As you might have noticed, I have been quite restrained when it comes to desserts in January. At the beginning of the month, alarmed by the frequency and intensity of my ‘taste testing’, I vowed to ditch chocolate for a month.

Although I did not succeed completely, I made some progress and I feel that my cravings are now under control. For those of you who noticed and mourned the lack of chocolate goodness on the blog, this recipe should certainly make it up to you.

These gooey chocolate orange brownies are indecently chocolatey with bursts of orange flavour, which cut through the richness of the chocolate nicely. As they are rather rich and decadent, I advise you to cut them into small pieces and share them with your neighbours, far and wide.

With Valentine’s Day drawing near it’s LOVE, instead of fear-mongering, division and hatred that should be on the agenda right now. I feel that the world really needs that at the moment and although a cake (no matter how good) won’t solve any of the issues we are facing, it facilitates conversation and dialogue and that’s already a good thing!

PS: If you make our gooey chocolate orange brownies, don’t forget to tag us on Instagram as @lazycatkitchen and use the #lazycatkitchen hashtag. We love seeing your takes on our recipes!