A devilishly delicious and moist chocolate mocha bundt cake. With a rich, and boozy, chocolate ganache. We are finally into the Christmas season, and I could not be happier. The music, the overindulgence in tasty food, time with family and friends. Hopefully, hopefully, a bit of snow as well. A couple of weeks ago we…
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The totally awesome Baked Mars Bar
A Baked Mars Bar, for when you can’t get to Scotland for the original fried mars bar. Back in 2002 my sister and the local church youth group visited Scotland. It took years of fundraising, with countless bottle drives and sales of chocolate covered almonds. At the time I was in training for rowing, so…
Rich and moist chocolate beetroot cake
Inspired by the Great British Bake Off, the rich and moist chocolate beetroot cake. Perfect for afternoon tea, or just impressing your co-workers. September is always a busy time of the year. Firstly, I have to get my butt back into gear for school. Secondly, it is Great British Bake Off season in the UK….
Smores
There are so many things that I love about the UK, but one area where North Americans clearly have an edge is in outdoor food. I’m talking about BBQ, I’m talking about campfires, and in this post I’m talking about smores (or s’mores). Talk to anyone who has ever camped, or been a scout or…
Nanaimo Bars
Recently a colleague of mine decided to return with their family to Canada, and are now living in British Columbia. To see them off, and to introduce my other colleagues to some more aspects of Canadian cuisine, I choose to make a batch of a classic: Nanaimo Bars. This is a tall order, mostly because…
