“Mmmm”. “Oh God”. “I will die”. “Die-abetes, you mean”. Just a few of the choice phrases uttered through mouthfuls of chocolate by friends and colleagues on trying these morsels. This take on a brownie is so rich that a slab baked on a Monday should last until Sunday, disappearing one sticky slither at a time […]
February 21, 2011 – 10:26 pm
My recent ‘Retro Puddings Workshop’ at Leiths School of Food and Wine was by no means ground-breaking in content. I can already whip up fairly respectable meringues, lemon curd and profiteroles and my pastry is improving with practice. Being back at cookery school was simply an excuse to mess around for five solid hours in […]
February 4, 2011 – 11:29 am
Brownies – and the content thereof – is a subject of much ongoing debate. A friend on Twitter recently asked for a good recipe and received a number of wildly differing recommendations. Some people vehemently argue the case for the use of 75% cocoa solids chocolate, others fight the corner for the addition of fruit or […]
January 25, 2010 – 11:45 am
I promise this is my last baking post for a while. My colleagues and housemates are getting fat from the proceeds of this blog and someone has to think of the burden on the NHS. The cake on the left is Nigella Lawson’s chocolate and hazelnut goo fest. The recipe can be found on her website […]
January 21, 2010 – 12:13 am
It’s a well-known fact of baking that things can sometimes go extremely wrong. Case in point would be my lovely recipe for chocolate fondant that is usually about as reliable as you can get for this notoriously temperamental pudding. I’ve made it a few times before and it’s been known to bring grown men to […]