This is the kind of drink that I wish I had on tap on cold days. It’s probably a good thing that a drink like this takes a little bit of preparation, otherwise I’d drink it like water! It’s simple to make, but should be made a few hours in advance just to make sure that it’s set in time. Continue reading “Berry slushies and hot Summer days”
Author: Baking With Gab
Choc coconut tray bake and winning friends
You may or may not know that recently I started a new job. Everybody in the office knows that I bake, because Baking with Gab is on my CV…I think that the prospect of cake is part of what got me the job (and I’m totally okay with that!)
But this meant that there were expectations. Expectations that I would bring cake into the office. Delicious cake.
So much pressure! Continue reading “Choc coconut tray bake and winning friends”
Roast peaches and Summer flavours
Peaches and ice cream scream summer treat to me. This simple little recipe is just a slight twist on that summer classic.
I realise that in summer the last thing you want to do is have the oven on. But believe me, this little treat is so worth it. The pain of having the oven on is short-lived, and the results are delightful. Continue reading “Roast peaches and Summer flavours”
Fruit bruschetta and Christmas recipes
I love Christmas. I can’t even wait until December to start posting recipes, I cannot contain myself!! A few weeks ago I was sent some bunting by Louise at Illume Designs, and I have been wriggling with excitement about Christmas ever since! I’ll use anything as an excuse to put up bunting, but metallic chevron bunting just seems so festive and Christmas appropriate!
So I’ve spent the past few weeks brainstorming Christmas recipes. And Pinterest has not been short of inspiration. Continue reading “Fruit bruschetta and Christmas recipes”
Choc-banana walnut bites and Saturday morning recipes
Saturday mornings are made for baking. Mainly because you’ve then got the whole weekend ahead of you to eat your baked goods! The best Saturday morning recipes are speedy and satisfying – you don’t want to be in the kitchen for hours when you’ve got chores to finish/people to see! (By the way, Saturday mornings are also a great time to instagram you pets. Did anyone see the model poses Norman was striking this morning?) Continue reading “Choc-banana walnut bites and Saturday morning recipes”
Mexican chocolate cake and silliness
This stunner of a cake was made for a friend’s Mexican-themed birthday. I was asked to provide a Mexican themed cake. I never need an excuse to bake, so I happily obliged.
I did some research and found authentic Mexican cakes were either too complex for my liking, or used ingredients I didn’t have on hand…so I sort of made one up. There was a touch of cinnamon in the recipe which gave the chocolate a gorgeous warmth. The crumb reached that perfect equilibrium of moistness and crumbliness. It was big enough to share around the large gathering, and the icing was absolutely divine; it looked effortlessly (and deliciously) dripped without excessive effort.
I hope you’ve noticed that I’m talking about this beauty in the past tense by now.
Because I’ve lost it. Not the cake, that was eaten within minutes, the recipe. This recipe which I was super excited to share. And have been promising since Saturday. I even promised it as recently as two hours ago, when I was blissfully unaware that I’d lost it. And the recipe for the icing as well, which was so good that I wanted to shout about it from the roof tops…gone.
The Boy and I moved house this weekend and it was a mammoth task. We have things everywhere. EVERYWHERE. And the recipe for this little beauty is in there somewhere. I just don’t know where.
Insert crying face emoji here.
So this post is a no recipe kind of post. Consider it a mourning. Alas, poor Mexican bundt, you were too delicious for this world. All we have left of you are mouth-watering photos.
(If I ever do find the recipe, once all of my stuff is out of boxes, I’ll promise to post it.)
Chocolate caramel yay pie and new things
This pie is a little break from the ordinary for me – in any chocolate caramel dessert I make, the chocolate tops the caramel. Not in terms of taste, but in terms of positioning. Take my favourite caramel slice, for example, or my mini caramel egg brownies.
In the interest of chocolate-caramel equality, I thought that I’d switch things up a bit.
Anything combining chocolate and caramel is a winner for me – they’re both things that make me celebrate internally. As I combined these two dashing layers of deliciousness with the sweet, vanilla-laden pastry, all I was thinking was “yay, pie!” Continue reading “Chocolate caramel yay pie and new things”
Chocolate coconut fudge slice and change
This week is going to be a week of big change for me. I’m usually a creature of habit – I love my tea in the morning, I like to post consistently on the blog and I love Sunday dinner with my family.
And this week is going to be entirely new – new job, new people, no more driving to work. I’ll have to get the train in to work – eep! Continue reading “Chocolate coconut fudge slice and change”
Baked Nutella doughnuts and Nutella
I celebrate Nutella too much. I have a ridiculous amount of love for it.
If the people at Nutella could somehow create a version of the delicious spread that had no calories in it, I would eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I wouldn’t even bother spread it on things, I’d just eat it straight from the jar.
Om nom nom nom nom. Continue reading “Baked Nutella doughnuts and Nutella”
Halloween recipes and squeamishness
I don’t rate horror movies. I’m a massive wimp. I startle easily and I make involuntary “eeps” when frightened. I don’t like doors slamming themslevs, and I’m awful at being home alone.
So Halloween is not really my thing. I don’t delight in gore. In fact, I’m almost the complete opposite of everything Halloween-y. Continue reading “Halloween recipes and squeamishness”