PB&J but make it cake! This incredible, small-batch (but generous) treat has layers of soft, buttery cake sandwiched with creamy peanut butter frosting and strawberry jam. Roasted peanuts are a fun, crunchy addition and I love that each layer of cake is roughly the size of a slice of white bread 🙂 Cake for breakfast…
Gooey Cocoa Brownies
I always thought brownies made with melted chocolate are the only way to go, convinced that brownies made only with cocoa could never be as gooey, or fudgy or rich. Omg, so wrong. I’m eating my words as I eat these brownies. These are so much more gooey than I expected, unbelievably chocolatey and they…
Kaiserschmarrn – An Austrian shredded pancake
One of my favourite moments on a dreamy vacation last year, was eating an outdoor Christmas market lunch on the grounds of Vienna’s Belvedere Palace. We had a piping hot plate of cheesy spätzle that tasted like grown-up mac and cheese, followed by warm, sugary Kaiserschmarrn (or ‘Emperor’s Mess‘), a light and fluffy pancake that’s…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
If a peanut butter cup had a cake avatar, this would be it. I took my favourite chocolate cake batter that bakes up rich and fudgy, layered it with a creamy peanut butter frosting that’s good enough to eat as is, and then added a thin but perfect topping of chocolate ganache. It’s indulgent, celebratory…
Peach Cherry Crumble
Jammy fruit with crunchy crumble can never ever be a bad thing and when you add oats for more texture, cinnamon for a warming, watch-the-rain-while-you-eat kind of flavour and manage to have a delicious but still mildly sweetened dessert, it’s quite a win. And while we’re on the subject of sweetness, if you’re not adding…