This was a bit of a long weekend for me, in that I did so much stuff! Before we go on, let me just give you some context: I have the tendency to be a hermit. People don't know this, but I'm actually an introvert; I enjoy spending time with myself, doing things I like … Continue reading Best Chocolate Cake & lots of sugar
Everyone and their mother is either baking or ordering a Rainbow Cake these days. It's cute, I admit I gasped the first time I saw that picture on Whisk Kid's blog, and then I'm quite sure I was throwing up rainbows when Sweetapolita posted her Rainbow Doodle cake up. My friends Soraya, Pri and I … Continue reading Lemony Rainbow Cake
I thought long and hard about the cake I would bake to celebrate one year of blogging, scratched many designs and flavours, and last night... I finally just did it. Instead of doing fancy buttercream designs like I had intended to, I decided to keep it simple and homey, very much what I like to … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Ellebug!
Chocolate was made to be eaten with oranges. At least, that's something I have always believed, considering how the flavour combination sort of explodes in my mouth. Chocolate and oranges, or chocolate and raspberries, just perfection. For some reason last week I was craving Jaffa Cakes, but since I didn't feel like giving into it... … Continue reading Favourite Flavour Combinations
I spent the majority of last Saturday's daytime hours in the kitchen, baking cakes, cupcakes and scones for several orders received from friends and family. I first baked two dozen chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache for my mother to take to her friends' do, low fat raisin scones for breakfast (recipe coming up in the … Continue reading Beet It! Chocolate Cake
Sometimes it just seems like all your stars are lined up to make every single thing you touch go wrong, and during those times, the only way to face it is to laugh, walk away, watch an episode or two of Grey's Anatomy (so it becomes apparent that someone else has even bigger problems than … Continue reading Third time’s the charm
Ever since I saw this cake by Amanda (aka iammommy) last year, I've been obsessed with it. I've dreamt of the colours, the ruffles, the sweetness of it all... I just needed to wait another year for Christmas. Do you have any idea how frustrating that is? Yes, you probably do. The only thing is … Continue reading Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake
A friend of mine celebrated his birthday recently with a potluck barbecue by the pool, and the morning of the party I decided to bring a homemade cake. Mostly because I really have lost all originality and couldn't figure out what to bring. Salad? Potatoes? Steaks? Those were just some options that I knew would … Continue reading Colourful Cake!
Wow, that title is a mouthful. A good mouthful, however!This one is over a month old, mainly because I always intended on baking it again and taking better pictures but couldn’t find the time to do so. I might later, but for the time being I don’t see it happening. In any case, my cousin … Continue reading Meringue-Frosted Vanilla Cake with Raspberry filling
I bought a new bundt pan a couple of weeks ago, and just really wanted to try making a giant donut. There was no special reason behind it, I didn't have a recipe that I've been DYING to try... I just wanted to use the pan. Cos donuts are cute, but giant donuts are even … Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Donut Cake
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