It's not everyday that we get to post the inside of one of our cakes.
Fruity cake for a picnic day birthday. A layer each of blueberry, strawberry and passionfruit frosting. So good!
If you first don't succeed, try try again. And again. And again...
MACARONS! Still the rage around town and to be honest, can probably say that they are still our Achille's Heel! Having said that, I did read an article not so long ago that professional bakeries and patisseries throw out approximately 20% of every batch of their macaron shells due to cracks in baking.
These little beauties are pretty versatile which is probably one of the reasons why they are so popular. You can pick any colour, any flavour and you can even add flavours to the shells themselves. Not to mention there's the French method and the Italian method... (personally, the jury is still out on which method we prefer!).
They're a pretty little gift nicely packaged in a box. They go nicely with a cup of tea. Not much not to like about them right?
Feeling ambitious today and decided to play around with flavours and came up with the new Earl Grey & Cointreau infused Dark Chocolate. Delectable...
And the ever popular Passionfruit!
And Caramel, Malted Milk, Blueberry & Pandan. YUM!
It almost felt like being on MasterChef and the Sunday Night Invention Test!
Was given the last of creating a cake for a farewell in the office this week and there was no brief! I could do anything i wanted!
I knew I wanted to make a cheesecake. And I knew most of the people in the office weren't keen on dense, designed cakes. Lashings of cream and soft centres seemed the way to go. Not to mention that the person whom the cake was originally intended for had just gotten braces so we had to go with something easily digestible!
And so this White Chocolate & Lemon Mousse Cheesecake with Scorched Meringue was born... yes, i know, it's a mouthful. But a yummy one at that.
Have to say it was a little nerve-wracking! It was the cake that I actually made for this office so knew I was going to be on the judging panel (and of course, it was all the more exciting with a couple of other avid bakers in the office!).
In the end, I think we only just had enough to feed the crowds. I honestly didn't know we had so many people in the office until Friday morning tea. Where did they all come from?!?! And very relieved (and happy, of course) that there were positive reviews all around! Yay! Someone even asked where I bought the cake from. Ha-ha... how flattering!!
Surprise birthday cake for Sarah!!! xxx
And this makes it 3 cakes for the weekend... we were certainly kept busy friday night however all our orders have been completed and now it's time to enjoy the sunshine and the rest of our weekend. Starting with birthday drinks with this special girl!
Sour cream chocolate sponge with layers of Oreo buttercream. Yep, cookies and cream and chocolate. Are you going to say no??? Smells good AND looks good!
A couple of tricks with the cake. We baked the layers separately as the cake is quite soft. And the more oreos you add, the better it tastes! Take time to pipe each row and let the buttercream sit of a while if it gets too soft.
And the key to making flowers...? Toothpicks are your best friend!
We're into August and so glad - slightly warmer weather, days getting longer and more cake orders!
One special little boy is turning 5 today (his mum and I go way back!) and he picked a Ninja Turtle cake! Some things change but some cartoons will always be popular (or resurrected?!).
This cake is a triple layer of double choc mud with chocolate buttercream and then finished with another layer of dark chocolate ganache. Every child should be happy! And their mums and dads too! Crowd pleaser! We like making people happy. ;)
Such a beautiful day outside too so hope he enjoys it!
