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dessert for two: gooey-chocolatey-minty sundaes

October 18, 2012by little_bean_bakes 2 Comments

The husband has been craving after a chocolate sundae for a while now, so when I asked what I should make for a Dessert for Two post, the answer was […]

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I am a mother, wife and D-I-Y junkie. I love baking and enjoy writing so combining the two made sense. Then life happened and I discovered I had lots of other things to write about as well, so my little baking blog turned into sharing ideas and experiences, food related or not :)

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Friendship is no small thing #sisterhoodgirlsnightoutparties decorating cookies, drinking coffee, getting to know each other better all while breastfeeding, giving cuddles, wiping noses and attempting to keep the sprinkles contained to the table #supermums 🦸‍♀️ #friendship #sisterhoodbrisbanewest #hillsongbnewest #cookies @hillsongsisterhoodau @hillsongbnewest

Cheesecake-to-go 🍋 🏃🏻‍♀️ A really quick and easy dessert to pack for a picnic or to take on the go. It can be made in any leakproof container and needs about an hour in the fridge to set. You can even make it a day ahead and just keep in the fridge. You can also swap the curd with fresh fruit. . . . Ingredients: Makes 4-6 1 cup cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla extract ¼ cup castor sugar ½ cup thickened cream 100g shortbread biscuits 50g butter, melted Lemon curd Directions: - To make the crumble: Pre-heat your oven to 180°C. - In a foodprocessor (or by hand) blitz the shortbread biscuits into a fine crumb and stir in melted butter. - Spread the crumbs evenly on a baking tray and bake for about 10 minutes. - Remove from the oven and let it cool, it will turn into a delicious crunchy and buttery crumble. - To make the cheesecake filling: Beat together the cream cheese, vanilla extract and castor sugar until smooth. - In a separate bowl, beat the cream until it soft peaks form and fold this into the cream cheese mixture. - Mix it until it is smooth with no lumps and scoop into a piping bag (or ziplock bag). - To layer the cheesecake: Pipe a layer of cheesecake filling into the bottom of the jar (or glass bowl) and use the back of a spoon to smooth and even the layer. - Gently pour a layer of lemon curd over the base layer and use the back of a different spoon to evenly spread it across. - Sprinkle an even layer of the crumble over the curd. - Repeat with all three layers. - Refrigerate for at least an hour for the cheesecake to set. . . . #cheesecake #lemon #lemoncurd #dessert #easydessert #recipe #littlebeanbakes

I was looking through old photos the other day and stumbled across this little nugget. I’ve always been a bit apprehensive about using chocolate transfer sheets. Tempering chocolate is something I haven’t attempted learning, it seems fiddly and I hate fiddly things. So for Hunter’s first “wild” birthday party I wanted animal print on everything!! I saw these darling leopard print chocolate transfer sheets at @cakesaround and had to use them. I ended up not tempering the chocolate, and it seemed to work out okay. I used a metal ring and heated it up slightly in a bowl of hot water before cutting out the circles. There were a handful of casualties, but most survived and they turned out great. I spread the chocolate quite thick which isn’t ideal and certainly wouldn’t have been able to make beautiful dainty chocolate sails with it, but it worked for what I needed 👍 I had it in the fridge up to the last minute and then put the discs on top of chocolate cupcakes with a swirl of chocolate buttercream. . . . . . #cupcakes #chocolate #leopardprint #firstbirthday #wild #cakesaroundtown #cakesaroundtownsupplies #littlebeanbakes

The Cake: CARAMEL & PRETZEL 🥨 caramel cake layered with salted caramel swiss meringue buttercream and crushed up pretzels pieces topped with a caramel drip and a few trinkets from the beach, some native greens and a huge block of limited edition #whittakerschocolate salted caramel & pretzel chocolate. The Story: so recently I went to visit my sister, she lives in a beautiful little beach town on New Zealand’s east coast. I went to meet my adorable new nephew and went without my own kids so I had the opportunity to take lovely long (peaceful!) walks in the beach. We spent long lazy days at home snuggled under blankets, drinking coffee, she running after her kids, me watching her. Total bliss. We also had the chance to celebrate her birthday, it’s a month late but really once you hit your thirties and have kids nobody cares about your special day anymore anyway. Obviously there had to be cake and the only brief I had was ‘something with caramel’. I think I nailed it..it was pretty good..sweet, salty, caramely, crunchy 🤤 the trinkets on the top I collected from my walks on the beach, I picked up heaps of shells and when I looked through the photos realised that not even one made it onto the cake 🤦‍♀️ I kept thinking less is more, and wanted to keep it simple. A cake that holds a lot of good memories 😌 . . . . . . #cake #cakeoftheday #baking #caramel #pretzel #beach #family #sister #birthday #birthdaycake #celebrate #happybirthday #littlebeanbakes

The Cake: Chocolate fudge cake with a few sneaky #lindt Fruit Sensation Blueberry & Acai dark chocolate balls baked through, layered with blueberry curd & vanilla bean swiss meringue buttercream and painted with shades of blue buttercream and accents of edible gold. The Story: A few weeks ago I accidentally cut my pinky after clumsily dropping a glass bowl. It was wasn’t a big cut but something didn’t feel quite right. Just so happens I work for a hand & upper limb clinic with the best Hand Therapists in Brisbane 🖐 we also work with some amazing Orthopaedic Surgeons, one of whom kindly offered to take a look at my finger and put me on his theatre list the very next day to repair a partially severed nerve and removed a piece of glass that was left behind. This cake is a HUGE thank you to the best, nicest and kindest surgeon ever! Full recovery is going to take some time, but I feel so blessed to be surrounded by amazing work mates and have the best rehab at my disposal #blessedbeyondmeasure . . . . . #cake #cakedecorating #cakeoftheday #chocolatecake #blueberry #lindtfruitsensation #lindtchocolate #baking #thankyou #swissmeringuebuttercream #littlebeanbakes

Baked with ❤️ for some of the most awesome humans on earth #hillsongkidsleaders Peanut butter & chocolate • bubblegum & raspberry • s’mores (gluten & dairy free) #family #cupcakes #baking #littlebeanbakes

Celebrating Hand Therapy week! 🖐I baked some branded biscuits for work with these cute little hand biscuits. Had 120 little hands waving at me 👋 which made for happy baking!! #baking #biscuits #handtherapy #littlebeanbakes

Loving on my friends is no small feat 🖤 #colourconf sharing tonight at Connect 🙌 #crossequalslove #cake #friends #littlebeanbakes

Christmas baking, no other time of the year brings more joy to my kitchen 🦌🎄#reasonfortheseason #christmas #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #rudolfcake #baking #cake #happyplace #chocolatecherrycake #orangecake #littlebeanbakes

Christmas 🙌 #reasonfortheseason #cake #christmas #whitechristmas #littlebeanbakes

I blinked and 5 years flew by. You melt my heart with every "love you mum", I can see how deeply you feel, how you pick up on other's emotions and think about things beyond your years. The way you teach things to your little brother and show him the way. My heart grows bigger for you with every passing year. Happy birthday my sweet Hadleigh 💙💙

A beautiful love story 👰🏻🤵❤️ #wedding #love #weddingcake #chocolatefudge #stickydate #cake #flowers #littlebeanbakes

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