Tag Archives: Cake
Australian Red Cross Big Cake Bake August 2012
Want to bake the world a better place? It’s something I try to do. That’s what the Australian Red Cross is asking this August. The Big Cake Bake is aiming to raise funds for the Australian Red Cross to help those in … Continue reading
Home Food & Wine Weekend 4-6 May 2012
On a bit of a whim this morning, I headed over to the Home, Food and Wine Weekend at Sydney’s Entertainment Quarter. ACP Magazines is hosting free demonstrations, lectures and workshops based on themes like cooking, decorating and gardening. Each audience member received … Continue reading
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Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate Cake
This recipe is my new favourite chocolate cake recipe. Chocolate cake with mousse-like chocolate frosting and dark chocolate ganache drizzled on top. I think I’ll tweak the recipe a little further but it’s pretty darn good just the way it … Continue reading
Girls’ Night In 2011
My sixth annual Girls Night In was actually an afternoon in this year. The idea is to stay in and donate the money you would have spent on a night out towards the fight against women’s cancers. It’s a cause close to … Continue reading
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Chocolate Cake with Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting
My fascination with layer cakes continues, this time it’s a chocolate cake. I made this cake for no other reason than just to make a cake. With all the sewing and crochet projects I have going on, sometimes it’s nice to … Continue reading
Burnt Sugar Bundt Cake with Caramel Rum Frosting
Cakes with long names sound impressive, however bundt cakes remind me of school fetes and bake sales. There is something old-fashioned about them. To me, they say homemade cake. According to Wikipedia, bundt cakes took off in the ’60s. I bought a 24cm bundt pan to make … Continue reading
Hawaiian Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
The week of hubby’s birthday continued today with another cake and another celebration. I used Sweetapolita’s cake recipe and also her cream cheese frosting recipe. The only change I made to the cake was I used gluten-free flour. Honestly, no one would … Continue reading
Yellow Cake with Chocolate Frosting
Happy 40th birthday hubby! I hope all of your birthday wishes come true, just like your wish for yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Yellow cake recipe. Share
Rainbow Cake
I did it! And with no major disasters, upsets, re-dos or tears. Thank goodness. I’ve been looking for an excuse to attempt a rainbow cake for a while. My nanna’s 78th birthday was the perfect occasion – mainly because she loves … Continue reading
Muddy Chocolate Orange Cake
In less than ten days I’ll be a real grown up 30 years old. And every birthday needs a cake, well at least one. I might try for multiple cakes this years since it’s the big three-oh, and heck, why not? I got … Continue reading
