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}
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}
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
I’ve had a score to settle with Swiss Meringue Buttercream icing since promising to post about it several times…since forever!!! SMB, as it’s known in the cake world, is also the ‘problem child’ of frostings/icings and can cause much heartache to the amateur cake decorator, such as I am. But if I can do it, then so can… Continue reading Perfect Piping with Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Although I have less-recent photos for posts on other topics waiting to be written… I can’t resist writing about this month’s baking adventure – my first two-tiered masterpiece! The birthday trifecta of my lovely MIL, her brother, and one of my Bros in Law was a great reason to try out several caking techniques in fact. Thanks… Continue reading Tiers without Tears: The Story of a Three-Timing Birthday Cake
I should point out that I’m not ‘farewelling’ this blog – after less than six month’s efforts! This post is about the farewell morning tea that I held a couple of months ago when I left my previous job. I’m well overdue for a post, and I’ve been meaning to share the shots and recipes of what… Continue reading A Farewell Feast
I have much to learn. That’s generally the conclusion of any PhD student, and while I don’t have the stomach for such a qualification, I’m beginning to feel that way about the world of cake decorating. Thankfully, learning is rarely achieved alone, and I’m grateful to have lovely friends and inspirers to teach and encourage me… Continue reading [I Can’t Believe It’s So Easy] Fun with Fondant Art – Floral Edition
Sweet nor'westerly 