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Category Archives: Cookies, Cake Pops & Cup Cakes
Caramel Cupcake Recipe
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
Fun with Macaron Recipe Variations
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
Mickey Mouse Cupcakes with mickey inside
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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Macaron Recipe Troubleshooting FAQ Cracked, Flat, Lumpy,
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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Psy Gangnam Style Cookies
The Gangnam Style song by Psy has taken the world by storm. I had a request for gangnam style cookies so here they are. Gangnam Sugar Cookie Recipe 1 cup sugar 230g (8.11 ounces) butter 1 egg 1 tablespoon vanilla … Continue reading
Chocolate Coated Oreos Recipe
If you want a pattern on top buy some chocolate transfer sheets. They have a thin layer of coloured cocoa butter on them in a pattern, when you add the warm chocolate it melts the cocoa butter and leaves the … Continue reading
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Chocolate Orange Macarons Macaroons Recipe
It seems people either love or hate the combination of orange and chocolate, I fall into the love category with this one. If it is not your cup of tea try flavouring the cream with something different like licorice, mint … Continue reading
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Nut Free Macaron Recipe | substitute almond flour
Nut Free Macaron Recipe | substitute almond flour This is a golden macaron. It is special because it contains no nuts, that’s right not a hint of almond meal or any other ground nuts or seeds. Many people have nut … Continue reading
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Chocolate Macaron Recipe (Macaroons) with ginger ganache
Chocolate Macaron Recipe (Macaroons) After many requests here is the chocolate macaron recipe with ginger ganache. Sadly they have all been eaten and I am looking at this picture wishing there was just one left for me to have right … Continue reading
Easy Cookie Monster Cupcakes
Cookie Monster cupcakes will go down a treat at any little kids party and with this technique they will be done quickly without the use of any fancy equipment. You will need: Cupcakes (vanilla cake recipe at bottom of princess … Continue reading
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Melting Moments Cookie Recipe with Vanilla Buttercream – MasterChef
I took these melting moments to playgroup this week and the mums loved them. So here is the recipe for you. The biscuit recipe is the one used by Julia Taylor in MasterChef – an Australian TV show. Buttercream and … Continue reading
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How to Pipe Butter Cream Flowers Using Only a Ziplock Bag
Believe it or not, you can make these buttercream cupcake frosting flowers using only a ziplock bag. They are super easy and quick, making them ideal if you need to frost a large amount of cupcakes with buttercream. I wanted … Continue reading
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Buttercream Cupcake Frosting Recipes
Basic butter cream is an easy cupcake frosting to make, today we will look at the basic recipe and some of my favourite variations. To completely cover and fill two 20cm (7.87 inches) round cakes layered on top of each … Continue reading
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Easy French Macaron Recipe (Macaroons)
I am often asked why have my macarons failed?! Why are there no feet?! Why have the macaron shells cracked? And which recipe do you use for your macarons? So here it is… french macaron recipe and troubleshooting. On a … Continue reading
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Kids Cooking Easy Chocolate Brownie Recipe – Fun Video
Here’s a fun video for you to watch… the long summer school holidays are drawing to a close and I thought I’d let the boys loose in the kitchen! A great time was had by all. 100g (3.53 ounces) butter … Continue reading
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Lemon Meringue Cupcake Recipe
These are one of my favourite cupcakes, light fluffy italian meringue offset with tangy lemon curd and vanilla cupcake. Vanilla Cupcakes: Make the cupcake using the vanilla cake recipe on the bottom of this post: vanilla cupcakes While they are cooking … Continue reading
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Chocolate Orange Cupcake with Ganache Frosting Recipe
Chocolate ganache can be infused with any flavour you desire, so do some experimenting. For these cupcakes I used orange and topped them with a jaffa. You can eat them as is or heat in the microwave until the … Continue reading
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Cupcake Frosting – Chocolate Mint Ganache Recipe
Rich chocolate cupcakes with creamy mint chocolate ganache and a slice of peppermint crisp. You can eat these as is or heat them in the microwave, let the ganache melt down over the warm cake and serve with a generous … Continue reading
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It’s My Birthday
Above is a beautiful layered fondant birthday cupcake made for me by my 9 year old son (I took a bite so you could see the inside). Below is a pic of one made by my 7 year old … Continue reading
Raspberry & White Chocolate Cake Pops Recipe, Dipping and Decorating
Raspberry and White Chocolate Cake Pops Recipe, Dipping and Decorating These cake pops are what I call ‘moreish’, they make you feel like having just one more… Here’s a video to show you how to make, dip and decorate them. … Continue reading
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LEGO Man Biscuits
Have you ever started something and then half way through wished that you hadn’t. That is how I felt about these biscuits. But the kids were so excited about them that I could not abort the mission. (Don’t let that … Continue reading
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Recipe Cake Pops that Taste Good
Cake Pops seem to be everywhere in the US, even starbucks has them, yet I have heard very little of them here in the land down under. Their decoration can range from pretty, like my ones above, to extraordinarily intricate … Continue reading
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Best Chocolate Cake Ever
Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever Have you ever been disappointed by a dry and tasteless chocolate cake? Well then this is the recipe for you. This is my all time favourite chocolate cake recipe. It makes a rich moist … Continue reading
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Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffins
Raspberry & White Chocolate Muffins Print Recipe Type: baking Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 35 mins Serves: 8 large muffins I would suggest that you only make this recipe if you have friends coming over … Continue reading
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nut free macaron recipe 
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