5 sweet treats to make right now.

A few sweet treats inspiring me in the kitchen this week…

1. Red Velvet Hot Chocolate

There isn’t much in life better than a thick slice of red velvet cake, piled high with cream cheese frosting. Needless to say, the as soon as I spied these hot chocolates on A Beautiful Mess, they went straight on my ‘to make’ list. Quite an indulgence, but I imagine the taste is worth the calories a million times over! Check out the recipe here.

While we’re on the subject of red velvet…

2. Red Velvet Pancakes

Red velvet pancakes. With buttermilk syrup. Ohmygosh. I don’t think there would be any words in the english language to even begin to describe the goodness of these!

Wouldn’t these just make a perfectly indulgent Sunday brunch? See the recipe here at Une Deux Senses (a simply gorgeous blog!).

3. Salted Caramel Chocolate Mousse

This recipe from Eat Live Run (a guest post from Cozy Kitchen) had me at hello.

I just love salted caramel – for me it is a very close runner up to the flavour of red velvet. And what better way to eat it than in chocolate mousse form? Yum, yum, yum.

4. Caramelised Pear and Cardamom Cake

A blast form the past – I baked this cake last year for a friend’s birthday (original recipe from Eat Live Run), and boy, it was good.

I like that its a bit different, beyond the typical chocolate, banana or carrot cake. Warm from the oven it is perfectly moist, yet crumbly. I think it would travel well too – if it lasted that long!

5. Strawberry Cucumber Smoothie

Image from Joy the Baker

A light and healthy treat for a hot summer’s day. I found this recipe on Joy the Baker last week, and have since been intrigued by the use of cucumber in a smoothie – and very tempted to try it!

Have a lovely Monday.

What sweet treats have you made recently?

Xx Christie