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Great British Bake Off inspired Chocolate Orange Swiss Roll

So the 2014 series of The Great British Bake Off started last week and I managed to catch up with the first episode this morning. Their signature bake was a Swiss Roll and it occurred to me that this is something I have never attempted before. The first contestant to leave was the lovely Claire Goodwin and I loved the flavour combination of her chocolate orange Swiss Roll. In honour of her, I decided to have a go at one too. A chocolate and orange sponge Swiss Roll with Orange Curd and whipped dark chocolate ganache. Covered in a set dark chocolate ganache and candied orange peel slices. There were a lot of firsts in this bake; First Swiss Roll First Orange Curd First Candied Orange The flavours are fab and I really enjoyed making the curd :)  I was actually quite surprised at how easy this was to make. Sadly it is quite runny (I cooked it for far longer then the recipe called for). But the left overs will make a fantastic dip for my chocola

Free Wine Print

Good Morning Lovelies, today I am sharing a freebie!  We asked lots of wonderful fans which their favourite Chibi Chi Designs print was, and the resounding answer was our funny wine print! Now before I share the image, I just wanted to remind you all that these are only for personal use.  You can print as many times as you like, use them for yourself, give them as gifts, but under no circumstances can you profit from them. It's not cool to rip off a designers work and not give them any reimbursement for their time and effort. To download, simply right click and press 'save image as' - Simples! If your image downloads pixellated or blurred, send me an email and I will reply with the uncompressed image - chibi-chi-designs@hotmail.com For those of you that would like all the hard work done, the items can be ordered in either poster or card form from my facebook page or Etsy shop :) These prints are only available to download for a limi