The making of this cinnamon sponge cake has taught me several things: 1. Brown butter frosting is pretty much the best thing ever 2. Autumnal flavours make for amazing cakes 3. Trying to smooth frosting over a cake with no gaps is virtually impossible and has confirmed that bake off is most definitely not in my future! This bake was initially going to be a Read Post
Cherry Amaretto Ice Cream
Hey there, it’s been a while eh? The past few weeks I’ve had an unintended break from blogging which has actually been kinda great. Don’t get me wrong, I love this little space but I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself and it can all get a bit intense sometimes. Spending less time on social media and more time catching up with friends has done me Read Post
Chocolate Coconut Layer Cake + A Giveaway!
Today’s post is super exciting for several reasons: 1. We’re celebrating the fact that I’ve been rambling about food on A Dash of Ginger for over a year(!!) 2. We’re celebrating with a Chocolate Coconut Layer Cake aka the Greatest Cake Ever 3. We’re also celebrating with a giveaway of some of my favourite foodie things! Let’s start with the cake. Guys, I think this may Read Post
Mini Coconut Lime Loaves
Oh little cake loaves, you are my favourite. Since making mini gingerbread loaves a few months ago I’ve been on a mission to make miniature everything. Usually when baking I’m all about super indulgent, sticky sweet stuff – think chocolate, caramel & peanut butter. These mini coconut lime loaves, on the other hand, are full of tropical summery flavours. Ya know, so you can at least pretend we’re Read Post
Chocolate Hazelnut Torte
Is there anything better than gooey, rich chocolate ganache!? The answer is no, nope, no way. I swear it took all my willpower to stop myself eating all the filling for this chocolate hazelnut torte before it was even made. That filling is just the most incredible thing ever. This decadent dessert came about kinda by accident last weekend. It’s ages since I’ve cooked a proper Read Post
Banana Protein Breakfast Bowls
Oh look, another breakfast recipe! These peanut butter + banana protein breakfast bowls are a totally different type of breakfast to my last one (Chorizo Scrambled Eggs) so I reckon it’s allowed. When it comes to breakfast food I don’t discriminate. Sweet, savoury, sweet and savoury – I’ll take them all! I’ve always been a breakfast lover. I swear I can’t function until I’ve got a belly full of Read Post
Rhubarb Elderflower Gin Cooler
Happy World Gin Day! For once I’ve actually been organised enough to get a relevant post together for it. Although, admittedly, I did spend most of the car journey to Skye yesterday editing photos so perhaps not all that prepared! On that note, as this post goes live I’ll be preparing to run the Skye Half Marathon so there’ll be a fairly large gin on the cards Read Post
Rhubarb Almond Sponge Cake
If you follow me on instagram, you might have seen me posting about this rhubarb that I managed to grab from my grandparents garden last weekend. My papa grows all sorts of fruit + veg and it’s amazing to be able to enjoy seasonal produce fresh out the ground! Since this was an unplanned addition to my fridge, I didn’t have any particular recipe planned. Read Post
Gin + Tonic Ice Lollies
We’ve been lucky to have some pretty nice weather this long weekend. Sadly, we don’t have a garden to enjoy it in but that didn’t stop me getting some ice lollies on the go. Gin & tonic ice lollies, to be precise. Because if you can’t drink in the sun, you might as well eat alcoholic ice lollies inside. Or something… A classic G&T is Read Post
White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Bars
I’m sorry if you’re on a health kick. Truly, I am – triple chocolate cookies followed by white chocolate raspberry cheesecake bars can’t be helping. But hey, sometimes my life is filled with veggies and sometimes it’s filled with desserts. Lately, it’s been aaall about desserts! I whipped up this no bake cheesecake last week when my parents were visiting for dinner. I hate to Read Post