…….because life is sweet !
“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” – Charles Dickens. Happy new year guys!! 2018 was a fabulous year for me. It was an absolute roller coaster of profoundly life changing events (some planned, some unplanned) both personally …
“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.”- Voltaire. With alternative baking ( egg free, vegan , gluten free etc) , I think the most difficult thing to get right is the vanilla cake. You see chocolate has this amazing ability to mask a lot of things ( except the increasing waistline ) …
“Too much of a good thing is just about right . ” – Jerry Garcia . Another day. Another chocolate cake. At the rate at which I am using up cocoa and chocolate in my kitchen some days, I do wonder if I ever will get tired of too much chocolate in my life . …
“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself; I am large — I contain multitudes.” ― Walt Whitman. For someone who doesn’t like white chocolate , I seem to have a lot of white chocolate recipes on my blog. I have warmed up to this ingredient a lot over time. Still don’t like …
“Because in the end , its the everydays that make up a lifetime.” I have been having a little bit of a baker’s block since the beginning of the month. The fact that I have been unusually busy and have had little time at home hasn’t helped matters. I was overthinking things a bit I …
“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” – Charles Bukowski. Today’s post is all about keeping things simple ! A super simple cake made with simple ingredients . And it tastes simply great ! I call this cake a snack cake. They are low on fuss , and need no embellishments …
“Colours are the smiles of nature.”- Leigh Hunt. Strawberries are in season ! Strawberries and I have a love-hate kind of relationship. I love how pretty and bright they are. But I don’t really enjoy eating them so much. Hugely because I usually don’t pick up the ripe enough ones. I love baking with them …
Egg free cake filled and frosted with a luscious mango buttercream , and drizzled with a fresh mango glaze!