They’re a break from the weekend rush to get to wake everyone up, get in that first coffee of the day, then to brave the weekend morning peak hour to swimming or sport before doing the groceries and then, finally spending what’s left doing what weekends are meant to be for.

School holiday weekends are about none of that.  As a parent, they’re kind of like reliving your own school holidays only with a bit more freedom (and a lot more responsibility).

I woke up on Saturday and decided that I wanted to bake something with lots of Callebaut chocolate chips.  So I did.

The result was this Coconut Choc Chip Cake.  It looks and tastes rather decadent but somehow because it contains desiccated coconut and choc chips, it made perfect sense to have some for breakfast and morning tea on Sunday as well.  Be warned, though, that the chopped chocolate chip decorations tend to disappear rather suspiciously when the cake is left in close proximity to preschoolers without close adult supervision.  I’ve noticed a few fingerprints in the icing as well….

All ages and tastes were well catered for.

There were almost too many choices snack wise in the chip aisle at Woolies.