Sometimes all you need is a slice of nutty, buttery, chewy and fudgey baking to brighten up your day. In our case, Lockdown 4.0 has intensified this need and I wanted to make something quick but new at the same time. Our criteria: • nutty, buttery and caramely• soft and chewy• using what we’ve got•…
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Brown Sugar Chocolate Chunk Cookies
What’s the definition of a good chocolate chip cookie? For us, it has to be crunchy on the edges and chewy in the middle. It has to be flavourful, with a molasses aroma and of course, lots of good CHOCOLATE. In fact, puddles of it will be excellent. Dark brown sugar provides for a stronger…
Manjari Mousse, Raspberry Jelly, Mascarpone Cream
Inspired by a recent Valrhona workshop with Valrhona Pacific and Sabato, I set off to create a mousse dessert with all my favourites. Here I used Valrhona Manjari, a single origin dark chocolate made from rare cocoa beans from Madagascar. This has a fresh, acidic, sharp bouquet with red fruit notes and pairs perfectly with…
Chocolate brownie crinkle cookies with powdered sugar and olive oil
These remind me of the view from 35,000 feet high, flying from Auckland to Christchurch for work. It was in the middle of winter and the Southern Alps was thickly covered by a blanket of snow – it was such a serene and beautiful scene. J requested these cookies after sampling a version of them…
Espresso Mascarpone Chocolate Cake
So pleased to be introducing this delightful cake: Espresso Mascarpone Chocolate Cake, drizzled with a Caramélia chocolate glaze with Cacao nibs. Made with Nespresso Envivo Lungo extractions, this is the next cake you are going to fall in love with. Coffee and chocolate is always a perfect match and I’ve been changing up my cake…
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