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Cakes, Slices and Biscuits
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White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Slice
This is a wonderful addition to any party. These yummy desserts have the perfect combination of sweet, tart, creamy and crunchy. Make them big or small depending on what else is...
Anzac Biscuits
We make these biscuits almost every ANZAC day (25th April, a day of national remembrance). I do make them throughout the year as well, as they keep well made in advance and taste...
Caramel Slice
I was looking for a recipe for caramel slice and came across one on the internet that claimed it was the best ever caramel slice. Well, it’s a big claim, but I think it’s pretty...
Elsa Cake (Buttercream tutorial) and an Ice-themed Birthday Party
I had a request for a very special birthday this year. An Elsa cake. I’m sure many parents out there have had the same request after the much loved Frozen movie was released back...
Iced Vovo Pavlova
I saw the January Taste Magazine’s Cover whilst looking over a number of my food-related emails – it was an Iced Vovo Pavlova – it looked amazing! I made sure I bought the...
Ferrero Rocher Cake
We had an amazing cake tonight to celebrate my sisters birthday. It is called a Ferrero Rocher Cake, and it certainly captured the lovely flavours of one of my favourite...
Malteser Cake
After seeing a cake covered in maltesers, how could you NOT make it? And what better excuse than a birthday. It looked lovely and tasted lovely – only very very rich. I couldn’t...
Pražský koláč (Prague Kolache) – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2014
The September Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Lucie from ChezLucie . She challenged us to make a true Czech treat –Kolaches! The challenge this month looked like...
Banana and Blueberry Mini Muffins
When I first decided to make some mini muffins for my bub, I didn’t want to add extra sugar (whatever was already present in fruit would be sweet enough), so I came up with an...
Eve
One of my biggest cooking challenges since giving birth, was this cake, but I had desperately wanted to make it for Valentines day (as I knew Nick would probably prefer a...
Sfogliatelle Ricci – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2013
Sandie of the lovely blog, Crumbs of Love , was our November hostess. Sandie challenged us to make a traditional Italian dessert, along with its American version – Sfogliatelle...
Coconut Three Milks Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2013
Inma of la Galletika was our Sept. 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and WOW did she bring us something decadent and delicious! Pastel de Tres Leches or Three Milk Cake, creamy yet...
Mawa Cake and Bolinhas De Coco – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2013
Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen was our August 2013 Daring Bakers’ hostess and she challenged us to make some amazing regional Indian desserts. The Mawa Cake, the Bolinhas de Coco...
Crack Pie – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2013
Rachael from pizzarossa was our lovely June 2013 Daring Bakers’ host and she had us whipping up delicious pies in our kitchens! Cream pies, fruit pies, chocolate pies, even crack...
Traditional Swedish Prinsesstårta – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2012
Korena of Korena in the Kitchen was our May Daring Bakers’ host and she delighted us with this beautiful Swedish Prinsesstårta! It didn’t take long to devour this months challenge.
Cinnamon Scrolls
I love fond memories of food from when you were younger or on holidays. I always remember the “love heart” candies and have looked all over the internet for these lollies. I have...
Cashew Kidney Bean Chocolate Brownies – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2013
Ruth from Makey-Cakey was our March 2013 Daring Bakers’ challenge host. She encouraged us all to get experimental in the kitchen and sneak some hidden veggies into our baking...
Gevulde Speculaas – Daring Bakers Challenge January 2013
Francijn of Koken in de Brouwerij was our January 2013 Daring Bakers’ Hostess and she challenged us to make the traditional Dutch pastry, Gevulde Speculaas from scratch! That...
Panettone – Daring Bakers Challenge December 2012
The December 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by the talented Marcellina of Marcellina in Cucina. Marcellina challenged us to create our own custom Panettone, a...
Vanilla Slice – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2012
Our October 2012 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Suz of Serenely Full . Suz challenged us to not only tackle buttery and flaky puff pastry, but then take it step further...
Triple Chocolate Cheesecake with Salted Peanut Caramel
Everyone has had the experience when they see a photo of food they just have to make. I started sending emails titled: “I want this” when I saw this cake . I only had to find time...
Filled Pate a Choux Swans – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2012
Kat of The Bobwhites was our August 2012 Daring Baker hostess who inspired us to have fun in creating pate a choux shapes, filled with crème patisserie or Chantilly cream. We were...
Gaytime goes nuts
The wonderfully talented Christine Manfield featured on the season finale of MasterChef this year. I haven’t watched much MasterChef this year, but I always have to watch for the...
