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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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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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Gingerbread House Wedding Cake Recipe

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Download the Wedding Gingerbread House Pattern for $4.99  This is a digital file a download link will be available immediately after payment via paypal or credit card, no physical product will be posted to you. To make the size house … Continue reading

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DIY Sweet Tooth Tour of New York

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If you’re in New York and you want to check out some of the sweet bakeries and pattiseries keep reading. Here are some of the best as well as what attractions there are around them to enjoy. 1. Dominique Ansel … Continue reading

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Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

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This chocolate cheesecake is the first recipe that I ever wrote out, complete with spelling mistakes like ‘wisk the egg whites’ and ‘chill untill set’.  I had been to a neighbours house for dinner when I was about 7 years … Continue reading

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Pirate Cake for DVD Release Event

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You can imagine my kids excitement when I was approached to make a cake for an event to promote the release of the The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists DVD. The event organizer, working on behalf of Sony Pictures … Continue reading

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Meringue Cake Recipe

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Meringue cake is a pavlova that is dressed up for the ball.  It’s proper name is a Spanish Wind Torte and as a child I used to admire the photo of it that adorned the front of Time-Life Foods of … Continue reading

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Chocolate Orange Macarons Macaroons Recipe

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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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Chocolate Cream Recipe Cremeux Recette

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chocolate cream recipe Chocolate cremeux or chocolate cream is a versatile element that you can use in a range of desserts. It is not as sweet as ganache but is richer than a mousse. In the words of one of … Continue reading

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Best Chocolate Cream Cake Recipe

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Best Chocolate Cream Cake   YUMMM! Crispy chocolate base topped with a hazelnut dacquoise, chocolate cremeux, chocolate rectangles and whipped milk chocolate. Every now and then you find a dessert that is just perfect, it looks amazing, tastes divine, has … Continue reading

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How to Make a Princess Cake using Buttercream

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How to make a princess cake step 1 Bake your cakes and gather what you need: A round and a bowl shaped cake – see recipe at end of post 1 quantity of buttercream - see buttercream recipes here if you … Continue reading

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1st Birthday Cake – PINK Birdies – How to decorate a tiered cake

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A large lump of PINK fondant sat on my bench top waiting to be rolled –  pink looks very foreign in our house.  This tiered birdie cake is for my friends little girl who is turning one.  Making a tiered … Continue reading

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