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Burnt Caramel Latte Ice Cream Float

My favourite Starbucks drink homemade and extra indulgent. Rich espresso and burnt caramel syrup topped with foamy milk, with lashings of thick burnt caramel sauce. Served with a scoop of coffee ice cream, fresh whipped cream and even more burnt caramel sauce. Your morning coffee like you’ve never seen it before!

Burnt Caramel Latte Ice Cream Float - Rich espresso with smoky burnt caramel syrup, topped with foamy milk and lashings of thick burnt caramel sauce. Served with a scoop of coffee ice cream, fresh whipped cream and even more burnt caramel sauceUp until about a year ago there were two foods that I hated, and I was very vocal about that hatred. Those foods? Avocado and coffee! Fast forward to now and they’re probably two of the things I consume the most, I LOVE them. As a baker, I’m fully aware that coffee makes chocolate taste awesome, so I’m quite seasoned at putting it in chocolate cake. But I decided I needed to train myself to like coffee so I could bake with it as the main flavour, and somehow it worked. Now I can’t function without my morning coffee (that might have something to do with the caffeine though!) and the baristas at my local Starbucks know me by name. I hold my hands up and admit that I was wrong about coffee and I humbly apologise to it! And by way of apology, my first main coffee recipe is this Burnt Caramel Latte Ice Cream Float!

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Deep Fried Creme Eggs

Your favourite Easter chocolate as you’ve never seen it before! Cadbury Creme Eggs covered in a crispy, fluffy Vanilla batter and deep fried to gooey, yummy perfection. A sinful treat that should be wrong, but tastes so right!

Deep Fried Creme Eggs - Your favourite Easter chocolate as you've never seen it before! Cadbury Creme Eggs covered in light, fluffy Vanilla batter and deep fried to gooey, yummy perfection. A sinful treat that should be wrong, but tastes so right!

I know what you’re thinking, deep frying chocolate is an abomination, it shouldn’t be done and I’m messing with the laws of physics and biology. But OMG! It’s so ridiculously good, it shouldn’t be, but it really is! You’re gonna have to trust me on this one, try it and you’ll see what I mean. So, won’t you join me in this godless adventure? After all, it’s so much more delicious on the dark side!

Deep Fried Creme Eggs - Your favourite Easter chocolate as you've never seen it before! Cadbury Creme Eggs covered in light, fluffy Vanilla batter and deep fried to gooey, yummy perfection. A sinful treat that should be wrong, but tastes so right!

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Orange and Raspberry Cupcakes with Prosecco Buttercream Frosting

Fluffy and moist zesty orange cupcakes with real raspberries baked into the centre, topped with super creamy and fluffy Prosecco buttercream frosting – perfect for any celebration!

Orange and Raspberry Cupcakes with Prosecco Buttercream Frosting - fluffy, moist zesty orange cakes with raspberries baked into the centre, topped with creamy, fluffy prosecco buttercream frosting! The perfect cupcake for any celebration!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers in the UK! Don’t panic my lovely US people, our Mother’s Day falls in a completely different month to yours. But in the UK, today is a day to celebrate the wonderful mothers, grandmothers and mother-figures in our lives – those wonderful women that support us, love us and care for us unconditionally. I consider myself extremely lucky to have an amazing mum who I would be lost without, so this recipe is dedicated to her and was made for her. Because is there a better way to say “Thank you” than delicious cupcakes? Perhaps cupcakes topped with frosting flavoured with her favourite bubbly!

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Almond Stuffed Chocolate Covered Dates

Sweet, sticky dates stuffed with cinnamon roasted almonds, covered in rich dark chocolate. So simple to make and the perfect sweet, healthier snack.

 Almond Stuffed Chocolate Covered Dates - sweet, chewy dates stuffed with cinnamon roasted almonds and smothered in rich, dark chocolate. So easy to make and they make the most delicious sweet, healthier snack. You'll LOVE them!

Oh boy, I have got such a simple recipe for you guys today! Simply amazing, that is! But don’t let its simple, down-to-earth status fool you, it’s absolutely divine and you are just going to love it! Because these almond stuffed chocolate covered dates are full of natural goodness, natural sweetness and just enough chocolate to satisfy your cravings. As a certified chocoholic, I think these are gonna be my new go-to chocolate snack of choice!

Almond Stuffed Chocolate Covered Dates - sweet, chewy dates stuffed with cinnamon roasted almonds and smothered in rich, dark chocolate. So easy to make and they make the most delicious sweet, healthier snack. You'll LOVE them!

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Snickers Cookies

Crumbly, flourless peanut butter cookies with gooey, chewy caramel and peanuts, topped with chocolate. These Snickers Cookies taste like a Snickers bar, but soooo much better!

Snickers Cookies - Crumbly, flourless peanut butter cookies with gooey, chewy caramel and peanuts, topped with chocolate. They taste like a snickers bar, but better!

 

As I write this post it’s Sunday evening, it’s raining and it’s very cold! Normally that combination would make me pretty down in the dumps, not today, oh no, because today I have these Snickers Cookies! These Snickers Cookies are like the ultimate antidote to a wet and dreary Sunday evening, they’re so ridiculously yummy that you won’t care that you have to get up early tomorrow morning for work, just get lost in the sheer deliciousness of these Snickers Cookies and feel all your blues melt away!

Snickers Cookies - Crumbly, flourless peanut butter cookies with gooey, chewy caramel and peanuts, topped with chocolate. They taste like a snickers bar, but better!

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