Valentines Day, for some its a celebration of true love for others like Liz Lemon in 30 Rock, it's a reminder that she is still single. Here's a broken heart cake modelled on the one in the Taylor Swift song 'Blank Space'. In the video, Taylor gets involved with a guy only to be broken-hearted. ... »
A good chocolate frosting glistens, it's deep chocolate colour tempts, it melts in your mouth leaving you with a moist rich chocolate flavour. Well that is what you hope for, not all chocolate frostings are equal. Today we are making seven different frosting recipes and putting them through a taste test to find out ... »
You feel as stuffed as the Christmas turkey! The scales register an increase and you decide to start your new year's health kick early. Should you make some home-made healthy protein balls or bars? Let's make some and check out how they stack up when compared with other snacks. Healthy Protein Balls Recipe or you ... »
Take the stress out of Christmas dessert. Make this cheesecake ahead, freeze it and defrost it in the fridge on the day you need it. Piled high with gooey mars bars, chocolate brownie and ganache, it's sure to leave everyone wanting more. I don't feel ready for Christmas. The school holidays have begun. Here ... »
These five easy DIY gifts will amaze you. In less than 30 minutes you could whip up a bunch of candy cane hearts, pretzel sticks or an eye-catching chocolate puzzle. With a little more time you could make some beautiful chocolate bark or an m&m dispenser that kids of all ages will love. Our Christmas tree ... »
I've just come back from a little whirlwind adventure in Korea. I was lucky enough to be flown over for a YouTube event as well as doing some interviews with newspapers and a TV station. I also met up with fellow YouTubers Simon and Martina, a Canadian couple who moved to Korea 7 ... »
Adventure Time come on and grab your friend, we'll go to very distant lands. With Jake the dog and Finn the human. The fun will never end. It's adventure time! Using just two round cakes, some buttercream and fondant, you can make Finn the human holding BMO with his backpack sitting next to him. I've been ... »
Christmas is coming, how exciting! I love the carols, trees, twinkling lights, advent calendars and of course the kids' delighted faces on Christmas morning. Giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to the winners - Australia: Amy Watson, USA: karatinajr, Canada: Cassandra Taylor and in New Zealand Phoenix Down. Christmas Gingerbread House Recipe Makes enough dough to make one ... »
Cute Camera Pinata Sugar Cookies filled with mini M&M's are perfect for your next memorable moment. Photography used to be a hobby reserved for people with ridiculously long lenses and very deep pockets. Now thanks to digital technology and hi-res smart phones, everyone can take beautiful photos, add a filter and look like an expert. This week ... »
Easy and fun Penguins of Madagascar cake and a candy penguins tutorial. Aren't those little guys just so cute. I had fun this week making this penguins cake. It is so easy. It just uses two round cakes. And my boys came up with the idea of making cute little candy penguins using black jelly ... »
Chocolate, peanut bomb with caramel sauce. This is rich, crunchy, gooey and impressive - you've got to make it for your friends, or just for you. Pour over the hot caramel sauce and watch the top melt open and then dive your spoon into the rich goodies that await inside. To make the chocolate ... »
A unicorn magically appears on top of this rainbow cake. Seriously you need to watch the video - this is a high tech cake! Did you know apple individually reviews every app and update that is uploaded to their store? Great unless you're waiting for an app to be approved, with no particular time frame you ... »
Inspired by a $20K lively pink hand bag, this handbag cake is a delicious and affordable alternative for those of us who would never dream of spending that much on an accessory. I always smile when people comment on YouTube that 'she must have made it hundreds of times before'. The video you see is ... »
Giant Twix bar recipe makes two 1kg (2.2 pounds) twix bars, we gave this one to a wonderful young lady who volunteers some time each month to work with deaf children in Fiji. Learn how to make the Twix bar and hear more of her story in the video. Make a box from thick cardboard 37cm (14.57 inches) long x 7cm (2.76 inches) ... »
Sometimes an elegant dessert is needed to finish off an evening. The fresh tang of the fruit and the sauce, the rich creaminess of the chantilly and the crunch of the biscuit all compliment each other to make a grand finale to a special meal. Makes 6 fruit desserts Chantilly Cream Recipe 100millilitres (3.38 fluid ounces) or 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp ... »
These little Frozen jellies, complete with frosty rims and snowflake icing will be a wonderful dessert to go along with an Elsa, Anna or Olaf cake at a Disney Frozen party. As a little girl growing up in a very warm country like Australia, I imagined snow to be the most wonderful stuff. Girls in white ... »
Little girls everywhere have fallen in love with the Disney Frozen movie, watching it repeatedly. Singing the 'Let It Go' song until parents don't want to hear it anymore. Come birthday time they are of course wanting an Elsa cake. This one is as magical as the movie character herself with a flowing dress and ... »
A fresh bouquet of chocolate strawberry roses makes a beautiful and creative gift. Perfect for chocolate lovers everywhere. Chocolate strawberry roses ingredients: cake pop sticks 200g (7.05 ounces) chocolate: you can use tempered real chocolate or melted compound chocolate there is a post explaining the difference here. Modeling chocolate Fresh strawberries washed, dried and hulled Dip th... »
All your favourite Apps on two iPad cakes. A few weeks ago I asked you to name your favourite Apps and the response was absolutely huge! So after adding them all up, here are the most requested icons squeezed onto two iPad cakes. I'll show you two methods to make this cake in the video ... »
Do you ever find yourself peering through the glass at the ice cream shop wishing you could have a little taste of everything? Now you can make your own ice cream, add an endless variety of flavours and sample them all. My favourite is the Roasted Strawberry ice cream recipe, the kids loved the ... »
Is this the world's biggest Kit Kat? To make your own all you need is wafers and chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. The tricky bit is getting that lovely crisp Kit Kat shape. To help I've done all the calculations and created a free template for you below. So if you know someone who ... »
Rainbow loom band bracelets are banned at my kids' school. The reason? Because they are not uniform. They are however creative, good for fine motor skills and lots of fun, so all the kids still make them. They just don't wear them at school or they hide them under their long sleeved shirts. Imagine a super-sized edible ... »
I'm not sure whether to call these a mini hamburger cake or chocolate cheeseburgers. Either way they will make a delicious sweet surprise for your friends. Makes 5 Mini Hamburger Cakes Muffin Rolls: 240g (8.47 ounces) or 1 1/2 cups flour (all purpose) 164g (5.78 ounces) or 3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder 61g (2.15 ounces) or 1/3 cup vegetable oil 1 egg milk to make 1 ... »
Rainbow tie-dyed heart surprise cake. A beautiful bright cake with a colourful surprise inside. You can swap the heart for any shape that you have a cutter for. Or you could make your own cutter using the instructions in the twitter dessert video. Right after I finished making this cake I cut my finger. I ... »
YouTube is a crazy, hilarious, fascinating, educational, weird and inspiring world, often all at the same time. I just love how the 'How To Cook That' YouTube channel has become so interactive over the years. From teenagers sharing their teary moments reading The Fault In Our Stars to excited Mums and Dads discussing the success ... »
