tradition to do some Christmas baking to share with friends/family. Having very little time on my hands recently to get stuck into proper baking I decided I would try making a new fudge recipe. I had a weekly group coming up at work and I wanted to provide the folks with some treats, I also had our annual ball hockey Christmas Do and so I thought well why not go all out??!

3 Delicious Dishes

So it's been a long time since I've posted, no really good excuses to give for not posting and lots of great treats were had!

Justin and I have just recently returned from Canada, from getting married, which will have a post of its own soon because I have been dying to post the wedding cake recipe for months now!!

But for now, I have one main dish and two dessert treats to share with you!!

The first recipe is a simple and delicious recipe that we picked up for free from Waitrose. They have these great recipes cards that you can pick up in the shop and they are usually relatively simple and easy enough to make!

Oreo. Stuffed. Chocolate. Chip. Cookies. & Reeses Delciousness

GLO-RI-OUS

Honestly!

I have wanted a reason to make these for some time now. Last Sunday Justin, his teammates and also our friends, travelled down to Sheffield to take part in the National Ball Hockey finals, so I thought what better opportunity to make them then to share them with a large group of amazing people who will need that extra boost! Plus it allows me the joy of cooking without adding to my waistline and also enables me to make other people happy :)

But first....let's talk about the homemade Reese's Pieces wanna-be squares that I made!

Epic Post 2013

So I'm a baaaaad blogger......it's been a while....a sad long while! Especially since one of the last times I blogged I promised I would be back to it and well.... epic fail.... so I have a lot of time to make up for!

I will try to blog a bit more and I will try to get back into being more creative with my cooking and baking. I realise I let this go last year when I became busier with work, and although I did make some fab food, and cook some new recipes I failed to share the delightfulness with you lovely folk!

So to make up for it here is some of what happened between the last post and now...I'll post the recipes if I can find or remember them otherwise please enjoy the drool-worthy photos below! (also I wrote this blog mostly while watching Flight of the Navigator!!)

Halloween and Cake!!

Wowza I can't believe I haven't posted since mid-October!

Well there are a couple things that have happened but most excitingly it was Halloweeeen!!! My favorite holiday of the year! A reason to get foolishly and ghoulishly dressed without judgement!

If you remember I made the Pumpkin Cake. I had thought the batter was too thick so I tried it again, but this time with almost a can of water added in and it was much more fluffy. So if you want a fluffy cake, add the extra water, if you want a fudgey cake, don't! Simples!

Autumn Brownies

Summer is out the window and autumn is knocking at my door!


When I think of autumn I think of falling leaves, cooler weather, but mostly I think about autumnal food! Squash, pumpkin, apple pie, soups, currys! Food that sticks to the bones and keeps you warm and cosy!


I've had a few cans of Libby's Pumpkin Puree hidden in the cupboard for some time now. I don't know if it's just me, but I have a heck of a time finding it in the UK! The one shop I could find it in, is in a city I no longer live in, nooooooo. Peckhams (mainly based in Scotland) was the one and only place I could find cans of pumpkin puree, so suffice to say I use them sparingly. But since it's autumn and autumn calls for pumpkin it was time (also, I was set a challenge by a friend on facebook which finally spurred me on to open one of the cans).

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

A Marine Biologists Birthday Cake!

We have a friend who recently had her 30th birthday. A couple of the girls and I got together to make her a special cake for the big day! We plotted for some time and threw ideas back and forth about what we could possibly do. Neither of us had much experience at all making fancy cakes and so it was going to be a challenge, but fun nonetheless!!


Thanks to Robbie for putting his faith in us, after finding out he was going to splash out for a 'professional' cake the pressure was on! Thankfully we had a blast making a cake that the birthday girl, Karen, absolutely loved. 

Strawberry Chocolate Nachos

strawberries.

chocolate.

nachos.

need i say more.....?

Creamy Oreo Cheescake (no-bake)

First I must apologise for the lack of posts as of late. I have been prepping for a couple arts and crafts markets where I sell my own handcrafted jewellery. No new markets soon so I can now devote time to the blog again! If you're interested in jewellery check out my facebook page *delightfully different*, my Folksy shop will be updated soon! Thanks! x


I came across this delicious recipe whilst perusing Food Gawker and absolutely loved the idea! It's originally from the Bakers Royal blog.


I know I've joked about it before, but this time I just about tore my arm off trying to whip the cream for this recipe!! Lesson.never.learned.

Put on that Bikini and eat some cookies

Back to baking!


Inspired by my recent travels back to Canada and an upcoming visit by friends I decided to bake today. A little rusty at it all, and forgot to take some pictures of the first recipe until I was almost done, but got the finished product which matters most!


I've also used a new photo editing technique, let me know if you like it!


I was inspired by a baking treat that Justin's dad always makes. Bikini Bars. I have NO idea why they are called as such since the certainly don't improve your bikini figure considering they're made with sweet condensed milk, coconut and chocolate, but they're darn tasty! So I found a recipe online and altered it a wee bitty. 

Cake Party 1

So I've been obsessively watching American tv show Ace of Cakes.  This has sparked a new challenge in me and I've decided to try to make fancy cakes. My first attempt was tiring and slightly stressful but I enjoyed the challenge. I have to admit that I didn't think it tasted that great (although Justin eats a slice every night), but I think that was partly due to the fact that I don't have a electric whipping machine. I was whipping everything by hand and so that cake came out a little dense and not as fluffy as it should have been. 

Birthday Brownie Pecan Pie

Can someone tell me if it's a sign of a good cook, or a bad one that I've already burned my hand twice on the oven this week??? Or maybe just an overzealous, not paying particular attention to the oven cook? You be the judge!


It's been a while, I know, but with my birthday coming up tomorrow I decided to do some baking and make myself this yummy recipe that I found on Bakeralla. 


So here it goes!  Check out the recipe below. I also didn't have frozen pie shells so I just used the sweet pastry cases off the shelf. 

Sunday = Oh My Apple Pie!

Ingredients:
300 g plain flour
pinch of salt
200g butter
100g caster sugar
1 egg

4-5 cooking apples
tbsp cinnamon
tsp cloves
couple tbsp white/brown sugar according to your own tastes
juice of 1 lemon