Peering through the glass display cabinet at the chocolatier, I would have loved to buy all of them. I was struck by how expensive it was for one such truffle. Things which although delightful seemed relatively simple to make at home. So I asked you what truffles you wanted to know how to make. ... »
Without so much as a taste, we kissed Hello Kitty goodbye... Sure, the cute cartoon cat is adored around the globe and frequently requested on my YouTube channel, but in our boy-filled home this lovely cake was never going to hold pride of place at an 11-year-old's birthday party! So instead, I put a notice ... »
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 fillings (recipes below and demonstrated in the video) plus tempered chocolate for dipping the truffles. ... »
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 macarons.The kids crept downstairs and we cooked bacon and eggs. Breakfast in bed ... »
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 the point is they all contain the winning combination of chocolate and peanuts. If ... »
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. ... »
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 ... »
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) ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
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 ... »
Take 2 x 250g (8.82 ounces) packets or 5 2/3 cups marshmallows and split into white and pink. So you end up with 250g (8.82 ounces) or 2 3/4 cups white marshmallows (eat the pink ones or use in hot chocolate). Add one Tablespoon of water and microwave on high for 30 seconds, stir, repeat until melted. Mix in 450g (15.87 ounces) or ... »
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, ... »
As we walked to the party venue carrying this cake my eldest remarked "Mum everyone is staring at us". I reassured him that they were looking at the cake not us. Step 1: Make your fondant details up to 4 weeks ahead of time (fondant basics tutorial) and allow them to dry hard. For this cake ... »
Are you looking for a surprise element for your next dessert? Sphericals have a liquid centre encapsulated by a gel membrane. This is achieved by using sodium alginate which gels in the presence of calcium. molecular gastronomy kits available here There are lots of videos and photos on the web showing how to make sphericals or raviole ... »
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 ganache melts down over the warm cake. Serve with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream. For ... »
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 scoop of vanilla ice cream. For the chocolate cupcake recipe I use best ever chocolate cake ... »
LEGO® Parties ... scroll down for cakes, food & even more fun lego stuff (hover your mouse over the images to see what it is that is great about each party). LEGO Cakes Lego is shiny, perfectly formed and a very familiar shape to most people, so it is hard to make a cake that looks ... »
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