Donna Hay Molten Chocolate Chunk Brownie mix & Christmas magazine GIVEAWAY

Greetings all,

Are you ready to lick your lips & whip up some delicious chocolate desserts??  Donna Hay has put her glamour & Oprah approved style into the simple 'packet mix' with a completely decadent Flourless Chocolate Truffle Cake.  Mmmm . . . watch & learn people.

 All you need is 185gm of unsalted butter & 4 eggs. 

 Happy eggs from my sister's chickens.

 Melt, combine, mix & bake, so simple!! 

 We added a buttery chocolate icing, but you could have left the cake naked or with a dusting of icing sugar.  I've had the white Donna hay icing spatular for years, it is foolproof-fantastic!!

 The children watched like vultures, then enjoyed a delicious slither of this stunningly yummy cake!!

 Fruit cancels cake calories right??  This new Truffle cake mix is in stores & supermarkets now, i was sent one to trial.  Thanks Donna!!

 Now it's your turn - want to try the Donna Hay Molten Chocolate Chunk Brownie mix & win a copy of the latest issue of her brilliant magazine - the coveted Christmas issue??!!

 More mmmm . . . crumbled up brownie with gooey chocolate, i made them in Donna's pleated cake wrappers for school recess tomorrow & simple portion control, it's so easy to eat an entire slab of brownie when you slice it up, then some more & another nibble . . . 

 Just follow this blog & leave a comment here.  6 prizes - 2 x Brownie mix + Christmas magazine, 2 x Brownie mix, & 2 x Christmas magazine - let me know which you'd prefer!!  Australian delivery addresses only for the food mixes.  Winners drawn Sunday 18th December at 9p.m. 

Want to increase your chances to win??  Mention this giveaway on your blog, FB, Twitter for an extra entry, or blog about your favourite Donna Hay recipe & products for 5 bonus entries!!
Have you seen her beautiful range for Royal Doulton??  I just ordered some pieces - perfect for entertaining.  Donna has some fantastic offers in her 12 Days of Christmas specials, i just scored a complimentary footed colander, it's gorgeous & such a clever design.  Share the love, good luck, love Posie
EDIT: Not a fan of packet mixes??  These amazing, trust Donna!!  Yes we all love baking from scratch but sometimes all you have is the butter & eggs, you've run out of flour, sugar, chocolate . . . & have an emergency bake sale or craving for something delicious!!

if you EVER need a reason to cheer yourself up . . . try Cake Wrecks!!

Greetings all,
While I’m not a fan of blog posts which don’t relate or use the images of the blog owner, I’m going to make an exception here.  Ever since my friend Lisa from Canberra’s Got Style blog put me onto Regretsy, which I think is the funniest name for a blog ever - if you haven’t ever visited, go immediately, all the things on etsy which are . . . regretful.  Anyway, when I heard about this Cake Wrecks blog, I knew I’d love it.
As a bit of a try hard & fail cake icing disaster myself, I can laugh out loud at these efforts as most Cake Wrecks are by professional cake decorators aka “Wreckorators”.  Wreckporters email in images of sad sad cakes they have witnessed, ordered or had the misfortune of tasting – from spelling mistakes, writing word for word instructions on the order & those which are just plain wrong with a capital R. They even have a book with my favourite of all Cake Wrecks on the cover - decorating with this winner . . . "Best Wishes Suzanne, under neath that, We Will Miss You".  Imagine a Woman’s Weekly "How NOT to Decorate Children’s Cakes"!!
The blog post images go something like this . . . with their whitty & hilarious captions . . .

I've had a bandaid in a shop bought cake before, but scissors??  Poison challis from this bakery perhaps??

Tell me, was your wedding cake cute, fun & quirky or slasher??

Did you watch the Supper Bowl or the Super Bowel??

On Sundays there is some light relief with beautiful, amazing, stunning, award winning cakes . . .

. . . which make up for entries like this, shudder!!

How is it that so many icing efforts end up looking like a penis or poo - instead of, you know, a first birthday cake for a sweet baby in the shape of a number one??!!  Now quick, deep breaths & get over to Bakerella for some more beautiful, amazing & inspirational decorating ideas on cookies to cakes!! Awesome Julie from Handmade Market put me onto Bakerella, love her.  Enjoy, love Posie