Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

I am going to say something controversial which will probably cause you to lose all respect for me. Ready? Here goes:

Cheesecake is really not my bag.

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Chocolate Caramel Banana Bread

I love the way food seems to play a central part in the life of Molly from Orangette - the way she recounts stories of her childhood, her stints in Paris (lucky duck), those first few heady months with her then husband-to-be, even the death of her beloved dad, all of them interspersed with memorable dishes, aromas and tastes. 

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Hazelnut & Choc-Chunk Cookies

I hope you don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that these are The Best Cookies EVER. Because I'm not. They are everything you'd ever want in a cookie - soft, chewy (ohsochewy!) and studded with chunks of milk chocolate and hazelnut. They are also responsible for the bulk of the spare tyre currently nestled around my waist.

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Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Cookies

{While we're busy drowning amidst never ending stacks of boxes and watching our kitties frolic in their new garden, meals are pretty much grab-what-you-can and take-out affairs, which have left a big gaping hole here on the blog. Collective sigh. Luckily for me, some awesome twitter people have taken pity on me stepped up to the challenge to bring you some reading fodder in my absence. Don't worry, you're in very good hands!

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Guinness Chocolate Cake

Is it an ordinary Friday morning? No sirree! It is TheHusband's birthday today! And not just any birthday, the man is hitting the big 3-0 today and we've got big things planned. Starting with a sneaky afternoon off, organised by myself with his employer. And ending with  a mafia/1920's themed murder mystery party tonight, in which the birthday boy will play Don "Big Jim" Ravioli, the biggest baddest mafia boss that these here streets have ever seen.

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Mississippi Mud Cupcakes

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to meee, happy birthday dear Marisaaaaaaa, happy biiiirthday to me! I decided to take a day off work on Wednesday (it's criminal to work on your birthday don't you think?) and spend the day  surfing the web and baking cupcakes.

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Black & White Choc Chip Muffins

Don't ever be fooled. The people you meet on twitter are not your friends. They line up with their pretty avatars, make you laugh once in a while, even share the occasional nugget of wisdom, but ultimately they are plotting against you.

Point in case:

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Thai Iced Coffee Cupcakes

Let's cut to the chase here. These cupcakes are all about the icing. Well, maybe all is a bit of a harsh statement, but the icing is really the star of the show here. Don't get me wrong, the cake itself is good, but the icing? Out of this world. And this comes from a self-confessed icing shunner.

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Jamaican Coffee Brownies

Calling all chocolate addic lovers. You got a moment to spare? Prepared to completely revolutionise your favourite chocolate indulgence? Yes I'm talking brownies. More specifically: Best. Brownie. Ever.

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St Paddy's Day Cupcakes

Look what I made for St Patrick's Day:

You can find the recipe for the Green Velvet Cupcakes over at The Cupcake Project.

Margarita Cupcakes

I recently stumbled upon a great blogging event called Taste & Create. The basic premise is that each blogger gets assigned a partner and the partners have to make something from the other person's blog. This is of course a great way of discovering some great blogs (and recipes) and meeting fellow bloggers.

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Cappucino Choc-Chip Bars

These are supergood! Chewy and chocolatey and coffee-y all at once. These are truly some of the best cookies I've had/made in a long time. And so quick and easy to make too. Make some right now!

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Chocolate Beetroot Cupcakes

These were supposed to be red velvet cupcakes, but the beetroot colour clearly wasn't strong enough to permeate the darker cocoa. Nevertheless, these were excellent both in texture (fluffy and deliciously moist at the same time) and in taste (chocolatey with a hint of sweetness from the beetroot). The creamcheese frosting complemented these perfectly. I don't think you could ask for a happier accident! 

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Pumpkin Creamcheese Swirl Brownies

Yesterday was Heritage Day in South Africa, a.k.a National Braai Day. And while we had succulent lamb chops, chicken, buttery 'mielies' (corn on the cob) and 'braaibroodjies' (grilled tomato, cheese & onion sandwiches) on the fire like any respectable South African should, we also indulged in a dessert from a completely different culture than ours. 'Cause you know we're all global-minded like that.

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Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte - Black Forest Cake

TheHusband has two great loves.

Me (of course) and Black Forest Cake. According to him he has many more great loves, but I'll spare you the nerdy details... Just kidding, I love him and all his nerdy ways.

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Elrieta's Super-Moist Chocolate Cake

Deliciously moist and nutty chocolate cake baked by the lovely Elrieta. Check out the flower as decoration!

Mango Lemongrass Cupcakes with White Chocolate Ganache

Lemongrass is one of those ingredients that most people tend to give the evil side-eye to in the supermarket. Surely a squeeze of fresh lemon would give the same flavour and is much easier? 

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Peppermint Crisp Cupcakes

 
For Andri who was the inspiration behind this cupcake. Thanks for an awesome idea!

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Oreo Cupcakes

And so my cupcake obsession continues....

I stumbled across an awesome post for oreo cupcakes, and it had a picture of the cupcake from the bottom, and you could see the oreo cookie peeking through the wrapper and my mouth started to water, but alas, I did not bookmark the post (don't you just hate it when that happens?).

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Rooibos Chai Latte Cupcakes

I got the recipe from Love & Olive Oil (one of my favourite foodblogs) and adapted it slightly according to what I had on hand. These cupcakes are simply delicious, not too sweet, just spicy enough, moist and chewy. 

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