Notes from a Domestic Goddess Wannabe

I realise that I've been doing A LOT of chocolate recently. Probably too much. What can I say. A girl just loves chocolate. Bucking th...

This recipe is from Nigella Feast, which has got a great section on chocolate cakes. I decided to bake this cake for my Dad's birthday ...

Forgive the pictures this time. I forgot to take a picture of the cake when it was ready and by the time I remembered, it had been cut and m...

This is the absolute best chocolate cake recipe I have tested.  It's from "The Essence of Chocolate" by Steinberg & Scharf...

As you would probably have guessed, I'm a chocolate lover. And all chocolate lovers love a good brownie. This brownie from Nigella is ve...

Who doesn't like a chocolate chip cookie? And, unless you don't like chocolate, why wouldn't you like this chocolate chip cookie...

We planned a picnic to the Botanic Gardens with some friends. Since I had leftover ganache from the chocolate cupcakes ( see previous post )...

For my church's fund-raising bake sale, I decided to offer up Nigella's Dense Chocolate Loaf Cake, modified into cupcakes. On paper...

This may seem strange to say in a blog that is largely dedicated to my baking pursuits, but my 3 year old son doesn't eat candy. We deci...

It was my mum-in-law's birthday. Rather than get her the run of the mill beauty product/spa voucher as a present, I thought it would be...