I think I prefer Easter baking to Christmas baking. My sister and I are quite excited about it this year, I am heading back home for Easter so we have a few things planned! Tim was in England with work this week so I asked him to bring me back some mini eggs so I… Continue reading Easter Rocky Road
Annecy is my favourite place. Whenever we spend time there I feel so relaxed. It is 40km away from Geneva and sits on the shore of Lake Annecy. With the bright blue lake and the snow capped mountains, it is hard to imagine a more peaceful place. I realised how much I had fallen in… Continue reading A weekend in Annecy and home via Geneva
Today is Pancake Day in the UK so I thought I would share this recipe with you. In Germany the beginning of Lent is celebrated through Karneval or Fasching. It is basically a weekend of lots of dressing up, parties, street processions and alcohol. LOTS of alcohol. This is my third Fasching in Germany and I… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Salted Caramel, Banana and Peanuts
Possibly one of my favourite recipes to date. I first became slightly obsessed with this flavour combination when I tried snickers ice cream in a town near us. Yep, it is as good as it sounds! If I ever get an ice cream maker this will be one of the first flavours I try! If… Continue reading A Recipe for Peanut Salted Caramel Tart
I made this recipe a few weeks ago. It is a really simple cake to make and really delicious! Add as many chocolate chips to the icing as you would like! I have also made this cake with chocolate buttercream instead of vanilla which tastes equally as nice. This week I have been experimenting with salted… Continue reading A Recipe for Chocolate Chip Cake
In November we decided to get away for a long weekend for Tim’s birthday. After hearing a lot of wonderful things, we quickly settled on Berlin as our destination. Tim wanted me plan everything, so I thought I would do a summary of our favourite things from our weekend in Berlin! Sleep After weighing up… Continue reading A Weekend in Berlin
January and February are always difficult months to think of baking topics. This month we settled on a cheesecake theme. Baked cheesecakes are big here in Germany, so Greta gave me a a traditional baked German cheesecake recipe, known as Käsekuchen. I know cheesecakes aren’t traditionally British but when I moved here I was shocked… Continue reading The Food Exchange – Cheesecakes
