Baking Edition: Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

Happy Sunday Mel and everyone!

I bought a new toy this weekend...

They're mini springform pans :D! These babies are about 4" in diameter making it perfect for smaller sized cakes. I have regular cake pans but find that between Hubs and I, we struggle to finish an entire cake before it goes bad. Thus, I came across these smaller sized pans that I just had to get. For anyone watching their waistline but not willing to give up sweets, this is a great way to portion out your dessert servings too  ;)

For my weekly baking, I chose a chocolate swirl cheesecake to make. Cheesecake is my absolute favourite type of cake because of how creamy and dense they are. This recipe was my own creation but used the swirl technique from Zoe Bakes - she's a great blogger and always has good recipes to offer! I did make a minor *noob* mistake that caused my crust to not be as crispy but the flavours were there at least.

Preparing the crust!

WARNING:
The following pictures might make you hungry...

Okay, I'll admit I'm a little lazy to post the whole recipe here.

But if you would like the recipe, please feel free to email me at belleplusmel@gmail.com and I'll happily share it.

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

♥B

Outs and Abouts

HELLO! I've neglected this blog for way too long due to a sudden busybusybusy schedule. I've still been adjusting to life having recently graduated and it isn't easy..  Nonetheless, here's a sneak peak at what I've been up to.

A simple salad for a busy week, playing with my food, & my favourite spider roll

Fishtail braid, H&M rings, & fooling around with the cam

My animal friends ♥ & an adorable note

A trip to the park on a sunny day! What's better than being a child again?

Thank God it's the weekend. Have a great one!

♥M

Green Day

Hope you all had a wicked St.Patty's day like I did.. here's a little peak at what trouble I was up to..

Green pancakes and eggs, last minute dollar store stop, booze runs, green beer, green jello shots, basil goat cheese, candy, mcdonalds, starbucks coffee, smoke's poutine, good music, good company, and more beer later...   can't keep my eyes open. Another successful St.Patrick's Day!

♥M