Meringue Cylinders 200g (7.05 ounces) egg whites (approximately 6) 200g (7.05 ounces) sugar 200g (7.05 ounces) icing sugar Place all the ingredients in a bowl and whip on high speed until you have stiff peaks. Take a small amount of mixture out and colour it using pink gel food colouring. Cut acetate strips that are 5 x 24cm (9.45 inches). Pipe two stripes of ... »
Why do we as humans continue to tap on click-bait? You'd think we would have learned by now. But instead we search for one thing and get distracted and drawn into a spiral of information we never intended to see. That is exactly what youtube and facebook aim for, keeping you on ... »
In this video we will examine watermelon coke Baking brownies in a bag in the microwave, baking brownies on a hair straightener, banana milk desserts and so much more. I'm also going to test and improve the toothpick and floss method for cutting cakes. »
My husband declared these to be the yummiest dessert he's ever tasted. If you take a moment to look under the desserts tab on this website you'll realize that, in our house, is a big call. He is however slightly biased because he has always loved apple pies. To make these double rainbow apple ... »
The Moana movie came out a while ago now but there have been lots of requests for a cake. So to help out the mums who have to make a Mona birthday cake I thought I'd make a fondant free version with chocolate flowers. To make this Moana cake you will need: Double quantity of ... »
Happy Friday! It's time for an indulgent dessert and this week we are having a coconut marshmallow spiral wrapped around a chocolate mouse coated in chocolate glaze with a raspberry jelly in the centre all sitting on a coconut biscuit base. It has the crunch, gel and creamy mousse textures as well ... »
If you know the game 'Best Fiends' you will instantly recognize this cake as one of the slugs that you've been spending your time trying to defeat. His name is 'devourer' and this is one slug that you can overcome by serving him up to happy party guests. To make this best fiends ... »
One hundred layers of crepes stacked with mascarpone cheese, raspberry sauce and ganache. Sometimes trends on youtube get a little crazy. The one hundred layers trend all started with a young lady putting on over 100 layers of nail polish on her nails. Because that video had a ridiculous amount ... »
Today we are making icecream instantly using liquid nitrogen. As well as that we'll make dippin dots and smash stuff, it is lots of fun. This is the second video in my Sweetest Thing series which was supported by YouTube and Screen Australia. Basically that allowed me to have a film ... »
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 cake post or chocolate cake recipe) Blue Buttercream (buttercream recipes can be found here) White chocolate melts ... »
Need something to do with the kids on a rainy day this school holidays? This one is a winner - let the kids make up their own recipe, plate it up and present it for 'judging'. Each of the boys started with five eggs, half a block of chocolate, a cup of cream, a small bowl ... »
The Adriano Zumbo cookbook 'Zumbo' is filled with all the sweetest things that you could imagine from 'salted butter popcorn zumabrons' (macarons) to 'gibbo & zumb's australian adventure' - my rendition is pictured above. But is ithis cookbook too complicated to be of value to most home cooks? In my opinion this book definitely has not ... »
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 number of cupcakes with buttercream. I wanted to develop a way of piping flowers without the need for specialty nozzles and piping bags. ... »
Basic butter cream or American buttercream is an easy cupcake frosting to make. Today we will look at the basic recipe and some of my favourite variations. UPDATE: See seven different frosting recipes in a taste test and in the Aussie sun for a heat test on this more recent post. You may also like ... »
Every little boy wants a pirate birthday party and of course a pirate cake... will he have a pirate ship or a pirate treasure chest cake? You'll find plenty of inspiration for your pirate birthday cakes here and scroll down for pirate party and food ideas. Pirate Birthday Cakes (hover your mouse over the images for ... »
Fondant Recipe Ingredients 1/2 cup or 176g (6.21 ounces) glucose syrup 1 tablespoon or 15ml glycerin 1 tablespoon or 14g (0.49 ounces) gelatin 1 tablespoon or 15ml water 900g (31.75 ounces) or 7 cups plus 2 Tbsp pure icing sugar Extra 1-2 teaspoons of water as needed Fondant Recipe Directions Place the glucose syrup and glycerin in a heatproof bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin over the top and then add t... »
"Your flight has been delayed..." " Your flight has been cancelled. Please collect your baggage". Not the words you want to hear when you have a cake to make! I usually plan ahead sufficiently to ensure that I do not have a very late night before a kids party. I need energy for the party. ... »
What theme do you have for a first birthday? I chose to use his favourite toys like sock monkey, owlie, little teddy and the fabric that my sons nursery is decorated with. Before he was born I bought fabrics that I liked for his nanny to make him a cot quilt, as is tradition in our ... »
As my youngest son's first birthday is rapidly approaching I realized that I have never posted the 1st birthday cakes for my other two boys. So here is a pic of the first fondant covered cake I ever made. I used a book from the library, yes it was back in the ... »
Make you next dinner party stress free by planning ahead. Cheesecakes can be prepared weeks ahead and left in the freezer. Pull them out the morning that you need them, decorate and defrost in the fridge. You can even make individual sized ones using fancy cupcake wrappers in a muffin tin. Just defrost one for ... »
Chocolate is so versatile it makes a great decoration for most plated desserts. Here are just a few examples of what you can do. Firstly make sure you are using tempered chocolate or your decorations will not set firm. VIDEO PART 1 VIDEO PART 2 Chocolate Curls (pictured below on Banoffee Tart) Spread some chocolate onto overhead projector sheet, ... »
Water is to chocolate what kryptonite is to superman. Just a tiny drop and melted chocolate seizes and becomes thick and grainy. So how do you fix seized chocolate? You add more liquid - while adding more kryptonite might kill superman, it will fix chocolate. Try adding some hot cream and the chocolate will smooth out again ... »
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. Easy Brownie Recipe 100g (3.53 ounces) or 1/3 cup plus 2Tbsp butter 2 eggs 1 cup or 216g (7.62 ounces) sugar teaspoon vanilla and dash marsala (optional) 3/4 cup or ... »
Why Temper Chocolate Have you ever melted chocolate to make decorations only to find once it sets it is soft, dull and bends over when it is not in the fridge? That is because it is not tempered. Chocolate manufacturers use equipment to precisely control the temperature of the chocolate during processing to cause the fat molecules ... »
To quote a friend... "I HAVE to get the recipe off you for that pavlova...I think I am having withdrawls this week and can still taste how divine it was!" If you've never had it, then imagine chocolate mousse encased in a crisp meringue shell, topped with cream, chocolate and strawberries. Yummm! And the ... »
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