Hooray for naked cake
A rustic naked cake made for my daughter’s 18th birthday. Simply does it. xx
Category Archives: Cakes
A vintage valentine’s Day
Valentine’s day usually slips by me unnoticed each year. My time is so valuable and with 8 children at home, I have to choose my party styling endeavours very carefully.Valentine’s Day comes hot on the heels of our wedding anniversary and just before our first birthday of the year, so I have conceded that I simply… Read More
Happy Birthday to me.
Well, you could say it was my birthday last week. Another year has rolled on by and here we are again. Last year I threw myself a pretty glamorous High tea luncheon . The joy of that celebration kept me buzzing for months. A definite winner. This year I convinced myself I would be happy… Read More
Easy Peasy Monster Cupcakes
What a fun way to start the new year baking agenda. These monster cupcakes brought delight to a little boy turning 6. I really need to shout from the roof tops that these cupcakes are just sooooo easy!! I found these amazing Wilton edible eyes in BIG W (no less), and stuck them onto smarties with a… Read More
Shabby Chic high tea party
Last year I had the honour of creating a high tea party for a group of sweet young ladies who wanted a fanciful afternoon tea together. A shabby theme was chosen, with soft pink and green being the main colour scheme, with an added hint of lilac. The menu included Chicken and… Read More
2015…Bring it on!
Well…here it is. 2015 is bursting through the door and waits for no man. All we can do now is hold the door open wide and welcome it in. Ready or not, a year of new beginnings, new adventures, new opportunities awaits. As we take stock of the past year… Read More
Rosette cake
Gluten free Mandarin and white chocolate cake
This mandarin and white chocolate cake was based on my Mandarin cupcake recipe. I simply replaced the flour with White wings Gluten Free plain flour and added half a cup of melted white chocolate into the mixture with a handful of chopped white chocolate for good measure. Too easy.
Berry – licious!
Woodland whimsy
What can I say? I just love everything about this cake. It is so simple. The moose and bunting…….perfect. My son Jesse faithfully assisted his pedantic mother trudge through snake infested bushland, scrimp under razor sharp barb wire fences, all carefully balancing my precious cake, props, blueberries, wooden stands and camera. Gotta… Read More