How many of you ever suffered a sudden Sunday craving for home-made apple cake, went to the fridge to fetch the ingredients and looked in dismay at the sorrowful sight of 1 lonely egg left on the shelf? How can you possibly make a lovely, fluffy rich cake with just one egg? My all-time favorite…
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Italian Cream Puffs (Bigne’ alla Crema)
I have developed a very new, and somewhat scary, compulsion for choux pastry lately… I have spent more time that I wish to confess in the search for the perfect puff, the kind that is light as a feather and hollow inside, to accommodate gooey, slurpy fillings… I have tried countless proportions of eggs to…
No-bake Chocolate, Mascarpone and Espresso Fudge Cake
Hang in there, Chocoholic friends! I have got what you need… Pain no more, just go over to the stove and start melting some chocolate… You can also lick the bowl! This is the ultimate chocolate fudge cake for me: flourless, creamy, opulent and unapologetically chocolatey. And you don’t even have to turn your oven…
Easter Scrolls and Hot-Cross Buns!
As the Holy Week marches on, I feel the urge to get my hands in more festive doughs! What could be better than home-made hot cross buns and scrolls? With the warm tang of cinnamon, the liveliness of orange peel and the opulence of chocolate, they are definitely going to be on offer at my Easter…
Colomba: an Italian Easter Bread, with Prosecco and Chocolate chips
Colomba is a classic Italian Easter enriched bread, similar to the more illustrious Panettone, traditionally baked in a dove-shaped mould, hence its name (colomba in Italian means dove). The dough is built in various stages and the thought alone may be enough to put off many people with busy lives, but , don’t despair! The…
Hazelnut Amaretti (Amaretti alle Nocciole)
Just when I thought I couldn’t make Amaretti because I was out of almond meal (and in no way inclined to take a trip to the supermarket with child and toddler in tow) I found a half-packet of hazelnut meal hidden in the cupboard. The idea struck me immediately, but what if it wouldn’t work? Good news,…
Almond, Orange and Blackberry Cakes
As I opened my freezer a few days ago, I noticed a couple of punnets of blackberries I had been keeping for a rainy day. Rainy it was indeed. In fact it had been so wet in Sydney that I was starting to wonder whether we’d have any dry days at all this year! The…
Espresso-spiked Almond and Cocoa spread
You may call this “homemade Nutella for grownups”. This morning I found myself battling against the will of a stubborn 5 year-old, convincingly arguing his point as why he shouldn’t go to school today (or any day, really). I tried to kindly, yet firmly persuade him that “school is fun”, but who am I kidding?…
Golden Syrup Chocolate and Oats cookies
Imagine biting into a golden, soft cookie studded with perfect white and dark chocolate pearls. Imagine tasting its buttery and slightly syrupy crumb, as it softly dissolves in your mouth. Imagine a cookie dough that takes 5 minutes to make and 10 minutes to bake… Yes, this delectable little nugget can be yours in just…
Chocolate Covered Caramels
My dear choc-addicts, this post is dedicated to you! Over a month ago I posted a photo of Chocolate Caramels on my Facebook page announcing that the recipe for it would shortly follow… As it often is, life got in the way and a good 5 weeks later…here it is! I’m sorry I let you down,…
Silvia Colloca 