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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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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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From a time long, long ago in a land far, far away (jk a mere 3 months ago just 3km from here) when we still celebrated birthdays in person. Never again will I take gathering with friends for granted ❤️ #cake #baking #birthdaycake #nativeflowers #carrotcake #saltedcaramel #littlebeanbakes

Usually I love baking for friends at Easter. This year obviously looks a bit different (I am in isolation with two kids hopped up on chocolate and cabin fever; and a carrot and salted caramel cake piled high with donuts and speckled eggs sitting in my pantry- and I am a stress eater people 😬) but for our family the message of Easter is unchanging because we celebrate the One who is unchanging, Jesus, hope for humanity. Blessed Easter friends!! Cake topped with @darrelllea speckled eggs, @lindt mini chocolate eggs and @sallysbakeblog (fail proof!) baked donuts and smothered in @cadburyaust white chocolate ganache 🤤 #easter #crossequalslove #cake #speckledeggs #eastereggs #littlebeanbakes

Donut judge me 🍩😅 but I may have taste tested some of the warm donuts straight out of the oven, and it may have ended up being breakfast 🙊 #cake #bakeddonuts #breakfastofchampions #birthday #whitechocolatemudcake #baking #littlebeanbakes

Why walk when you can dance, why talk when you can sing, why blend in when you can stand out! You make this world richer, brighter, and more fun!🦩🌴 #youareloved #beautiful #unique #cake #birthday #birthdaygirl #birthdaycake #tropical #flamingo #ten #littlebeanbakes

Love is in the air 💕💕 #cake #baking #lemon #floral #macarons #ediblegold #engagement #littlebeanbakes

Persian loooooooovvve cake 💜 a moist GF cake made with semolina and almond meal, citrus, subtle spices and a hint of rose water, topped with pistachios and edible rose petals 💕 #cake #persianlovecake #glutenfree #ediblerosepetals #littlebeanbakes

A Canadian inspired cake to farewell a superhero we weren’t ready to say good bye to 😭 @pitzzy555 enjoy every moment of your 🇨🇦 travels! (And if you are not back in the designated time, several people will be hopping on a plane to come and drag you back!) Cake: Maple syrup 🍁 cake, filled with a maple & pecan crumb, pecan buttercream and topped with @woolworths_au pancakes 🤤 #cake #maplesyrup #pecan #baking #canada #woolworths

And then you turned three. You are the bringer of life and joy and laughter. Nothing you do is less than 💯 effort. Your smile lights up the world and those dimples excuse a multitude of grievances. You are immovable in your decisions yet you are effortlessly compassionate, possibly the best combination ever. How did we get this lucky 😌 . . . #biscoff cake with #biscoff spread buttercream with a #biscoff drip with a sprinkling of #biscoff crumb. And if you are wondering, there is no amount of biscoff that is too much biscoff 🤤

Rice krispie treats are my absolute all time favourite treat and I don’t make it nearly often enough. I remember them from my own childhood and even now as an adult I find it hard to refuse. I’ve learnt a couple of tricks from @thekitchn that will elevate this children’s treat to the next level. The first is to lightly toast the rice krispies before you start and the second is to brown the butter. Both those things give it a nutty and toasty taste that is hard to describe but once you’ve tried it you’ll never be able to make it any other way. I also always use the best vanilla I can afford, it makes a huge difference in the taste. And salt! The salt enhances all of the flavours. Also, don’t squish the mixture down too hard, just lightly pat it down in the tin, this helps make it airy and chewy. For a recipe head to The Kitchn and search for brown butter rice krispie treats, this has become by go-to recipe. . . . . . #ricecrispytreats #marshmallow #treats #sprinkles #nobake #easy #littlebeanbakes

Chocolate and caramel corn 🍫🍿one of my favourite flavour combinations 🙌🏼 Layers of chocolate fudge cake filled with homemade caramel corn covered with salted caramel swiss meringue buttercream toped with more caramel corn, toasted meringue, crunchies painted with edible gold and a caramel drip 🤤 . . . . . #cake #chocolatecake #caramel #caramelcorn #saltedcaramel #birthday #birthdaycake #chocolate #ediblegold #swissmeringuebuttercream #carameldrip #littlebeanbakes

The Cake: Superhero chocolate cake with gummy bears in the centre (as requested by the birthday boy) 🦸🏻‍♂️ The Story: It is one of the great joys in my life to bring my children’s dreams to life with baking. And it has (gleefully) become a bit of a tradition for Hadleigh and I to go on Pinterest and scroll through cakes and themes and parties until he finds something he loves. I am painfully aware of the insane talent that is out there and my own cake limitations, and that I definitely can’t make ANYthing he points out. But I also don’t take the privilege lightly that there are a few things that I CAN make, not always perfectly, but in his eyes turns out to be the greatest thing on earth. What an honour! And the look on his face when he came downstairs this morning and saw his cake I will treasure in my heart for a long time. He doesn’t care about cracked fondant or uneven cake layers or imperfect proportions, all he saw was Hulk’s fist busting out of his cake and started jumping up and down with joy 🥰 . . . . . #cake #birthdaycake #chocolatecake #superhero #hulkcake #supermancake #ironmancake #batmancake #birthday #sixthbirthday #baking #littlebeanbakes

This guy. Today he is six. He is our first and there has been many times that I wished that we could have had a test run on something other than our actual kid. Despite our many shortcomings as parents our beautiful boy is turning into quite the amazing young man. I am absolutely astonished at how he is growing and learning and showering the world with his love. And my constant inquisitive companion in the kitchen! Seriously proud of this one. I have surprised myself with how much my love for him keeps growing every day. One of my greatest gifts from God 😌

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