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 →

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 →

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 →

Berry Chocolate Cookie Bars

by ChicCakeChick // August 7, 2015 // No Comments

I was innocently browsing Facebook the other day when a post from Smitten Kitchen caught my eye. This is nothing new, posts from this New York based cooking goddess often tempt me. This time it was a post about raspberry breakfast... Continue reading →

Mississippi Mud Pies – Pie in July

by ChicCakeChick // July 24, 2015 // No Comments

While it’s still Pie in July I want to share with you, in pictures, my foray into making mini Mississippi Mud Pies according to the awesome, if artery hardening and cellulite inducing recipe on marthastewart.com. The recipe comes originally from... Continue reading →

East-West: Chocolate Matcha Layer Cake

by ChicCakeChick // June 3, 2015 // No Comments

WINTER IS COMING…. In the Southern Hemisphere at least… And while we layer up on clothing to ward off Melbourne’s famous winter chill, I have been thinking about layer cakes. After the madness of Cupcake a Day May, I’ve decided... Continue reading →

Cookie Monster Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 31, 2015 // 2 Comments

COOK ——– IE (reads the Cookie Monster on an episode of Sesame Street from the dim memory of my childhood. COOK—IE. COOOOKIEEEE. COOKIE!!!! OM NOM NOM NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM! This is how people react when they see my Cookie Monster Cupcakes. Making... Continue reading →

Raspberry and Chocolate Lamington Cupcakes – a Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 24, 2015 // 3 Comments

Sunday, and day 24 of Cupcake a Day May. Time for some Lamington Cupcakes. Lamingtons are the classic Australian and New Zealand bakery treat – a cube of sponge cake, usually coated in chocolate icing and tossed in coconut, then... Continue reading →

Black Forest Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 23, 2015 // No Comments

It’s the second to last weekend in May, and I’m finding myself challenging my baking skills more and more as the days go by – so today I’ve gone all Masterchef, with my re-mixed take on Black Forest Cupcakes. People... Continue reading →

Fireball Hot Chocolate Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 16, 2015 // No Comments

Day 16… Today I have to admit was a bit of a cake wreck day! Not that these Fireball Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are wrecks…. But things definitely did not go as planned today. After a high like yesterday’s Caramel Apple... Continue reading →