Sweet treats

Blood Plum Torte

February 7, 2012

This Plum Torte recipe is the most requested and most published recipe in the New York Times, appearing a total of 12 times. It’s so popular, and so loved, that when Amanda Hesser came to write The Essential New York Times Cookbook and she asked readers for suggestions on what recipes to include 247 people contacted her and raved about this recipe.

Orange Scented Olive Oil Cake

January 27, 2012

I came across this recipe in the latest issue of Martha Stewart Living magazine (I subscribe to the iPad version which is fantastic). It was part of a feature called a “Zest for Chocolate”. I think you all know by now I am a lover of the magical combination of chocolate orange, so the minute I saw this feature it had my full attention. This cake in particular was one of the first things to grad me as it was made with Blood Oranges (my all time favourite citrus fruit), and drizzled in chocolate ganache!!!

Black Dahlia Cake

January 16, 2012

I was excited when my fellow Sweet Adventurers (84th & 3rd, The Capers of the Kitchen Crusader, Dining With a Stud, and this months host, Christina from The Hungry Australian) and I settled on the theme of Death By Chocolate for this months blog hop. Chocolate would easily have to be one of my favourite indulgences, so I couldn’t wait to explore this months theme.

Mint Slice Cookies

January 11, 2012

Are you a fan of Arnott’s Mint Slice? For my international readers, Mint Slice is a delicious chocolate cookie topped with a mint cream and coated in dark chocolate. Mint Slice is one of Troy’s all time favourite biscuits, so I wanted to try my hand at creating my own version. I started with a [...]

Banana, Oat & Walnut Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 2, 2012

So, in the spirit of doing things a little bit different this year, when I went to bake some banana bread the other day I decided to do something a little different. We’re lovers of banana bread at the Delicieux house, but I’d remembered seeing a number of banana cookie recipes over the course of last year, so I decided to try making banana cookies.