3 FROZEN TREATS I'D LOVE TO MAKE.
/Let's all cool down this summer with one of these delicious looking frozen treats.
1. I'm obsessed with these strawberry, peaches and cream popsicles with amaretti from Top With Cinnamon.
2. Gorgeous dairy free black forest popsicles. A classic flavour combination from from The Artful Desperado.
3. I'd love to make these mixed berries and and yoghurt popsicles from The Merrythought.
I don't know about you but I'm off to order my popsicle mould right now.
THE BEST EVER CHOCOLATE FUDGE BROWNIES.
/Chocolate Fudge Brownies.
I have a love/hate relationship with chocolate fudge brownies. I love to eat them, hate to make them. Over the years I've tried to make them quite a few times and no matter what I do something always seems to go wrong. They're either too gooey or too dry, the edges go hard and crispy and they never, ever get that flaky top like they're meant to. Well, until now anyway.
When we were visiting Brighton and the lovely Isla, you can find her gorgeous vintage Etsy shop Gold Dust in Our Hands here, she made us the most amazing brownies. They were dense and chewy and chocolatey and had the perfect crumbly flaky top. In short, the best brownies ever. I asked for the recipe and finally got around to making them this week. They were absolutely delicious. Not too dry, not too gooey. The ideal chocolate fudge brownie. I hope you like them as much as I do.
Ingredients needed to make The Best Ever Chocolate Fudge Brownies (makes 12 portions):
200g dark chocolate
175g unsalted butter
325g caster sugar
130g plain flour
3 medium eggs
Icing sugar to decorate
recipe adapted from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook.
1. Preheat the oven to 170C (325F/Gas 3).
2. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. My tray measured 8 x 8 inches.
3. Roughly chop the dark chocolate.
4. Melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Melt until smooth.
5. Remove the bowl from the heat and add the sugar. Stir until fully incorporated.
6. Add the flour and stir until smooth.
7. Stir in the eggs and mix. Your mixture should be thick and smooth.
8. Pour the mixture into the lined baking tray and bake for 30-35 minutes. You want the brownie to be flaky on top but still soft in the centre. Over baking will cause the edges to become crusty and hard.
9. Leave to cool completely before removing from the tray. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares.
And there you have it, the best ever chocolate fudge brownies. Enjoy.
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MY FAVOURITE CREATIVE CRAFTY BOOKS.
/It was grey and wet and windy this past weekend which meant I got to curl up on the couch and read. Today I thought I'd share of my favourite creative crafty books with you, some I love and own and some I'd love to own.
1. Oh Joy! 60 Ways To Create & Give Joy. I'm a fan of Joy's blog Oh Joy! so I had high hopes for the book. It did not disappoint. It's filled with bright, colourful projects Recommended projects: Edible confetti, customizable pop-up wrap and mini photo block puzzle.
2. Paper To Petal. This book is wonderful and packed full of gorgeous paper flower projects. I particularly like the crumpled poppies and the paper peonies.
3. Materially Crafted - A Diy Primer for the Design Obsessed. I love this book. It's a great one for beginners. It covers the basics of crafting, how to find inspiration, the right tools and the best materials for your project. Each material even has it's own chapter, my favourites were the clay and paper sections.
4. Craft-a-Doodle. Need a little inspiration? Try one of the 75 exercises from 18 different artists in this book to help get those creative juices flowing.
5. Playful: Fun Projects to Make With and For Kids. This is the perfect book for keeping the kids busy this summer. Recommended projects: the floral paper crowns and the duct tape cardboard house.
6. Made By Hand. A book filled with beautiful projects you can print, sew, weave or knit by hand. This one is on my wishlist. I'd love to try and make my own braided rug or coiled rope bowls.
7. Pretty Packages. This is another on my wishlist. Creative yet simple ideas for wrapping gifts. I could definitely do with the tips on how to wrap awkwardly shaped gifts.
8. Make & Give. I think the tagline for this book says it all, 'simple projects that celebrate the people we love in the everyday moments.' I love the everyday advent and the fill-in-the-blank tattoos.
9. Creative Block. For those days when no matter how hard you try you just can't seem to get unstuck.
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SUMMER MIXTAPE.
/Happy Friday everybody.
Here's some of the songs I've been listening to and loving so far this summer. I hope you love them too.
Have a great weekend.