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How to Make a Chocolate Flower

    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 to use for chocolate decorations 4.5352 »

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Chocolate Cake Recipe

 This is a beautiful moist and delicious chocolate cake with the crunch of toasted pistachios and almonds on the side topped off with rich ganache and chocolate flowers. Perfect for Christmas or any other special gathering. Chocolate Cake Ingredients: Makes two 8inch (20.32 centimetres) round cakes or 24 cupcakes 200g (7.05 ounces) of 70% cocoa dark chocolate 315g (11.11 ounces) or 1 1/3 cups... »

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Giant Oreo Cheesecake Recipe

This oreo no bake cheesecake tastes so good you have to try it. Decorating it like an oreo is optional but makes it a fun dessert to serve to your guests.   Cookie Dough for details  (this will make more dough than you need so make extra into some cookies). 1 cup or 225g (7.94 ounces) sugar 230g (8.11 ounces) or 1 cup ... »

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3D Minecraft Fondant Birthday Cake

  Minecraft is a game where you can explore, create, discover, mine and craft a whole world. In the game it takes patience to build anything. This cake is the same it takes 1,280 tiny fondant squares to make this 3D minecraft logo.   minecraft cake instructions To start with you will need to make a cake. ... »

Gangnam Style Cookies

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 or 218g (7.69 ounces) sugar 230g (8.11 ounces) or 1 cup plus 2 tsp butter 1 egg 1 Tbsp vanilla essence or almond essence or lemon juice (optional) 3 cups or 480g (16.93 ounces) plain flour Preheat the ... »

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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 pattern on the chocolate when it sets. Then take a round object and trace ... »

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How to Make a Chocolate Box

    Chocolate boxes can be used as gifts filled with strawberries or sweet treets like chocolate truffles or fudge.    Chocolate Box Instructions Step 1. Cut out the sides and lid of your box out of plastic. The plastic needs tube thin but firm enough that it can be lifted with chocoalte on it and still hold its shape. ... »

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Gingerbread House Wedding Cake Recipe

  To make the house you will need the gingerbread house template:   To make the size house shown print on A3 paper. Gingerbread Recipe To make this house required three batches of dough. This is a beautiful recipe that tastes delicious and is easier to make in large quantities than other recipes I have used in the past. 430g (15.17 ounces) ... »

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DIY Sweet Tooth Tour of New York

If you're in New York and you want to check out some of the sweet bakeries and patisseries, then keep reading. Here are some of the best as well as what attractions there are around them to enjoy. 1. Dominique Ansel Bakery in Soho Pastry Chef Domonique Ansel's creations are truly beautiful. The chocolate offerings all tasted of ... »

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Chocolate Decorations using Transfer Sheets

Chocolate transfer sheets allow you to add flair to your desserts. With plenty of patterns to choose from you are bound to find something that suits your style or event. The pattern is made out of coloured cocoa butter on an acetate sheet. When you apply the melted chocolate the cocoa butter melts and ... »

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Monkey Brain Cakes for an Indiana Jones Event

  They look disgusting, but they taste amazing.  In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom chilled monkey brains are served as a dessert. These ones are made of chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, cheesecake brains, white chocolate skull and fresh raspberry jelly for blood. Paramount pictures held a public event to launch the release of the blu ray ... »

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Chocolate Cheesecake Recipe

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 old and fell in love with the delicious rich chocolatey taste.  I sat at ... »

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Pirate Cake for DVD Release Event

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 Home Entertainment was hosting a screening of the film and a modelling workshop with the ... »

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Meringue Cake Recipe

Meringue cake is a pavlova that is dressed up for the ball.  Its' 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 The World Book, "The Cooking of Vienna’s Empire". It is a perfect gluten and wheat ... »

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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 or even rosemary might be nice. Easy Macaron Recipe Ingredients 4 large egg whites or ... »

nut free macaron recipe

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 allergies and some just can not get hold of almond meal so they asked ' Can I substitute almond meal for wheat ... »

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Chocolate Cream or Chocolate Cremeux 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 my friends, "this is the best dessert I have ever tasted". Chocolate Cremeux Recipe Ingredients 200g (7.05 ounces) Milk Chocolate 270g (9.52 ounces) Dark ... »

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Best Chocolate Cream Cake Recipe

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 a variety of textures and of course the shopping list has to include chocolate!  Lots of chocolate! ... »

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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 now. Chocolate Macaron Recipe Ingredients 4 large egg whites or 5 small - 140g (4.94 ounces) 1/3 cup or 70g (2.47 ounces) ... »

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How to Make a Princess Cake Using Fondant

How to make a princess cake - Step 1 Make your cakes and gather what you need You will need: A round and a bowl shaped cake - see recipe at end of post 1 quantity of buttercream - see buttercream recipes here Doll to go inside you cake - or you can make your own out of fondant. The video ... »

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How to Make a Princess Cake using Buttercream

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 don't like buttercream try italian meringue instead A doll to go inside you cake Cake board or cake stand ... »

birdie birthday cake

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

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 a little girl's 1st birthday cake.  Making a tiered cake is a fair bit more involved than a single layer so here is a walk-through of what ... »

How to Make Chocolate Bowls

How to Make Chocolate Bowls

In this post I will show you how to make seven chocolate bowls using 3 different techniques - balloons, ice and lined containers. You will need to use chocolate melts or tempered chocolate to make these, if you are not sure how to temper chocolate it is explained here.  If you use melts that contain ... »

cream cheese frosting recipe

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe Cream cheese frosting is delicious on carrot cakes and red velvet cupcakes. I find the traditional version a bit too sweet and cloying, so here is my recipe. 250g (8.82 ounces) or 1 cup cream cheese  (this should be the block cream cheese - not the spreadable cream cheese that comes in a tub) 90g (3.17 ounces) or 1/3 cupbutter 2 cups or ... »

little book of frosting recipes

My Little Book of Frosting Recipes

Frosting recipes are spread all over this blog and you can access them for free.  But for those of you who like things organized I have made 'My little book of frostings' here you will find eighteen frosting recipes in one cute little booklet. You can purchase, download the pdf, print and assemble!   Frosting Recipes included ... »

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