Seedy Crisps – Daring Bakers Challenge July 2012
Our July 2012 Daring Bakers’ Host was Dana McFarland and she challenged us to make homemade crackers! Dana showed us some techniques for making crackers and encouraged to use our...
Battenberg Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2012
Mandy of What The Fruitcake?! came to our rescue last minute to present us with the Battenberg Cake challenge! She highlighted Mary Berry’s techniques and recipes to allow us to...
Challah – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2012
May’s Daring Bakers’ Challenge was pretty twisted – Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to make challah! Using recipes from all over, and tips from “A Taste of...
Armenian Nazook & Nutmeg Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge April 2012
The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor , were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a...
Quick Bread – Daring Bakers Challenge February 2012
The Daring Bakers’ February 2012 host was – Lis! Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call our own. She supplied us with a base recipe...
Scones – Daring Bakers Challenge January 2012
Audax Artifex was our January 2012 Daring Bakers ’ host. Aud worked tirelessly to master light and fluffy scones (a/k/a biscuits) to help us create delicious and perfect batches...
Sans Rival – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2011
Catherine of Munchie Musings was our November Daring Bakers’ host and she challenged us to make a traditional Filipino dessert – the delicious Sans Rival cake! And for those of us...
Povitica – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2011
The Daring Baker’s October 2011 challenge was Povitica, hosted by Jenni of The Gingered Whisk . Povitica is a traditional Eastern European Dessert Bread that is as lovely to look...
Strawberry Fraisier – Daring Bakers Challenge July 2011
Jana of Cherry Tea Cakes was our July Daring Bakers’ host and she challenges us to make Fresh Frasiers inspired by recipes written by Elisabeth M. Prueitt and Chad Robertson in...
Baklava with Homemade Phyllo Pastry – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2011
Erica of Erica’s Edibles was our host for the Daring Baker’s June challenge. Erica challenged us to be truly DARING by making homemade phyllo dough and then to use that homemade...
Marquise on Meringue – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2011
The May 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Emma of CookCraftGrow and Jenny of Purple House Dirt . They chose to challenge everyone to make a Chocolate Marquise. The...
Yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2011
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast . Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue...
Chocolate Panna cotta with Florentine Cookies – Daring Bakers Challenge February 2011
The February 2011 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mallory from A Sofa in the Kitchen . She chose to challenge everyone to make Panna Cotta from a Giada De Laurentiis recipe...
Chocolate Chip Stollen – Daring Bakers Challenge December 2010
The 2010 December Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Penny of Sweet Sadie’s Baking . She chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ to make Stollen. She adapted a friend’s family...
Chocolate Hazelnut Tart + Win a Ferrero Hamper
This post is sponsored by Nuffnang . As soon as you know it, the end of the year is almost here, with it bringing Christmas holidays and New Years. I loved last year’s holiday...
Cinnamon Doughnuts – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2010
The October 2010 Daring Bakers challenge was hosted by Lori of Butter Me Up . Lori chose to challenge DBers to make doughnuts. She used several sources for her recipes including...
Decorated Sugar Cookies – Daring Bakers Challenge September 2010
The September 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Mandy of “ What the Fruitcake?! ” Mandy challenged everyone to make Decorated Sugar Cookies based on recipes from Peggy...
Baked Alaska and Ice Cream Petit Fours – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2010
The August 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking . For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa...
V8 Cake
Yes, that’s right. I decided to make Adriano Zumbo’s V8 cake. Not a car cake as might be thought by the name, but a gorgeous cake composed of eight different layers of vanilla.
Gluten Free Carrot, Zucchini and Apple Cake
When I was asked by Haystac whether I wanted to try out some of the gluten free products by Vitarium , I was excited to work with gluten free flour. The texture was a lot finer...
Mum’s Trifle
For my Mum’s birthday a couple of months ago, I designed a trifle just for her. Although I don’t normally make trifles, I’ll make anything that my Mum wants for her birthday. So a...
Croquembouche (Piece Montée) – Daring Bakers Challenge May 2010
The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake . Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter...
Pistachio Macarons
Happy Mother’s Day! Even though these lovely pistachio macarons weren’t made for Mother’s Day – they were made for my Mum – on her birthday. They were the decorations for the...
Butterscotch Steamed Pudding – Daring Bakers Challenge April 2010
The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen . She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very...
Vanilla Mousse Tart with Strawberries and Macaron
In an effort to make sure I am fully prepared for my trip to Melbourne for a cooking class this weekend, I decided to make my own pâte sablée, mousse and macarons. The other...
