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Category Archives: sweet treats

a taste of my childhood

March 24, 2014by little_bean_bakes 9 Comments

Rice krispie treats, did you have them as kids? I can remember they were one of my favourite treats. And I still love them! Although they don’t exactly scream sophistication […]

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party food, recipes, sweet treats

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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cakes, parties for little bean, party food, recipes, sweet treats

back on the peanut butter train

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Baby is due in a week (eeek!) and I’m back on the peanut butter train. For the first three months of my pregnancy the only thing I could stomach was […]

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cupcakes, recipes, sweet treats

orange and poppies

August 8, 2013by little_bean_bakes 4 Comments

I have been craving a delicious orange and poppy seed cupcake for ages now, and after eating a disappointingly average one from a café a while ago I thought it […]

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recipes, sweet treats

a very zesty cheesecake slice

July 29, 2013by little_bean_bakes 2 Comments

We’ve had another birthday at work this week, and although there should never be a reason needed for cake, this was a good a time as any to bring something […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

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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cakes, desserts, recipes, sweet treats

caramel self-saucing pudding three ways

July 10, 2013by little_bean_bakes Leave a comment

One of the great perks of winter in my opinion is the food we get to eat. For example, digging your spoon into a steaming hot self-saucing pudding on a […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

miniature banoffee pies

June 26, 2013by little_bean_bakes 14 Comments

Oh the cravings again. This time it has been for banoffee pie. Nothing weird about that as such, except I have never been a huge fan. I think I may […]

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desserts, party food, recipes, sweet treats

good idea: tartlet shells in two minutes

June 24, 2013by little_bean_bakes 3 Comments

I have this week discovered the most marvellous invention on the back of a pack of Arnott’s biscuits. I normally never read the recipes printed on the back of biscuit […]

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desserts, party food, recipes, sweet treats

lazy french toast

June 15, 2013by little_bean_bakes 8 Comments

This morning we woke to another perfect Brisbane winter’s morning. Nice and warm (for winter) and the bluest sky you can imagine. Mornings like that make me want to leap […]

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recipes, sweet treats

if it’s got a candle on it, the calories don’t count

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It’s my sister’s birthday today. Normally a very happy occasion, but right now we are separated by more than 2,000 kilometres and the Tasman Sea. And it makes me sad […]

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cupcakes, recipes, sweet treats

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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cakes, recipes, sweet treats

chocolate fudge from my childhood

May 24, 2013by little_bean_bakes Leave a comment

One of my fondest childhood sweet treat memories is chocolate fudge with crushed biscuits (if you grew up in South Africa like I did, you’ll know it as Marie Biscuit […]

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party food, recipes, sweet treats

cinnamon pops and sticky toffee

May 16, 2013by little_bean_bakes 6 Comments

I have been taunted yet again by more cravings, this time it has been cinnamon. It feels like I am smelling it everywhere. I am starting to wonder whether the […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

cheesecake to go

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Cheesecake is one of those versatile desserts that can taste amazing with just a few ingredients and be paired up with most sweet things. I have worked on a very […]

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desserts, gift of food, party food, recipes, sweet treats

cake pops!

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Cake pops must be one of the best baking inventions ever. It is the perfect party food for young and old, and can easily be decorated for any occasion from […]

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party food, recipes, sweet treats

dessert for two: pears and pastry

April 27, 2013by little_bean_bakes 12 Comments

My husband will eat any fruit as long as it is fresh, once it has been cooked whether in muffins, cake or pie, he won’t touch it. Something to do […]

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desserts, recipes, sweet treats

whipped into a peanut butter frenzy

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As some of you may know by now, I am with child. It is our first little baby so as expected, we are very excited. I have just this week […]

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party food, recipes, sweet treats

the gift of granola

April 8, 2013by little_bean_bakes Leave a comment

I absolutely love having people stay with us, there is something about playing hostess that makes me giddy with excitement. And time permitting, I always like to leave some homebaking […]

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gift of food, recipes, sweet treats

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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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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