geometric birthday cake topper d-i-y
This year Little Bean shared his second birthday party with his bestie Isabella and we decided on a colourful geometric theme. We weaved geometric shapes into every part of the […]
Category Archives: cakes
minion madness!!!
Sometimes I really do just feel like a big kid who gets to play with a grown-up version of play-doh. Once all the different elements are made it is so much […]
a woodland forest birthday
I started planning Hadleigh’s first birthday when he was still crawling around drooling all over himself. It was the most fun I have ever had planning anything, and if I […]
welcome twenty fifteen!
A very happy New Year to you all! 2014 has been great, but tiring…which I am sure you can gather from the absence throughout the latter part of the year! But […]
half birthdays; it’s a thing.
Half birthdays really is a thing. Just ask Pinterest. I even saw grown-up cakes celebrating half birthdays. So baking “half” a cake to celebrate Hadleigh’s first six months didn’t seem […]
tinkering with tradition (and being rewarded for it)
I was born in South Africa and in South Africa banana bread is very traditional. You will find it at any and every gathering where tea and coffee is served, […]
coffee cake that needs no special occasion
My good husband has been asking so nicely for weeks now for me to bake him a coffee cake. There has been a few occasions lately requiring ‘occasion specific’ baking, […]
the epitome of autumn flavours
For me, one of the best flavour combinations in baking are dates and caramel. On its own dates don’t really get my heart racing but chopped up and paired with […]
easiest carrot cake…ever
My sister and I recently went to visit a little town on the Sunshine Coast, called Montville. Cute as a button it was. A real touristy place, with plenty of […]
coffee, cake and jelly
My good husband doesn’t spend much time in the kitchen (except for when helping me clean up), the only cooking he enjoys doing is if it is outside on the […]
play dough for grownups
I used to love playing with play dough when I was young. All the bright colours, and being able to let my imagination run rampant as I molded all sorts […]
chocolate cake in under 8 minutes? yes please!
This recipe has been in my mum’s ring binder of special family recipes for as long as I can remember. It was the first cake I learnt to make well […]
