How to make the most amazing cupcakes in the universe!! I have searched far and wide, tried countless recipes, mixed batch after batch of chocolate batter in the quest for the PERFECT chocolate cupcake. After years of experimenting I can confidently announce that I have now found the most amazing cupcake recipe EVER!! This is a fudgey chocolate cake, it has body, […]
Archives for June 2015
Grand Piano Cake
Grand piano cake in the making… I have two beautiful daughters who are teenagers now… I know I know… teens!! They have been learning to play music since they were little ones. Fortunately, all those years ago, we found the BEST piano teacher EVER in the WHOLE WORLD to teach our girls!!! So when their teacher […]
Warm Belgian Bitter Chocolate Tart
A tale of a tart… a Warm Belgian Bitter Chocolate Tart. Not so long ago I owned and managed a beautiful fine dining restaurant. It was warm and cosy with an open fire and a luxurious atmosphere. One of our signature desserts was Warm Belgian Bitter Chocolate Tart served with Crème Fraiche ice cream. It was the […]
Wild West Cowboy Hat Cake
Who doesn’t love a good hoedown, a Wild Western shin dig, a rockin’ rodeo… I know I do!! Yeee harrrrr!! I remember back to a Wild West party I attended at a conference held on Lindeman Island in the Whitsunday Islands years ago, it was such a hoot, we all rocked up dressed in our […]