Baking mega update:

Dark choc chip chunk and almond biscotti - my first shot at biscotti. Slicing it was a bit of a mess but turned out quite alright!

Peanut butter cupcakes with chopped Reeses Pieces on top - recipe from 500 cupcakes book

Carrot cake with a slightly lemony buttercream icing - recipe from The Baking Bible. Made this with gluten-free flour for my mum's birthday. Was a bit crumbly but still moist and addictive.

Choc chip cookie and oreo brownies - turned out quite well! The top is a tad crumbly and dry but the rest of it is lovely and fudgey. It aged well and got even fudgier.

Black velvet whoopie pies - recipe from. First shot at making these. They were quite flat and soft. Haven't tried a proper whoopie pie so was hard to judge how well this really turned out!

Breakfast of oats with blueberries in a jar of near empty nutella. Mmmm.

 

The Prince Regent Torte (prinzregentorte). After seeing this cake made on the UK TV series Come Dine with Me I was dying to give it a shot. Took me a whole afternoon!

  

The suspense was immense as the time came to slice this regalness up.. success!

 Super rich! Very tasty. Used coconut oil/butter for the first time ever in the ganache and gave it a nice coconut flavour. Used coffee in the buttercream and kahlua in the ganache. The sponge was a tad dry. Not sure if it's because it sat in the fridge for a whole day before serving or due to my sponge-making technique.

 Also been wanting to make souffles!! These were super rich and decadent. Rose pretty impressively!

 

Not convinced the texture was 100% as it should be so will have to keep practicing. Possibly try another recipe. Ice cream on the side is a must!