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geometric birthday cake topper d-i-y

November 11, 2015by little_bean_bakes

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 […]

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minion madness!!!

October 20, 2015by little_bean_bakes

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 […]

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a woodland forest birthday

September 16, 2015by little_bean_bakes

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 […]

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welcome twenty fifteen!

January 3, 2015by little_bean_bakes 4 Comments

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 […]

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half birthdays; it’s a thing.

March 21, 2014by little_bean_bakes 5 Comments

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 […]

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tinkering with tradition (and being rewarded for it)

July 24, 2013by little_bean_bakes 9 Comments

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, […]

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coffee cake that needs no special occasion

May 31, 2013by little_bean_bakes 6 Comments

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, […]

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the epitome of autumn flavours

April 4, 2013by little_bean_bakes Leave a comment

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 […]

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easiest carrot cake…eve​r

January 22, 2013by little_bean_bakes 3 Comments

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 […]

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coffee, cake and jelly

November 11, 2012by little_bean_bakes 12 Comments

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 […]

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play dough for grownups

October 7, 2012by little_bean_bakes 2 Comments

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 […]

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chocolate cake in under 8 minutes? yes please!

September 6, 2012by little_bean_bakes 7 Comments

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 […]

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I am a mother, wife and D-I-Y junkie. I love baking and enjoy writing so combining the two made sense. Then life happened and I discovered I had lots of other things to write about as well, so my little baking blog turned into sharing ideas and experiences, food related or not :)

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