Sugar Snapped » Dessert

Jamie’s Peach Cobbler

Leah — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:42:03 +0000

I realise I probably mention the weather on here far too much! However, it’s unlikely to change in the immediate future.

I’ve been moping around the house as the most recent bout of continuous (incessent, unceasing, unrelenting, depressing) rain has ground our renovations to a halt while we wait for a dry patch. Instead, ha’ve been [...]

A foray into icecream – vanilla bean

Leah — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:02:32 +0000

It was my birthday last week and it came after a 3 week trial of little/no added sugar. My conclusions from that little experiment was – 1. I was eating way too much sugar. 2. I could never give up sugar for any length of time. 3. However, when I do have sugar it should [...]

Vanilla bean cupcakes and a KitchenAid

Leah — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:23:19 +0000

This recipe is taken from the Crabapple Bakery Cupcake Cookbook, by Jennifer Graham. It was a book that came up in our work “book club” and I couldn’t pass up a book devoted entirely to cupcakes. I must confess that I haven’t made many of the recipes – I need an occasion to make cupcakes [...]

Stephanie Alexander’s Soft-centred chocolate puddings

Leah — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:31:02 +0000

I’ve heard them called fondants, most people have a method they swear by and they are completely overused by restaurants as a dessert option. Sadly, they are often sub-par in restaurants, which is even worse!

Still, there is something irresistable about a molten chocolate pudding – that element of surprise and delight when it works out [...]

Donna Hay’s Jam Doughnuts

Leah — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 07:00:22 +0000

My Dad and his family are originally from Melbourne, which makes us all die-hard AFL fans. Dad used to tell me stories about going to see a game at the MCG and having a piping hot jam doughnut from the street vendor. Perhaps this is why there I attach such nostalgia to jam doughnuts. For [...]

Ginger and Lime Creme Brulee

Leah — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 08:44:29 +0000

In my humble opinion, one of life’s great pleasures is cracking the top of a creme brulee. Another one of life’s great pleasures is using a blow torch to make that caramelized sugar on top. Of course, I may have slight pyromaniac tendencies…

The beauty of creme brulee is you can prepare it quite far in [...]