Rocky Road

I haven't put many posts up about baking prior to now, mainly because whenever I bake I eat everything really quickly and never get any time to take photos of it looking pretty. It's either that or I generally bake in the evening time when the flat is enveloped in a wonderful shade of grey!

Anywho, it's high time I share my love of baking with you so let me introduce you to what I believe to be one of the most unhealthy things I have ever baked.....actually I don't think it counts as baking but...whatevs!

I have been wanting to make rocky road with turkish delight in it for ages.
This recipe has been adapted from Jamie Oliver's Rocky Road Kill. Now don't get me wrong, I love Jamie Oliver but this recipe is just a tad excessive...even for me.

Looking pretty disgusting

Looking better

I changed it up a little by adding some turkish delight ( lemon and rose flavoured), glace cherries, chocolate digestive biscuits, weetabix, and chocolate chip cookies. I know, this recipe really did not need more chocolate in it but in for a penny, in for a pound.

I didn't really go down the whole nut road, Im not a big fan of them in chocolate.

If you do ever try to make this recipe, I would suggest adjusting the amount of chocolate you use. One of the main reasons I added in more biscuits is because the mixture was so wet and I had run out of digestives!

There are no measurements with regards to what I added in, I went with the 'throw it in and it'll be fine' approach and it worked out pretty well. I brought them into uni and they went down a hit!


What classic favourites have you personalised?
Chloe x

Let's talk about lemons

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I am in love with lemons.

I have been for quite some time.

They're colour, smell, taste, everything about them makes me smile and be happy.

Years ago in me home economics class we had to make a dish using coagulation....loads of people made mouses, or cremes of some sort, i made a lemon tart. There was no need for a bain marie, the pastry kept everything safe. And so  began my love affair with lemon infused desserts.

Since then I've made several lemony things....some too lemony for my family or friends to eat, I on the other hand loved them.

This week i had a real hankering to make some lemon treats but with it being only myself and Adam knocking about this flat the lemon tart is too much for two people to eat. I've made lemon drizzle cake before, usually in the loaf variety, but it just wasn't ticking my boxes this week.

I had a look around pinterest but all the recipes i liked the look of had American measurements, and while I'm usually up for some conversion, i really wasn't bothered with all that either.

Hello BBC goodfood website. You are a gem. I found this delicious sounding recipe for lemon drizzle cakes, yes that's right...plural!
It was a pretty easy recipe and the results are exactly what i was in the mood for, tangy, refreshing, zesty and sweet all at the same time. Even better is that fact that there's no cutting a slice each time i want one, win win!

P.S. look at this board for some yellow goodness...

I'm off to enjoy some of this spring sunshine, how's you're Thursday coming along?
Chloe X