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Chocolate Truffles Recipe

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Is there a better gift than home made chocolate truffles? They cost you an arm and a leg at the chocolatiers and yet you can make them yourself for a fraction of the cost. You will need your chosen truffle … Continue reading

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Salted Caramel Macaron Recipe

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These salted caramel macarons are seriously addictive.  You will not be able to stop at one.   Make a batch of dulce de leche first so it has time to cool, you need that for the filling. Macaron shells – … Continue reading

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Rainbow Cake

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Here’s another super easy cake that is bright and fun for a rainbow themed party. You will need three quantities of the basic buttercream recipe  three 20cm (7.87 inches) round cakes of your choice 1/2 cup of filling if desired (I … Continue reading

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Pink Ombre Cake Recipe How To

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Inspired by the ombre fashion trend this pink ombre cake is super easy and will delight your friends at your next party. You can just as easily turn it into a blue ombre cake or purple ombre cake but for … Continue reading

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Despicable Me 2 3D Minion Cake Decorating Tutorial

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Despicable Me 2 is coming soon and my middle boy loves the cute minions so this year he wanted a minion birthday cake. There have also been some requests from subscribers for a 3D upright cake tutorial and despicable me … Continue reading

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Piping Using Just a Ziplock Bag

This page gives you all the videos so far that show different techniques for piping using just a ziplock bag, for the recipes associated with each video click the links shown under the video. 1:18 cut to replace star shaped … Continue reading

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Caramel Cupcake Recipe

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It was six o’clock in the morning, I just putting the finishing touches on a birthday picnic for my hubby to take to work.  Caramel cupcakes with salted caramel frosting sat at the top of the picnic basket alongside chocolate … Continue reading

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Raspberry Creme Brûlée Recipe

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Tap your spoon onto the hard caramelized sugar crust and break into the thick creamy brulee that awaits. Dive deeper to find raspberry sauce that awakens the tastebuds with a zing leaving you with a thirst for more. Creme Brulee … Continue reading

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake Recipe

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Snickers, reese’s peanut butter cups, butterfingers, baby ruth, peanut m&m’s and oh Henry all make it to the top ten list of the worlds most popular chocolate bars.  How m&m’s count as a chocolate bar I am not sure, but … Continue reading

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Rock Candy Recipe How To Make Large Sugar Crystals

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Large sugar crystals on lollipop sticks, otherwise known as rock candy is a fun experiment to make at home with the kids.   You don’t need many ingredients but you will need some patience as they take a few days … Continue reading

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Rock Candy Geodes Recipe

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Geodes are beautiful so let’s make them delicious too. Follow the step by step instructions to make fondant or chocolate rock candy geodes. You can give them as a gift on their own or use them in cake decorating. Fondant … Continue reading

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Truck Birthday Cake How To

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“Truck truck” a cute little nearly two year old voice said when I asked him what type of cake he would like for his birthday. The next day the response was ‘raa raa’.  He swapped back and forth between the … Continue reading

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Churros Recipe with Chocolate

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Enjoy a pot of pure melted chocolate next to cinnamon and sugar coated churros.  This churros recipe shows you how to make curly churros and the straight ones just like you find at san churros cafe. Churros Recipe Ingredients 250ml … Continue reading

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Fun with Macaron Recipe Variations

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Macaron shells don’t have to be plain.  For some events you need something striking or  fun. Play with these variations and post a picture of your macaron creation in the comments section below. Easy Macaron Video Recipe is here and watch … Continue reading

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Mickey Mouse Cupcakes with mickey inside

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Mickey was everywhere, even honeymooners donned mickey hats with veils. It was Disney World after all, but I still did not expect the level of devotion that the adults had for the disney characters. These cupcakes are a tribute to … Continue reading

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Mickey Mouse Cake Tutorial 3D Fondant

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You can make this Mickey Mouse Cake without the need for any special pans.  Follow the step by step guide in the video and your little one will be excited when they see their mickey cake. To make your mickey … Continue reading

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Valentine’s Day Heart Shaped Chocolate Box

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Tomorrow is my wedding anniversary. Seventeen wonderful and happy years. Some of our favourite memories together are the big moments like holding each of our newborn sons for the first time, trips to New York and Italy and big events … Continue reading

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Macaron Recipe Troubleshooting FAQ Cracked, Flat, Lumpy,

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1. Macaroon Cracked Try rapping the trays on the bench harder or more times before cooking. 2. Macarons Flat or Lumpy See the pictures below which show the results of under-mixed and over-mixed macaroon mixture. undermixed good overmixed More questions … Continue reading

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Macaron Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe

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Yummm! What more can I say, these were good… make some! To make the macarons follow the easy macaron recipe and colour however you like.  If you have never made macarons before make sure you also read the macaron FAQ … Continue reading

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Pavlova Recipe Happy Australia Day

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Pavlova or ‘pav’ as we call it in Australia is easy to make, if you have never had one before go ahead and try it you will fall in love with this dessert. Pavlova Meringue Ingredients 8 egg whites (make … Continue reading

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Chocolate Feather Decorations

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Do you want something unique on your cake or dessert? Give these chocolate feathers a try. If you made the chocolate flower already then you will not find these too hard to do. As always with chocolate decorations you chocolate … Continue reading

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One Direction Cake with Logo on the inside

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After being inundated with comments on my YouTube channel from One Direction fans, I finally relented and designed a cake with the 1D logo on top and as well as inside. For your One Direction cake you will need: * … Continue reading

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Chocolate Gelato Recipe

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This is a deliciously rich chocolate gelato that you can make at home even if you do not have an ice cream machine. Gelato is a bit different to ice cream in that it does not use cream, so is … Continue reading

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Nougat Recipe

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This nougat is the hard chewy variety, great for Christmas gifts. If you add lots of dried fruit and leave it a few days it will soften a little and not be such a jawbreaker, if you like hard nougat … Continue reading

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How to Make a Chocolate Flower

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Chocolate Flowers are a beautiful addition to any cake and even though they look complicated they are reasonably easy to make. Watch the chocolate flower video below for a step by step tutorial. How to temper chocolate and what chocolate … Continue reading

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