Who doesn't love a spot of baking now and again. I love finding recipes that I can't wait to try, and often don't wait very long to test it out. I actually try not to bake sweets too often because with just me and my partner in the house, it's a lot to get through. Nice when having company though, or bringing into work to share.
Anyway, I just wanted to share a few recipes I made lately, along the spectrum of somewhat healthy to downright sinful.
My courgette/zucchini loaf (above) with cream cheese frosting is a bit of both. The loaf itself is chocked full of goodness with whole wheat flour, coconut and grated courgette - and you could easily forgo the frosting, but I happened to have leftover from a cake I made for work. Most recipes I found yielded two loaves, but I only wanted one, so I halved everything.
The Healthy Side
Guilt-free cookies:
(from 101cookbooks, called Nikki's healthy cookies RECIPE)
They were delicious, great bite size morsels and were a really big hit at home and in the office. In Heidi's cookbook (super natural every day) she calls them carnival cookies and they are pretty much the same but with the inclusion of popcorn! I will need to try that version asap.
The Sinful Side
Cookie dough stuffed cupcakes:
(to be honest I can't quite remember what recipe I used for these, but it was close enough to THIS RECIPE)
Who doesn't love cookie dough? Why not pop some into a cupcake, no brainer! I made these for some kind of get together, and while they were rich, they were great treats. If you're going to indulge, go big or go home. Use your favourite cookie dough recipe, and whatever flavour cake or frosting you want, you can't really go wrong. I baked my cupcakes until almost done, then popped the cookie dough on top and finished baking, but I have seen recipes where they put the raw cookie dough in after baking, so whatever you'd prefer really!
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