Tag Archive: cakebook

26 Oct

white chocolate & macadamia nut cookies

This has got to be the BEST cookie recipe… ever. Funnily enough, I’ve never blogged about it before because lets face it everyone else has! But then I thought, if…
October 26, 2014 at 11:12 am 3 Comments
09 Apr

blueberry boy bait

This recipe is a winner and a keeper.  Found on one of the first food blogs I ever started reading, and still one of my favourites to this day, smitten…
April 9, 2014 at 6:43 pm 7 Comments
25 Feb

spiced pumpkin cranberry nut loaf

So Dorie calls this the all-in-one holiday Bundt but seeing as the holidays are well over, I used mainly seasonal leftovers and cooked it in a loaf tin, I’m calling…
February 25, 2014 at 5:42 pm 4 Comments
03 Feb

golden kumquat cake – gluten free

Golden Kumquat cake? What a name huh? I only use it because during Chinese New Year, numerous fruits, flowers, decorations and provisions are made, bought and presented in the hopes…
February 3, 2014 at 2:22 pm 6 Comments
19 Jan

momofuku milk bar’s chocolate chocolate cookies

   Christmas and the holidays – wonderful for catching up with friends and family, taking time out to remember the things that really matter, eating and drinking yourself into a…
January 19, 2013 at 11:04 am 8 Comments
25 Nov

gluten free chocolate cupcakes – delicious & effortless

I love baking, but I guess you’ve figured that one out already, and I bake more often than not for the sheer indulgence of it.  Creamy Butter, rich and yolky…
November 25, 2012 at 10:54 pm 28 Comments
06 Nov

pâte à foncer – flan pastry

I’ve put this post off for a while.  Mostly because I was rather traumatized by the epic fail of it all; and obviously as a result had no desire to…
November 6, 2012 at 6:19 pm 1 Comment
23 Oct

wholewheat cinnamon sultana scones

As you well know, I’m a purist when it comes to scones and was delighted to be able to share my family recipe with you a few months back.  I…
October 23, 2012 at 10:46 am 5 Comments
16 Oct

Dorie’s chocolate chocolate cupcakes

I think I was a little late to the table when it came to appreciating who Dorie Greenspan was. Over the years I’d seen her name on lots of websites…
October 16, 2012 at 10:27 am 9 Comments
02 Oct

ricotta pound cake

Moon cakes.  It’s either love or hate in my experience.  Traditionally, a brown, shiny, sugar and lard based pastry wrapped around a hunk of lotus seed paste concealing the pièce…
October 2, 2012 at 12:15 pm 16 Comments
16 Sep

top tips for baking in BULK

Lets get one thing straight here.  I’m not a professional; I bake purely for the fun of it or sometimes for the challenge and although I have done literally a…
September 16, 2012 at 8:58 pm 51 Comments
03 Sep

very blueberry vanilla cupcakes

I had been looking for the perfect vanilla cake recipe to use for an impending wedding order, and as the weeks past, the hunt continued. I had scoured the Internet,…
September 3, 2012 at 8:21 pm 9 Comments
21 Aug

raspberry ricotta muffins

I’ve been making these a lot this summer.  It’s hot and humid here but on a clear day the sky is a bright blue and the sun almost scorches your…
August 21, 2012 at 9:10 pm 8 Comments
14 Aug

ad hoc white cupcakes

Wedding cupcakes – always a stressful time because it’s the bride and groom’s one special day, and everything’s supposed to be perfect (or close enough).  That includes the cake(s) of…
August 14, 2012 at 5:11 pm 7 Comments
17 Jul

white chocolate, chocolate cake for a hoppy 2nd birthday!

If you asked me I would say I didn’t make big cakes but really I do, just occasionally, for family and close friends.  Usually they’re pink and girly for baby’s…
July 17, 2012 at 12:01 am 7 Comments
11 Jul

momofuku milk bar compost cookies

Zomg call me naïve but this recipe is extreme!  What cookie contains 20 different ingredients? What cookie calls for a ‘Graham Crust’ to be specially prepared, just to then be…
July 11, 2012 at 12:08 am 17 Comments
24 Jun

