Gooey Triple Chocolate Loaf!

I'm baaaaaaaaack!!! This time with a .com on the end of this fancy ol' url. It's been a while.. six months to be exact! And I have missed you. Like a lot. But the break I had was exactly what I needed to get clear on exactly what I want to do with this blog and where I'm headed..

But that's a totally different post altogether! One that requires a bit more thinking + breathing space.

So today I've got a DELECTABLE recipe for you. One I made several weeks ago that I swear I still dream about.

Choc-addicts, you're in for a.. heart attack!

But do we care?! DO WE EVEN CARE!?!?!

Not when it comes to this gooooooey triple choc loaf recipe I scored from The Londoner!! Altered to my liking of course ;)

But before we even get into it, I have to admit, I didn't even know chocolate loaves were a 'thing'. And when I told my colleagues about it, neither did they. Hrmph!

Those brits. They know how to do it differently I tell ya!


Ingredients

• 180g room temp butter
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup gluten free self-raising flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup milk chocolate melts
• 1/2 cup white chocolate melts

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 150c, then beat the butter and sugar until light & fluffy then stir in your eggs with flour, baking powder, cocoa, and milk.

Mix in your chocolate melts with the batter and stir until evenly distributed. Pour batter into a loaf tin then place in the oven for 45 minutes and then let the chocolate aroma waft through the house.

Once baked, take out of oven and place on a wire rack. Eat as you please. :)



Okay, I've got another confession to make.. My chocolate melts sank to the bottom of the tin because I melted the butter too much. Make sure you don't do this if you want the chocolate distributed evenly. On the other hand the loaf sort of became an upside down chocolate cake and it was still 1000% DELICIOUS!

xo Elise

P.S - 5 summer cocktails

Image via The Londoner

Chocolate Nutella & Strawberry Pavlova (warning: drool effect initiated)

If you're a kiwi you obviously know what this is (which by the way DID ACTUALLY ORIGINATE FROM NEW ZEALAND, Australia).

Anyhoo, the only time I ever have pavlova is sadly at Christmas time. That and I'm not entirely a big meringue fan. The texture weirds me out a little bit. Is it soft? Is it crunchy? Is it sticky? Is it crumbly? I don't know.

But in saying that, you DEFINITELY want to try this nutella pavlova recipe. In fact it should be illegal not to. Get my drift? ;)

Chocolate Nutella & Strawberry Pavlova Recipe

Ingredients

• 6 egg whites at room temperature
• 1 cup of caster sugar
• 3 tsp cocoa powder
• 300ml cream
• 1/2 cup Nutella
• 1 punnet of strawberries

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 150°C 
2. Put some baking paper on two baking trays. 
3. Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks using an electric beater. 
4. Slowly add 2 tablespoons of the sugar at a time, while beating on high. (make sure that the sugar has all dissolved in before adding the next lot).
5. Add the cocoa and fold through with a spatula.
6. Then spoon the mixture evenly onto the tray in a circle.
7. Place tray in the oven for 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until golden and crisp.
8. Leave to cool in the oven after cooked for 45 minutes for the best results.
9. Beat cream with an electric mixer until fluffy.
10. Pull meringue out of oven and transfer bottom layer onto a cake stand or plate.
11. Spread half of the whipped cream over the bottom layer.
12. On top of the cream add half of the nutella spread (to make runny, pop it in the microwave for 10 - 15 seconds).
13. Chop strawberries and sprinkle on top.
14. Repeat with second layer.
15. And to finish, add a sprinkle of icing sugar with a sieve.

xo Elise

P.S - easy vanilla & berry chia pudding


Image via Love Swah

Easy Snack: Raspberry Choc Bites!

To be honest, I think my 'sweet snack' palate is a little boring. Because really all it is, is chocolate. Cadbury or Whittakers, and that's it. I'm rather limiting myself don't you think?

So in an attempt to bring some life to my tastebuds, I found this simple recipe to start with.

Ingredients

• Fresh Raspberries
• Chocolate Drops

Directions

Take one chocolate drop and place inside raspberry. If you want the drops a little melted, heat the chocolate drops in a saucepan with a little coconut oil. Once melted, pour into the ends of the raspberries, set them on baking paper and place them in the fridge to cool. SO delicious!


Enjoy!


xo Elise

Image via Sugar & Charm