Posted on Friday, 17th September 2010 by Grace

I’ve baked many chocolate cakes, but this time I was about to do something I’d never done before. I was going to make a chocolate cake with beer.  And I don’t even like beer!  But I was determined to give

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A photo of chocolate stout cake with peanut butter frosting placed on a wooden board.
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Posted on Monday, 13th September 2010 by Grace

When someone walks into my home for the first time they immediately notice my obsession for chocolate and cookbooks.  Instantly they are tempted with 3 or 4 bowls of different chocolate confections or the chocolate dessert of the day.  

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A photo of a chocolate flourless cake on a cake stand with a slice of flourless chocolate cake placed in front on a white, square plate with a fork.
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Posted on Saturday, 14th August 2010 by Grace

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and the beautiful weather.  I can’t believe summer is almost coming to an end and the kids will be back to school soon.  The winter months always seem to drag on yet summer seems

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A photo of 2 flourless chocolate cakes with chocolate glaze, garnished with sugared raspberries on a white rectangular plate placed on a chocolate brown tea towel.
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Posted on Wednesday, 11th August 2010 by Grace

What a fantastic weekend!  Rehearsal party on Friday, Vera, my niece, was married on Saturday, big barbecue on Sunday and we celebrated Gina’s Sweet Sixteen with this amazing Chocolate Layer Cake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting.  The wedding was amazing,

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A photo of a chocolate buttermilk layer cake on a glass cake stand.
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I was entertaining over the weekend and wanted to make an extra special, moist chocolate cake, something simple yet luxurious and Donna Hay’s Chocolate Mud Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache was perfect.  When I was flipping through Donna’s magazine I also

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A close up photo of chocolate mud cake with dark chocolate ganache frosting.
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Posted on Wednesday, 28th July 2010 by Grace

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I am a big food photography fan and you can usually find me drooling all over the food pics at FoodGawker. It’s amazing how many talented cooks and bakers there are out there. Last week a couple

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A close up photo of a 3-minute chocolate sweet cake baked in a mug in the microwave and garnished with a fresh strawberry.
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Posted on Friday, 2nd July 2010 by Grace

Happy Belated Canada Day and Happy Early 4th of July everyone!  The Canada Day celebrations were in full force yesterday. There were quite a few firework displays happening in the city.  I didn’t have to go too far, I had

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A photo of 3 black forest cupcakes on a white plate, placed on a pink placemat.
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Posted on Thursday, 29th April 2010 by Grace

I’ve been testing Gourmet Cupcake Recipes for my niece’s bridal shower and I must say I think these Deep-Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes are going to be very hard to beat. This week has just flown by, the weather is finally starting

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A close up photo of 3 deep-chocolate brownie cupcakes decorated with purple fondant flowers and a purple ribbon.
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