Lamingtons

I appreciate that some of you may never have heard of a lamington before and to be honest I’m not sure I had even tasted one before I made these,…
June 24, 2012 at 10:47 pm 4 Comments
chocolate truffle cake
18 Jun

chocolate truffle cake

Do you know how hard it is to find a decent chocolate cake recipe?  It’s not something I really make very often (in full cake form) but when my best…
June 18, 2012 at 8:01 pm 17 Comments
12 Jun

diamond jubilee scones

Whether you’re a royalist or not, what better way to commemorate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee than with classic scones, cream and jam?  Considering we are 6000 miles away from Blighty,…
June 12, 2012 at 4:17 pm 8 Comments
04 Jun

valrhona white chocolate chunk buttermilk chocolate muffins

Now that’s a bit of a mouthful! Last weekend, I found myself going through my baking cupboards, taking stock of what was in there and (as usual) finding things I…
June 4, 2012 at 10:34 am 5 Comments
28 May

ad hoc brownies

Brownies – everyone loves brownies right?  Or do they? It’s not something I make very often, for the most part because I don’t think they’re worth it.  What I mean…
May 28, 2012 at 12:53 pm 5 Comments
17 May

rhubarb and almond cakes

I hope you lovely mums out there had an enjoyable mother’s day.  I know we did. My mum loves cakes and desserts but her and I actually have quite different…
May 17, 2012 at 11:00 am 5 Comments
11 May

smitten kitchen hall of fame

As promised, here it is. My own personal Smitten Kitchen Hall of Fame.  All the favourites that I have baked and baked over and over again because they are just…
May 11, 2012 at 2:30 pm 5 Comments
10 May

smitten kitchen’s red wine chocolate cake

The one blogger that has not only kept me coming back, in this fickle and ever-changing realm that is the blogosphere, but amused, entertained, informed as well as providing me…
May 10, 2012 at 2:07 pm 5 Comments
30 Apr

“it’s a boy!”

chocolate fudge cake.  dulce de leche filled. chocolate fudge frosting.  dulce de leche swirl. blue smarties. I don’t believe in pink for girls and blue for boys but when a…
April 30, 2012 at 2:41 pm 7 Comments
23 Apr

teddy bears’ picnic

A certain little bear was turning one so off we headed for a teddy bears’ picnic.  What else could I take but double chocolate teddy cupcakes. I searched high and…
April 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm 3 Comments
17 Apr

pecan and pearl cookies

This has got to be the BEST cookie recipe… ever. It’s from the New York Times and never fails me.  I’m not even a cookie person and would never have…
April 17, 2012 at 4:14 pm 2 Comments
12 Apr

fairytale wedding

happily ever after starts here… click on thumbnails for gallery view: 100% edible
April 12, 2012 at 8:08 pm 6 Comments
08 Apr

HAPPY EASTER!

Anna Del Conte‘s Apple Cake from one of my favourite cookbooks, Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes à la mode …
April 8, 2012 at 7:40 pm Leave a comment
06 Feb

happy monday

streusel topped blueberry muffins
February 6, 2012 at 9:57 pm 1 Comment
27 Jan

brownie points

valrhona pecan brownie mascarpone quenelle
January 27, 2012 at 3:43 pm 2 Comments
24 Dec

nigella’s christmas puddini bonbons

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23 Dec

merry christmas everyone!

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04 Dec

sweet cherry flaked almond cake

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27 Nov

thanksgiving carrot cake (extra walnut)

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20 Nov

gaga for ganache

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19 Nov

macadamia nut white chocolate chip cookies with fleur de sel

November 19, 2011 at 12:42 pm 2 Comments
01 Nov

halloween 2011

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25 Oct

all the best ~ all the best!

wedding cakes… old fashioned cake with raspberries valrhona white chocolate ganache fresh carnation  
October 25, 2011 at 11:49 am 5 Comments
08 Aug

afternoon tea

“tea is a cup of life” click on thumbnails for gallery view:
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17 Jul

bread pudding muffins

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16 Jul

junk trippin’

July 16, 2011 at 3:28 pm 1 Comment
03 Jul

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY

2 tiered double layer chocolate fudge cake filled with white chocolate ganache covered in chocolate fudge frosting, white chocolate buttons, piped white chocolate ganache AND homemade sugar cookie bears, letters…
July 3, 2011 at 11:20 am 4 Comments
19 Jun

and birthday girls

raspberry boy bait cupcakes raspberry jam buttercream
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16 Jun

birthday boys

blueberry boy bait cupcakes blueberry jam buttercream
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06 Jun

lil’ c’s baby shower cupcakes

gluten free chocolate-chocolate chip cupcake buttercup vanilla buttercream or chocolate fudge frosting fondant “lil’ c’s” and matching sugary marshmallow
June 6, 2011 at 9:44 am 1 Comment
03 Jun

triple chocolate

June 3, 2011 at 11:30 pm 4 Comments
01 Jun

minnie mouse inspired…

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11 May

happy 50th!

madagascar bourbon vanilla cupcakes sake plum compote filling matcha cream cheese frosting cut preserved soursweet plum 50 sprinkling of sakura sugar
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16 Apr

birthday cupcakes

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