Blue Ombre Cake its bright and gorgeous. I have no set ideas about colours for cakes. That’s quite clear here, as you can see. This beautiful Blue Ombre Cake is for an engagement, my nephews. They’ve chosen a blue theme for their wedding. I think it is going to be lovely. When I was young,…
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Cheesecake Blood Orange Brownie Cheesecake
Blood Orange Brownie Cheesecake I was very excited to tell you about the launch of the Australian Blood Orange season in my last post here. I love Blood Oranges. The colour alone makes them very exciting to use. I love fruits and vegetables that are not the colour you expect them to be. Some of the…
Cookies Levain Bakery. Happy 4th July!
Levain Bakery Cookies! I am in New York, so it is a perfect time to share a Levain Bakery Choc Chip Cookie recipe. In a couple of days it will be Independence day and time to make an all American cookie. So Happy 4th July. I found the Levain bakery quite by accident the first…
Gorgeous Chocolate Cake with Easter Eggs
This is a Gorgeous Chocolate Cake with Easter Eggs, but anytime you want a simple one bowl cake, this is it! I know that this may look a bit tricky but I promise it is quite easy. It’s all in the decorating. Make it up to 4 days ahead and keep it in the refrigerator….
Celebrate Australia Day with these 10 ideas
10 Ways to Celebrate Australia Day. Here are 10 great ideas for food to celebrate the big day. Are you searching for a little Australia Day inspiration?. You are? Good because I have come up with a collection. They are of course knowing me, mostly desserts but I am very sure you will be…
Frozen Banoffee Ice cream Cake
Frozen Banoffee Ice Cream Cake. Although this is a frozen dessert to be honest it could be any kind of weather and I think you would like the caramel, banana and chocolate flavours in this easy to eat ice cream with the crunchy base. It’s based on a Banoffee Pie idea of course. Have you…
Gluten Free Chocolate Fondant with Coconut Beetroot Icecream
Chocolate Fondant Pudding, Gluten Free Skater got up this morning at about 10 am, after working all day and all night . The house smelled of chocolate and that brought him to the kitchen. How absolutely fantastic, I had just taken 4 of these puddings out of the oven and needed a tester. Instant breakfast. I…
Vinegar Tart delicious history
Have you heard of honey vinegar? I came across it a few years back and haven’t seen it again until recently. The one I first saw was commercially made in New Zealand while this one Italian. I thought you might find it interesting, it’s something to look out for any way. The one I have…
Apple, Passionfruit and Rye Crumble- reposted
I love making desserts. Some people don’t. It can be an after thought, and just sometimes you probably buy something at the last minute when people are coming over. You don’t have to. You can always be prepared. This apple, passionfruit and rye crumble is the kind of dessert you can have lurking in the…
Date Caramel Chocolate Tart, Gluten Free
This surprising Gluten Free Date Caramel Chocolate Tart is easily made and will compete with any caramel “slice” you put up against it. You can make it the recipe yours by making it gluten free or vegan I made this Gluten Free Date, Caramel, Chocolate Tart especially for you. Yes you, that really can’t fathom…
Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry Self Saucing Pudding
Chocolate, Caramel, Raspberry Self Saucing Pudding I made this pudding out of a left over ingredient. It’s extremely easy and I would expect the ingredient can be substituted and this pudding would be just as good. I made it with left over chocolate custard!. The kind you buy in the supermarket. It’s a special little…
Custard Tart with Citrus and Dates & the fight
This Custard Tart with Citrus and Dates is a very special dessert to make when you want all those delicious citrus flavours. I dare you not to LOVE it I came across this old post and I wanted to re-share it because not only does it have a good story attached but it is one…
Date, Cashew and Caramel Slice of Love .
Caramel Slice but not as you know it. It’s for everyone who loves Caramel and Chocolate plus it’s gluten free and Vegan friendly. It’s hard not to love a caramel slice, and this Date, Cashew and Caramel Slice is THE best. It’s especially a nice treat to make for someone you want to spoil. I…
The Source. Single Origin Bread Arrives. #celebratethesource
Bread. Staple food. Bread is basically flour, water and salt. There are so few ingredients in bread it’s important to make sure they are all the best available. It makes perfect sense. There is a little revolution going on in bread. Michael Klausen, owner and founder of, Brasserie Bread was not satisfied with making his…
Pretty Ribbon Bow Cake. Girls love it!
Well hello again from cake central. So it seems there is no end to the cakes that keep leaving this kitchen. That means you have to suffer through them too I am afraid!. I thought maybe you would like to see how a Bow Cake is put together. Despite it’s appearance this cake is really…
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche & Lake Titicaca
Alfajores with Dulce de Leche are one of the worlds most underrated pastries. They will be a welcome biscuit at your house. This is how I first discovered them… I love Alfajores. They are one of the gems of South American treats. melting shortbread filled with Dulce de Leche, a caramel made with caramelised milk….