Three tiers of red velvet and white chocolate mud cake at one stage I thought was going to melt and just make me cry (like the time Maxxie ate a corner of my huge chocolate cake that was for a customer the next day when he snuck into the house...). My third collaboration with Chau who comes up with all these briliant...
300 perfect macarons resulted. Don't ask me about the failures! And of course, there's never enough work around so I have this BRILLIANT idea that I would handpaint with gold all of the white macarons. That just added another 4 hours, no big deal. I always envisioned that packaging and wrapping boxes would...
A cute little cake just before the official start of the Chinese Year of the Monkey! Another one where I had a stress attach over the humidity and heat throughout the week. I'd even remedied the ganache in preparation for this weather but it was still so soft! So it was 10 minutes in the fridge, 5 minutes, repeat...
Summer, you and I have a love-hate relationship. I love you when I'm at the beach. But I want to kick and scream and ball my eyes out when I have cakes to make! The last few days have been 35+ and this is not cake baking and decorating weather. Please be kind to me this weekend. Sincerely, Super stressed baker. ...
It's like a crown of flowers and macarons on a cake. I reckon I could put this on the 'wish list' when others want to make a cake for me. :) ...
To give up my day job... or not? I wish I was there to see this cake being cut! Stunning centrepiece fit for a garden party. ...
Definitely one of my favourites to do ever! Three cakes, three different sizes and a matching theme. I would gladly do this for birthdays, engagements, weddings, you name it. It all just looks so majestic and elegant and stunning. Fit for any occasion... Here we have red velvet cake, golden butter cake and white chocolate...
Officially the first cake of 2016: God Bless Zoe! And she was just the c-u-t-e-s-t little girl! And I have to say that I am so happy that it was a cake for a girl! If you look back at cakes I've done, boy cakes are definitely more often requested than girl cakes. I hope that's not saying something about Australia's...
These may be the prettiest cupcakes I've made in a long time. Rose cupakes in ivory, pink and purple and they are just so pretty and beautiful and delicate looking that I wouldn't blame anyone if they didn't want to eat it! Bomboniere cupcakes for a few close friends of the Bride and Groom at their wedding dinner just...
Every year, I move into December with this feeling of trepidation. There is this tangible knowledge that the days until Christmas are numbered (not that they weren't before but there is now this sense of urgency) and with everything else happening around, time is so precious and short. Fruit cake, gingerbread...
It's been awhile and I must apologise! Times flies when you're juggling too many things. I've had a few pretty cool requests coming through since arriving home (did you miss me?) and I was even responding to emails during my few weeks in Tokyo. Having the opportunity to stay in the middle of the city (smack bang near...
