RSCPA Cupcake Day 2010.

Macarons may have taken over from cupcakes as the latest popular dessert, but cupcakes still win hands down in the easiness game. While you can get super creative with macarons, I’d argue it’d be wayyy more difficult than baking and decorating a cupcake. So it’s a good thing that the RSPCA are holding another Cupcake(click to read the full post)

by Liz | 3 comments | July 10, 2010 at 11:39 pm

A rainbowcake fit for a rainbowtatt.

So Rah’s birthday is coming up this week, and seeing as we’ll be away in Tasmania getting married or something, we decided to throw her the smallest party ever! Complete with cake! Cupcakes would be the obvious choice. Possibly even rainbow cupcakes. But I thought maybe we could go one better in the rainbow scale.(click to read the full post)

by Liz | 2 comments | May 29, 2010 at 9:24 pm

123/365 – Cupcake decorating!

Tonight Laura, Leigh and I went along to a Cupcake Decorating class run by Yogi Johnstone of Sweet Dreams Cakes for Notebook: Magazine’s The Craft Room. Yogi made it all look so easy. She explained her way through some of her cupcake decorations, showing us all the tips and tricks while we watched in awe.(click to read the full post)

by Liz | 5 comments | May 4, 2010 at 12:21 am

Things I have baked this weekend.

… well, make that from Good Friday til tonight. – Hot Cross Buns (two batches – choc chip style); – Banana Bread (with wholemeal flour); – Chocolate cupcake-muffins; and – Wholemeal bread! (!1!!2) That makes up for missing out on the March Daring Bakers challenge, right?

by Liz | 2 comments | April 6, 2010 at 9:22 pm

Wholemeal Banana Choc Chip Muffins.

So, Jarod and I are trying to be healthier. Or something. Reduce our sugar intake, blah, blah, blah. This means bad things for my baking. I took this recipe and replaced some of the ingredients with gooderer ones. Or something. Ingredients 60g butter 2 cups wholemeal self-raising flour 1/2 cup raw sugar 1/2 cup soy(click to read the full post)

by Liz | one comment | January 28, 2010 at 9:05 pm

Daring Bakers Jan 2010: Graham Wafers & Nanaimo Bars

I decided 2010 was the year I’d attempt Daring Bakers. At the very least, I can now say I’ve done at least one challenge. The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based(click to read the full post)

by Liz | 19 comments | January 27, 2010 at 8:14 am

17/365 – Om nom nom.

Breakfast this morning. Chocolate buttermilk pancakes with freshly whipped cream and chocolate dusting.

by Liz | 5 comments | January 17, 2010 at 11:03 am

Nutella Banana Muffins.

I found this recipe the other day while searching for things to make with the bananas hiding in my freezer. Of course it didn’t take long to find an excuse to try it. Nutella Banana Muffins Ingredients 2 eggs 125g soft butter 100g sugar 2 large ripe bananas 100g Nutella 100ml milk 1 tsp baking(click to read the full post)

45/365 – The Late Night IGA Dash

by Jarod | 5 comments | February 14, 2010 at 8:51 pm