I ain’t no van Gogh

Hi everyone, I have tried a new decorating style today. I was on Pinterest  looking for some inspiration for my 40th birthday cake (which I still haven't settled on ) and saw a sunflower cake which I thought I'd try. By the way if you have any ideas for my birthday cake let me know in …

MaD hAtTeR cAkE

Have I gone MAD? I’m afraid so, I’m completely Bonkers. Just ask Alice! I was asked to make a Mad Hatters Cake for a 40th birthday party that had an Alice in Wonderland theme. Get this  for a lady named Alice. How could I resist an opportunity to try something new that would visually be so …

Spectacular Speculaas

I started writing this post about 2 months ago and with all the Christmas madness and the engagement cake it got pushed to the back burner but it's time to get the ball rolling again. Today's post is about a crispy spiced biscuit traditionally made on the eve of the feast of St Nicolaas. Which is way back at …

Oh Yeah! I need more of this!

Hello Webbers, This week I got asked to make a Caramel Cheesecake and I made one of the best tasting cheesecakes thanks to Jane's Patisserie Blog and her Rolo Caramel Cheesecake. Check out her Blog especially if you love cheesecake! This is a nice quick easy no bake cheesecake which was awesome because I didn't …

FUNtastic FUNfetti

Hi everyone! Boy doesn't it get busy this time of year? I've been flat out but not in the kitchen. My 8-1/2 year old son has wanted to be a Palaeontologist from about age 3, which is awesome because my wife and I both love dinosaurs too! I was told about MOOCs ( Massive Open Online …

Where has that time GONE!

Hi Everyone! Well its been awhile since I've shown my face around these parts but  life just seems to get in the way sometimes and trust me I don't have much of one so I've gotta take the bull by the horns when the opportunity arises. I'm back today with another quick cake decoration, but …

Too Pretty to Cut! – Ombre Rose Cake

Today's cake is an ombre roses cake, though the ombre is very slight but more on that later. As the title suggests they didn't want to cut it cause it was too pretty! but what's the use in having your cake and not eating it too! right? I've gotta say that while it is an easy …

Strawberries are in season so let’s get cooking.

Hi All! Today’s instalment is another non-paleo, non-gluten free, non-diary free post for the cake decorating, sugar, dairy, wheat loving fans out there. Strawberries are in season at the moment, as cheap as chips not to mention lushes and juicy.  Nothing beats fresh local produce and we have a strawberry grower down the road that has been …

Coconut Caramel Tart

I'm back by popular demand with another Paleo dessert. Ha! who am I kidding I've never been in demand, but it is nice to be back with a paleo version of a classic Dessert, Caramel Tart. Again I've not taken photo's because that would be too smart so please enjoy the few I did take. …

Dairy Free Oreo Cookie Cake – until I added the Icing

G'day! I've got a few cakes done over the last couple of weeks that I haven't had a chance to put up on the blog so I'll throw them up in a catch up post today. The first one is an almost dairy free cake made to look like Oreo cookies. Well they were Dairy …