Why am I attempting silly Bond-jokes and (seemingly) infatuated with light hair colour? I don’t mean blond(e) in the hair sense, but in the confection sense. In case you haven’t encountered it before, blondie is a dense slice similar to brownie except without cocoa and instead with a vanilla or butterscotch flavour. Yeah, I’ve obviously… Continue reading The name’s Blond – Caramel Blond {Salted Caramel Chocolate Blondies}
Nothing like a sick day off work to remind me I have some blogging to catch up on – it would be wrong to just leave things hanging half-way through ‘Three Weddings and a Birthday Cake’, right?! After this wee series I PROMISE to put some actual, rustic, homemade, genuine baking ideas up; even I… Continue reading Three Weddings and a… Birthday (Cake!) {Wedding No.3}
After that brief interlude by IBS-bleh, we’re back to IBS-bake and therefore cake! I’ve been busy with birthday cakes lately – hopefully photos to come in a post of their own, but first I must report on the promised wedding cakes… Wedding No.2: C + I = Buttercream Seascape This wedding cake was for my (very trusting!)… Continue reading Three Weddings And A… Birthday (Cake!) {Wedding No. 2}
When I started this blog I mentioned two reasons for its acronym name: the desire to ‘unleash the baker inside’ as the tagline reads, but also the health condition that affects how I have to approach baking and food in general these days. Let’s call these IBS-bake and IBS-bleh respectively. I guess it might seem strange that I… Continue reading A Word From Our Sponsor {IBS-Bleh}
It’s been a bit quiet on the blog-front for the past month or so – which means that it’s been busy in the kitchen! I’m finally able to share with you what I got up to slightly secretively in December and give an update of what I’ve been baking recently – namely a bunch of… Continue reading Three Weddings And A… Birthday (Cake!) {Wedding No. 1}
Maybe I should have been born American. Chocolate and peanut butter – while perfect on their own – are simply heavenly combined. This is not a new revelation (my last post focussed on this same perfect duo). However it presents many opportunities that I am loathe to waste! The idea for this (original!) recipe was inspired… Continue reading Peanut Butter (Nutter!) Chocolate Fudge
In spite of V-Day and all the baking opportunities it brings, I was too busy making cake for the many non-Valentines-related baking opportunities this week. So today’s Decadent Dessert actually dates back a few weeks – when it still felt like summer in Christchurch! I seem to be making a habit of mutilating recipe names for… Continue reading {A Summer of Decadent Desserts} Loaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownie
Ah summer and its long sunny days. What could be better than dining late during those warmer nights? Ending them with a delicious sweet treat, that’s what! This month I’ve been trying out some gorgeous recipes that have been floating around the blogsphere; recipes where salted caramel, thick chocolate brownie and rich cheesecake layers interlace… Continue reading {A Summer of Decadent Desserts} Cheesecake Chocolate Cake with Salted Caramel
Isn’t it every year that we wonder how Christmas came so fast?! For me, it’s a case of so many Christmassy baked goods to have a go at, so little time… Fortunately I’m recovered from my Baking Goal of the Year (post coming soon) and have been trialling holiday fare aplenty, to the delight of… Continue reading Five Bakes ‘Til Christmas!
I’ve been a bit quiet on the blog front – but plenty of scheming is happening in the background!!! This month I’ve focussed on my first commissioned cake – a 21st birthday cake for the son of a lovely (and very trusting!) friend of mine. According to my friend, a personalised kayaker heading down a… Continue reading Kayaking Up A Cake-Fall
Sweet nor'westerly 