BACON MAPLE PECAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES Sweet and salty ... what a combo. Here's a twist on my decadent chocolate brownie. The pecans are so delicious ... and are good to just share in a bowl for nibbling, package up as a gift, or add some chilli to them and serve as an accompaniment to drinks. But in this recipe, they stay on the top of the brownie, to create a really interesting contrasting texture to the brownies, especially also with the sweet, salty bacon. You of course c

'OREO' STYLE COOKIES WITH BAILEY'S WHITE CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM These cookies are inspired by TKO cookies from Bouchon Bakery, owned by the food magician Thomas Keller, who according to his book Bouchon Bakery (I highly recommend it) has a love of Oreos. The cookies at Bouchon are huuuuuge, and the filling (his contain cream, white chocolate and butter) is hand piped in a time consuming fancy little pattern. A similar look can be achieved by this idea I had, of cutting the c

CHOCOLATE MOUSSE This has to be the easiest chocolate mousse in the world! Silken, creamy and chocolaty, it ticks all the boxes. Except egg. I love egg, don't get me wrong. I use oodles of eggs, and they amaze me with their versatility, I seriously think they're the best. But I'm not keen on the addition of raw egg, in cold set desserts. I don't like when the egg doesn't get cooked. Clearly I'm no Rocky. So this mousse recipe, is sans the egg. With just 3 ingredients, cr

WHITE CHOCOLATE CREME BRULEE This sweet, silken baked custard is very easy to make, and the slightly bitter toffee notes from the burnt sugar on top help cut the sweetness of the white chocolate. The most common mistake I see home bakers make with creme brûlée is not cooking for long enough. The more shallow the ramekin or flan dish, the quicker they will bake, the deeper the pot the longer they will take. Just because a recipe suggests cooking for 25 minutes, it doesn't me

BROWN SUGAR & CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE IN A CUP Cake for one? Mixed in a cup? That you can cook in the microwave, in that very same cup, in just one minute? And then eat right out of that same cup? Oooooh, now that sounds like a personal trainer’s worst nightmare. This is a treat … and should come with an ‘indulge in moderation’ warning. This is not for moments of sadness when you would like to eat your emotions. Well, not regularly anyway. Do not blame me if you find yoursel