Orange and Poppy Seed Cake – Guest Bloggers: Sarah and Jeremy
Sarah is a lovely friend, who had given some thought to starting up her own food blog. Although with University, placements, study, work, sport, seeing family and friends, cooking...
Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Bun (Bread) and Butter Pudding
Here’s an idea for those who have ended up with too many choc chip or traditional hot cross buns after Easter. In case you didn’t freeze them, or aren’t going to warm them under...
Orange Tian – Daring Bakers Challenge March 2010
The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings . She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from...
Chocolate Guinness Cake
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I remember trying a chocolate Guinness cake in my later years of University when a friend brought one in (we had cake days every Friday). I was a little...
Tiramisu – Daring Bakers Challenge February 2010
The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking . They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month.
Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars – Daring Bakers Challenge January 2010
The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen . Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources...
Lamingtons
Happy Australia Day! I thought I would celebrate by posting one of Australia’s favourite cakes – the Lamington. It is said to have originated in Queensland around the 1900’s...
Pork and Fennel Sausage Pasta and Chocolate Fudge Cakes with Coffee Syrup – Cooking Class 13
Trying new dishes is one of the best parts with our family cooking classes. I don’t think either of these recipes would have been at the very top of my list of dishes to make.
Chocolate Swirl Croquembouche
I started craving croquembouche again after the second last celebrity MasterChef. I was craving it so bad, that I didn’t think I could wait until Christmas (which is when I had...
Gingerbread House – Daring Bakers Challenge December 2009
The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi . They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble...
Lemon Tasting Plate and the MasterChef Cookbook
My family and friends know how much I loved watching MasterChef. Most of my readers have probably also picked up on this from the other recipes I’ve already made from MasterChef...
Chocolate Delice
I was contemplating making the chocolate swirl croquembouche on the second last episode of Celebrity MasterChef, although that will have to wait until the Christmas holiday. I...
Cannoli – Daring Bakers Challenge November 2009
The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives . She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is...
Scones
I love scones. Almost nothing is as good as jam and whipped cream on some fresh scones. Even better is when they’re so quick and easy to make – and these ones surely are. They...
Strawberries and Cream with White Chocolate Sponge and Ice Cream
When I saw Katrina Kanetani from Pier walk into the MasterChef kitchen on Wednesday night I was so excited as I knew desserts would be on the menu. Katrina was named Chef of the...
Butterscotch Surprise Cake
In my family, we get to choose our own dinner and cake for our birthday. I tend to choose the same thing each year (most of us choose chicken schnitzel), although this year I...
Macarons – Daring Bakers Challenge October 2009
The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S . She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge...
White Chocolate and Hazelnut Mud Cake with Hazelnut Macaron and White Chocolate Rings
For my lovely Nick… I wanted to create something quite special for my wedding anniversary. I didn’t get to eat much of the wedding cake on the day, or the day after, and I’m not...
Aria Chocolate Tart
Again with the MasterChef recipes…. I was jumping off the lounge screaming when I saw Matt Moran’s beautiful chocolate tart and tasting plate. It looked magnificent! It combined...
Dobos Torte – Daring Bakers Challenge August 2009
The August 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Angela of A Spoonful of Sugar and Lorraine of Not Quite Nigella . They chose the spectacular Dobos Torte based on a recipe...
Greek Baklava
One of Nick’s friends at work brought in some homemade baklava a while ago and once trying it on the train on my way home from work, I said to Nick “ask for the recipe!”, as I...
Triple Chocolate Praline Tart
On the cover of Gourmet Traveller a few months ago was one of the most tempting chocolate tarts I have ever seen. Gorgeous rich shiny chocolate on top of a chocolate, hazelnut...
Lemon Marshmallow and Lemon Sherbet
I had wanted to make marshmallows for a while, and then just when I was getting the time to make it, the July Daring Bakers Challenge came and I got to make some lovely Mallows...
Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce and Almond Praline
There are many dishes that I have on my list of yummy things to make after watching the MasterChef Australia 2009 series – and this was one of them. You may have already seen my...
Mallows and Milan Cookies – Daring Bakers July 2009
The July Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Nicole at Sweet Tooth . She chose Chocolate Covered Marshmallow Cookies and Milan Cookies from pastry chef Gale Gand of the Food...
Coconut and Cardamon Burfi
If you’re still not full after that entire banquet, perhaps you should make a few more naan breads, as this Indian sweet won’t fill you up, but it will end the meal very nicely.
Croquembouche
I was so inspired while watching MasterChef when Adriano Zumbo brought out a massive Croquembouche (a custard filled profiterole stack covered in toffee/caramel). Hearing the...
