Dessert

Salted Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream Cake | The Sugar Hit

Salted Caramel Popcorn Ice Cream Cake

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  This is a very special cake, for a very special lady, Jessica Merchant of How Sweet It Is! Through the wicked organisational skills of the lovely Bev of Bev Cooks and Ashley of Edible Perspective we, the Invisible Internet…

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fondant | The Sugar Hit

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fondant

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  It’s Halloween! Full disclosure: we don’t really have Halloween in Australia. It’s a very new thing for us, and only in recent years has the insistent desire of teenagers to dress up and get drunk finally brought the holiday…

Salty Pecan Vanilla and Oat Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Salty Pecan, Vanilla & Oat Cookies

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  I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but the internet’s oat cookie game is STRONG right now. I feel like I’ve had awesome looking oat cookies flying at me from every angle. Honestly? I liked it.   The first little…

Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Chocolate Chip Pretzel Cookies

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  Is this cookie badass or what? Chunky dark chocolate, crunchy shards of pretzel, a healthy kick of salt. DAYUMMMM COOKIE.   This cookie is like Sandy from Grease after she completely changes her personality. Or wait, it’s more like…

Blueberry Pie // The Sugar Hit

Two Little Blueberry Pies

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  Blueberry Pie is what I imagine every cartoon pie cooling on a windowsill to taste like. It’s the exact right combination of pure, sweet berry flavour, and buttery, flaky crust that my childhood imagination conjured up and salivated over….

Cocoa Hazelnut Brownies | The Sugar Hit

Cocoa Hazelnut Brownies!

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  Brownies might not be an all the time food, but they are definitely an anytime food. Seriously, name me a single time when a surprise brownie would not be welcomed.   The only time I can think of is…

Blueberry Pie Donuts | The Sugar Hit

Blueberry Pie Donuts

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  Sweet Lord of the donuts. These are the best. I probably shouldn’t say that, since I made them. But these are the damn best, you guys.   When you take two of your favourite things in the entire world,…

Courtesan au Chocolat | The Sugar Hit

Courtesan au Chocolat!

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  Raise your hand if you’re a fan of Wes Anderson? OK. Now, raise your hand if you’re a fan of any movie that has a signature pastry? GREAT! I knew you guys would raise your hands.   And because…

Daim Bar Waffles! | The Sugar Hit

Daim Bar Waffles

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  You’ve heard of Liege Waffles. You’ve heard of Daim (Dime) Bars. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet; Daim Bar Waffles.   These are straight up my favourite waffles of all time. The waffle dough is like a super-simple brioche, aka…

Cherry Bakewell Cookies | The Sugar Hit

Cherry Bakewell Cookies

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  Are you familiar with the Bakewell, you beautiful genius? It’s a tart. A British tart, to be precise. And it’s hell-delicious. Think crumbly shortcrust pastry, a layer of jammy-fruit, and then a thick, almond-y, cake-y filling. A dollop of…

Toblerone Ice Cream Cake! | The Sugar Hit

Toblerone Ice Cream Cake!

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  This cake is a PARRRTAYYYY. I’m talking layers of tender chocolate cake, filled with creamy, milk chocolate-toblerone ice cream, smothered in honey chocolate sauce, and topped with yet more toblerone chunks.   This cake is a babe. If it…