Hybrid Chocolate Caramel Slice with Date Caramel

by ChicCakeChick // May 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

You know how one photograph can change your whole outlook on life? That happened to me when I took a photo of some chocolate caramel slice in the cafe the other day for my blipfoto account. First I had to... Continue reading →

Pecan Walnut Chocolate Fudge Cake

by ChicCakeChick // April 12, 2016 // 1 Comment

Chocolate cake cravings. Who else has them? It can’t just be me. What would you say to a chocolate cake so good that even people who don’t get chocolate cake cravings crave it? Hint: “ooh, ooh, pick me!” What if... Continue reading →

Chocolate Opera Gateau

by ChicCakeChick // March 9, 2016 // No Comments

I have a list of cakes that I want to try out sitting in my phone. It’s not that long (although there are actually three lists), but it contains all the sleeting bits of inspiration and mad visceral desires that... Continue reading →

Frozen Chocolate Mousse Loaf

by ChicCakeChick // March 4, 2016 // No Comments

There’s some warm weather happening outside and I am still living with a crippling chocolate craving. Perfect timing for this Frozen Chocolate Mousse Loaf! I love this stuff. You make it, slice it up, and then the slices sit all... Continue reading →

Mont Blanc Roulade

by ChicCakeChick // February 8, 2016 // No Comments

One of the amazing desserts I assayed for the first time this past Christmas was a Mont Blanc Roulade. Mont Blanc is a classic French dessert consisting of scribbly threads of chestnut mousse piled up into a mountain, and topped with a “snowcap” of... Continue reading →

Making Whoopie (Pies)

by ChicCakeChick // January 15, 2016 // 1 Comment

I am absolutely sure I am not the first and will not be the last one to think of that little joke! Nor am I the first and will not be the last one to discover the delight that is... Continue reading →

Candy Cane Truffle Cupcakes (gluten free)

by ChicCakeChick // December 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Eleventh day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Candy Cane Truffle Cupcakes! These babies are so dinky and just the right size to not completely ruin you after all the other Christmas treats you’ve ingested during... Continue reading →

Raspberry Red Velvet Truffles

by ChicCakeChick // December 12, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Six-and-a-halfth day of Christmas my True Love baked for me… Remember that Cheesecake Red Velvet Cake I told you about a while ago? How I said you could keep the crumbed offcuts of the cake in the freezer for... Continue reading →

Chocolate Torrone (gluten free)

by ChicCakeChick // December 11, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Actually, I don’t think I can live this lie anymore. In case anyone thought there was some Significant Other who makes all these wonderful things, (and are therefore looking to... Continue reading →

Chocolate Toffee Crack

by ChicCakeChick // November 4, 2015 // No Comments

What is the easiest but most amazing sweet or candy you know how to make? Mine was probably fudge or coconut ice before I first made this stuff I found on the interwebs called “Christmas Crack”. It’s basically salted crackers embedded in... Continue reading →

Chocolate Muscovado Shortbread

by ChicCakeChick // October 4, 2015 // No Comments

Why do we always make shortbread with white sugar? Because Traditional, I suppose, but a week or so ago I got to wondering whether a brown sugar shortbread might be awesome. Spoiler alert: it is. Muscovado sugar adds a gorgeous... Continue reading →

Cheesecake Red Velvet Cake

by ChicCakeChick // October 2, 2015 // 1 Comment

This slice of calories is a hybrid of a couple of things I’ve been wanting to do for a while. One was to make red velvet cake with a cheesecake filling. The other was to do a cake with really... Continue reading →

Neo Neenish Tarts

by ChicCakeChick // September 4, 2015 // No Comments

Neenish tarts. If there was ever another sweet treat from my childhood that I so consistently coveted, I have forgotten it! They’re an old school legend in New Zealand, and a quick glance of the Edmonds Cookbook gives you a... Continue reading →

Bounty Bar Coconut Brownie

by ChicCakeChick // August 25, 2015 // 4 Comments

Another day, another Pinterest idea put to the test! This time it was a recipe called Mounds Brownies. I don’t really know what a Mound is, but I assume it is some American chocolate company’s answer to the Bounty Bar,... Continue reading →

Mocha Melting Moments

by ChicCakeChick // August 13, 2015 // No Comments

A colleague brought these dinky little yoyo sandwich cookies into work the other day. They came in a tub and were literally the size of a large grape, all golden yellow and filled with their custard buttercream. I’ll be making my version... Continue reading →