Bakewell Tart… er… Pudding – Daring Bakers Challenge June 2009
My First Daring Bakers Challenge!! I was so excited to find out what my first challenge would be with the Daring Bakers, and was a little scared when I heard about the different...
Banana Bread
I don’t like wasting food. I try to eat all fruit and veggies before they start turning bad, but sometimes other things come up and I forget about them. Luckily, with bananas...
Melomakarona – Walnut Syrup Biscuits
Since being introduced to Greek food, with the main focus on Greek sweets, I just can’t seem to stop trying new biscuits and baklava. A batch of biscuits made with a cup of oil...
Flourless Chocolate and Almond Cake
There aren’t a whole heap of cakes that I’ve made that don’t contain flour… maybe some friands and macarons. I’ve tried a lovely chocolate flourless cake at a bakery near my work...
White Chocolate and Honeycomb Mud Cake
I know I said that I would be trying a white chocolate and hazelnut mud cake after making my first white chocolate mud cake , although I saw this recipe and thought it sounded so...
Choc-A-Block Trifle
Now this is my sort of trifle! When I first saw this recipe in the delicious Magazine I knew I would one day make it. How could you resist making a trifle that contains chocolate...
Cannelloni and Quick Cannoli – Cooking Class 4
It’s my turn for our family cooking class!!! And the “theme” is TUBES 🙂 I wanted to make both a main meal and dessert and what better than Cannelloni and Cannoli? I knew I wanted...
Pancakes – Nigella Lawson
I’m on my way to find fluffy, thick, tasty pancakes. I do admit I enjoy the macadamia pancakes from Pancakes on the Rocks (my favourite choice of their sweet pancakes – which I...
Pear and Raspberry Bread
Do you think I’ve gone a bit “pear” crazy and obsessed? Perhaps… I love pears… although for the last few years I’ve bought bad batches of them – not ripening, still hard on the...
Lemon Curd Friands
I have been introduced to a number of foods (mainly baked goods) at work and one of these was the friand, a lemon curd one to be precise. I tried it a while ago and the colleague...
Corn Bread
After seeing corn bread being made on Food Safari for their USA episode, Nick was inspired to make some. We saw versions using corn kernels, corn off the cob and creamed corn. The...
Easy Chocolate Brownies
This is a recipe I use a lot and as Sarah has requested on my About page, I’ve gotten around to posting it 🙂 This is one recipe where I have no idea where it originated. I...
Almond Butter Biscuits
One of my favourite memories of foods growing up is these almond butter biscuits. I remember getting a few at the beginning of every school year and always wanting more and...
White Chocolate Mud Cake
Ever since trying the first white chocolate hazelnut mud cake muffin as a potential for our wedding cake I have thought and thought about trying to get a great recipe. First off...
Chocolate Chip Hot Cross Buns
I love the smell of hot cross buns and raisin toast… although the only problem with these is my dislike for raisins and sultanas and other dried fruits. Luckily there are...
Strawberry Roulade and Lemon Cream
When I think of a strawberry roulade, I’m mainly thinking about the strawberry jam and cream rolls I used to eat when younger, or the little rolletes that come in the packets at...
Chocolate Chip Friands with Cinnamon and Almonds
Can you believe after that mammoth feast for my Mum’s birthday, consisting of Butter chicken pie with vegetables and rice, home-made trifle for dessert and a poppy seed cake for...
Vanilla Poppy Seed Cake with Orange Frosting
And then there was cake…. as my Mum’s Birthday meal continues… This is one of the first cakes I learnt to make and one of my (very many) favourites. It has no fake orange flavour...
Cherry Compote, Vanilla Bean Custard and Vienna Almond Cream Trifle
My mum’s favourite dessert ever is trifle. A combination of cake, alcohol, fruit, home-made thick custard and cream can’t go wrong. My idea of a trifle is probably a bit different...
Molten Baby Cakes – Soft centered Chocolate Puddings
I visited the Arthouse Hotel near Town Hall station quite a while ago and had to try their soft-centered chocolate puddings. One mouthful and I wasn’t very keen to let Nick have a...
Portuguese Custard Tarts
Fresh home-made creamy thick custard with flaky buttery pastry… who could resist? I doubt many people at all (except perhaps my brother). Even people who wouldn’t normally like...
Carrot Cake
Happy Birthday Nick! Carrot Cake - HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK! Nick loves carrot cake. So when I asked him last year what cake he would like me to make for his birthday, he replied “A...