if you follow me on instagram, twitter or have been within earshot of me the last month or two, you’ll know that lately i’ve been having a real hankering for australian food.
all i seem to be able to think about are the foods i love from home. there could have been a number of things that triggered the sudden longing – the ANZAC cookies i made in honour of australia day, a birthday brunch at aussie lantana cafe in fitzrovia last month, or the red frogs a friend brought back for me from a trip to sydney. whatever the reason, i’ve been craving treats from oz. most recently, a flake shake from wendy’s.
in australia, wendy’s isn’t the wendy’s you get in america, it’s more of a dairy queen.
when i used to go the mall with mum as a little’n it was my ultimate treat.
and even though i hadn’t had a flake shake in years even before i moved to london, my food nostalgia has gone into overdrive, and recreating one has become a weird obsession for me the last week.
i think i’ve nailed it.
a flake shake should be a so-thick-it’s-practically-solid chocolate shake, with crumbled cadbury flake bars stirred through and piled on top. simple stuff, but totally delicious.
for one greedy guts shake, you’ll need:
- six generous scoops good quality vanilla ice cream (softened)
- one squirt of chocolate syrup
- one teaspoon of cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup semi-skimmed milk
- two cadbury flake bars
throw all the ingredients except the flakes into a blender and get whizzing until thick and smooth. if it’s runny, you need more ice cream (always an excellent problem).
chop up the flake bars and stir two-thirds of the chocolate into the thick shake. 
pour into a tall glass. top with the remaining chocolate.
it’s slurping time! you’ll be needing a spoon. and a looser belt.
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