One more for the quarter

Blue skies and clouds... first thought is Spring! Like I said before, I am a fan on tall tiers... it makes the cake look so much better. One caramel and one chocolate.  Last cake for the quarter and in fact, I am not sure why I decided to take this on so close to the end of September. I just love burning the...

Moroccan and Spain Inspired...

One of my colleagues who has been with the business for over 10 years is taking sabbatical tomorrow and travelling to Spain and Morocco and having some 'me' time. So I created this colourful cake for her to celebrate her last day! No doubt it will be filled with an extended lunch and cake and not much else! ;) I'd...

Walnuts are in

I like making tall cakes. I can't help it and it just happens. Even when I don't plan on them to. I think they look better and if you eat with your eyes, then it tastes better too! A cake stand usually helps but I just don't think its fun cutting into a shallow cake and pulling the knife out. Which makes it a problem...

Happy Mid Autumn Festival

I made traditional mooncakes with white lotus paste and salted egg yolks for the first time this year. It's a lot of hard work! Hope everyone has a great night with loved ones and family.  ...

Rainbow Macarons

Green Tea Irish Cream Milo Passionfruit Salted caramel Homemade Blackberry Jam. Hello! ...

Blueberry & Almond cake with Warm Orange Syrup

I picked up a copy of the Coles magazine the other day from my local supermarket as I was stocking up on my baking essentials and did a 2 minute flip through the pages last night. The cake recipe they had caught my eye because I had a lot of frozen berries (I made my own AMAZING jam too... definitely doing again...