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Lemon Ricotta Cake and Life by the Lakes

July 13, 2019 by Tania 21 Comments

Lemon Ricotta cake filled with whipped ricotta cream

This Lemon Ricotta Cake is a simple home classic. Stir together any where anytime no tricks required. It’s really very easy, moist and full of lemony goodness. Stir together Lemon Ricotta Cake Everyone needs an easy cake up their sleeve. This is one for you. It makes a great dessert, perfect to share as a treat…

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Buttercream secrets + Severed Finger Halloween Cake

October 24, 2018 by Tania Leave a Comment

I am going to share a recipe for the best most intense buttercream EVER.  It’s a real game changer . I have the secret to Intense buttercream. Ramp up your cakes in the simplest and cheapest way possible with this intensly beautifully flavoured buttercream. You will be amazed at how simple this is to get…

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Blood Orange Loaf Cake. Gluten free.

August 20, 2017 by Tania 13 Comments

Orange Loaf Cake

This Orange Loaf Cake is easy to make. I used Red Belly Blood Oranges to make it even more delicious. This Blood Orange Loaf Cake is really quite the stunner. It is easy too, you just need to make it using a food processor, throwing in all ingredients to just combine. It literally takes minutes….

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Carrot Cake Lamingtons. Two classics rolled into one.

April 14, 2017 by Tania 18 Comments

These easy stir together Lamingtons will surprise you. There’s no dry sponge cake here. No, what I have here is amazingly moist Carrot Cake crossed with a Lamington.   All you need to do is stir some carrots into a cake and bake! Carrot Cake Lamingtons. Yum. There’s nothing more therapeutic than dipping cake pieces…

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Mango Lamingtons. For Mango Lovers

January 29, 2017 by Tania 20 Comments

Mango Lamingtons

Mango Lamingtons you say…. I did say. Have you ever seen these before? I think they could be the ultimate summer dessert.  Aussies love Lamingtons but they equally love mangoes and so the two make a heavenly match. The idea came from a Home beautiful magazine. I saw the picture of these and was inspired….

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Blood Orange Cake with Olive Oil, Rosewater and Almonds

August 21, 2016 by Tania 15 Comments

Blood Orange cake

A beautiful Warm Blood Orange cake, Olive oil and Rosewater make it extra special. Plus…it’s easier than you think   I am back with this Blood Orange Cake Olive Oil, Rosewater and Almonds. It got me back into the kitchen in a beautifully colourful way after 10 days in Taiwan.  I can’t wait to show…

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Blue Ombre Cake, Chocolate Layers

July 31, 2016 by Tania 18 Comments

Blue Ombre Cake

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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Gorgeous Chocolate Cake with Easter Eggs

March 13, 2016 by Tania 14 Comments

Easter cake

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….

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Owl Cupcakes. Easy moist apple cake

September 24, 2015 by Tania 5 Comments

Easy Owl Cupcakes

I thought I’d make Easy Owl cupcakes. Aren’t these the cutest? The moist delicious apple cake they are made with will become one of your favourite stir together cakes I thought I’d make Easy Owl cupcakes. Aren’t these the cutest ? I love owls, they are so quietly intense. They have a reputation for being…

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Date tray cake Stir together

August 23, 2015 by Tania 18 Comments

date tray cake, with icing and cashews

I know you will like this because it is easy, there is no better reason to like something. Dates are a good reason to like something too, wouldn’t you agree? It’s been a few weeks since I baked a cake and to be honest I really never thought I would say that.  I love making…

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Easiest Sponge Recipe

March 29, 2015 by Tania 22 Comments

Easy Sponge recipe with cream

This week is a bit of a crazy whirlwind for me. I am afraid there will most probably be nothing but cake posts, because that’s all I have been doing. Again.  I partnered with one of my favourite companies last week to talk about their Australian organic milled cake flour. I am always happy to…

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A Spotted Cake

September 7, 2014 by Tania 18 Comments

I am by no means a traditional cake maker. I like the excitment of making a character cake much more than the presice business of flowers and figurines. This is probably just an excuse because I actually can’t make flowers or figurines, but I can make a good cake. A character cake means one that…

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Beer and Coconut Cake with cream cheese icing

August 17, 2014 by Tania 16 Comments

Last time I made something with beer I suggested you may be able to use left over beer to actually make it. Seems that a lot of readers found that quite humorous and let me know they were laughing about me, both on Instagram and in the comments at the end of the post. Thinking about…

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Rainbow cake and how I excited the neighbours

July 12, 2014 by Tania 24 Comments

Rainbow Cake sliced and decorated

Sponsored Post A lot of people I know may not be fussed about eating a rainbow, but, as I discovered, for one family this rainbow cake caused extreme excitement. I know it seems strange but often when I have too many cakes, tarts, biscuits and possibly a spare dinner or two, I walk out the…

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Spelt and Orange Pancake Cake: Living in a Tent

May 14, 2014 by Tania 12 Comments

This Spelt and Orange Pancake cake is just as good for breakfast as it is for dinner. These fluffy spelt pancakes look just like a cake don’t they?. Imagine you didn’t have an oven and you wanted to make a cake for afternoon tea. Ha! yep here it is. Don’t laugh I have done it…

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Pineapple Doughnut Glaze Cake

February 17, 2014 by Tania 17 Comments

Pineapple Doughnut

Pineapple Doughnut Glaze Cake This vanilla and glazed pineapple cake reminds me of school. I have three sisters and we all went to the same school, the local government school and it was pretty rough. I don’t recall Mother ever visiting the school, but had she done so, the first thing she may have noticed…

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Tania Cusack Hi, I'm Tania and this is My Kitchen Stories. I share all kinds of recipes here. Most recipes are quick and easy, just perfect for families. BUT, you could also find vegan, cakes and desserts too as I write recipes for cafes and restaurants and slip them in here. Come and have a look around Read More
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