An orange a day...

I was at the markets the other day and saw blood oranges. I'd heard they weren't in season for long, so bought a few to play with. I had never baked with blood oranges before so started goggling to find some recipes.

I came across this blog post for a Middle Eastern Blood Orange cake. It looked divine and being flourless, I knew it would be lovely and moist. I plopped my 2yr old in front of the tv and started baking.

In the post it suggests the easy step of microwaving the oranges instead of simmering them for hours. I went with this, however didn't get a heaps of juices from them, so maybe I need to test this method a little more.

ENJOY!

Chocolate cake anyone?

When I ask someone what kind of cake they want for their birthday, the most common response is chocolate. That's not surprising. Chocolate is able to be sweet or bitter. It taste amazing with a pinch of salt and is the ultimate indulgence when melted and licked from a spoon.

Obviously, I love chocolate. Tonight I was supposed to go to a friend from works 30th birthday, however my lovely 2 year old decided it was finally time to share and passed his conjunctivitis to my husband and I - YUK. 

To celebrate (the birthday, not my son sharing), I thought I'd post this flourless hazelnut chocolate cake I made for another friend a few weeks back. My friend is extremely talented and made the beautiful cake bunting in the image below. Check out her Etsy shop for more of her stuff.

So, happy birthday Davos. Hope you enjoyed your night!