28 Mar 2015
Hot Cross Buns!
Do you all remember the nursery rhyme? Hot cross buns!Hot cross buns!one a penny, two a penny,Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny two a penny, Hot cross bun...
28 Mar 2015
Easter Nest Eggs
It's an early Easter this year! And although completely not religious, sometimes (time permitting), it's fun to create some easter treats. We're pretty full with cake orders next week and due to other commitments, we're having some fun in the kitchen this afternoon instead. Trying out our new flavour White Chocolate...
21 Mar 2015
Ethan: I Am One!
I had every intention of using my shiny new little canon camera with wifi capabilities. But by the time I'd run out to the shops to buy a candle and have a coffee, we were running late! So phone camera it was. Our little Ethan (my grandmother's youngest great grandchild to date!) is one today!!! So his parent's and...
10 Mar 2015
40th Birthday
We're on the cusp of the end of berry season but there were these delicious strawberries at the grocer's the other day that complimented this huge marble mud cake sooo well. It smelt delicious. It's hard to think of things to do for a guy's birthday. Especially when it's not a themed party and they don't have any...
10 Mar 2015
Pizza: Something Different
Here's a lovely little snap from a few Friday nights ago when I had a few friends over for Pizza (all homemade) and Pimms. It was devine. Sourdough. I have been converted and now only resort to the jar of microorganisms commonly known as "yeast" when I'm out of time... Sourdough is so delicious, so good for...
10 Mar 2015
Baptism Cake for Jace
I was a bit out of sorts with this one and was so excited to package the finished cake that I didn't get a happy snap. It was a Square cake too! :( I don't do very many Baptism cakes either so this was the best I could do. ...
10 Mar 2015
Chocolate Buttercream
Silly ol' me use to think a stick of butter was 250 grams. For clarity, it is not, 1 stick = 125 grams. Needless to say, some things didn't turn out so well. I made a simple vanilla buttercream once (way back at the beginning of my culinary adventures) with what I thought were the right ratios. Essentially it was 250...
10 Mar 2015
Chocolate
I use to get away with not having to temper chocolate before melting and making cool shapes. But in the current humid and warmer weather, it's not a great idea. It melts and it doesn't re-set. I think its my cue to learn how to actually temper chocolate. In the meantime though, I can make loads of chocolate...
10 Mar 2015
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Luca's First Birthday
It's always exciting to remake a cake. From a purely 'numbers and time' point of view, it is very economical because you already know mentally what needs more time, where you can save time and how you can achieve everything in less time. So I was very fortunate to be asked to make a cake that I did last year for another...
