Hazelnut chocolate torte

Hazelnut is my favourite nut in desserts. I love the sweet and nutty taste of it and the crunch it lends to biscuits and cakes.

Last summer, ahead of a couple of friends visiting me to see my new-ish home, I made this hazelnut chocolate torte to go with teas.

Hazelnut chocolate torte

Dark chocolate chai cake (2)

My second attempt at this cake. Decided to reduce the amount of sugar slightly and use the Greek style yoghurt I had in the fridge.

Chocolate chip cookies (coconut flour)

One of the things that I occasionally miss since going wheat-free is chocolate chip cookies. I'd never baked cookies from scratch before, even though I was told it was baking 101. Last week, the craving got the better of me and I decided to make some using coconut flour.

Chocolate chip cookies (almond flour) (1)

Feeling that the chocolate chip cookies made using coconut flour wasn't exactly on par with wheat flour versions, I decided to try an almond flour version. 

Dark chocolate chai cake (1)

Wanting something chocolatey but not sweet, I made a dark chocolate chai tea cake. This cake was largely adapted from my earlier Green Earl Grey truffle cake.

Green Earl Grey chocolate truffle cake

A good friend gave me a jar of fancy chocolate truffle sauce. I didn't really know what to do with it until I spotted the can of Fortnum & Mason Green Earl Grey tea leaves sitting in the press. The same friend also gave me an electric mixer a while ago after finding out that I'd been sticking to loaf cakes because I had to do everything by hand. So I decided to try my hands at making something other than a loaf. This green Earl Grey chocolate truffle cake is what I came up with. As per usual, the recipe is adapted from one using wheat flour, and I swapped regular Earl Grey (black tea) with Earl Grey Green (green tea).