I wanted to experiment more with buttercream frosting. I mentioned in my Vanilla Buttercream Frosting post that I’m not a big fan of buttercream for filling cakes, it’s just too buttery and sugary for my taste. However, it’s very easy to work with it to decorate cakes/cupcakes hence why I still make it. But let […]
Chocolate Cake – Happy Birthday Dada!
Just wanted to wish our lovely Dada a very happy birthday! You are an amazing person and we love you so so so much! His Birthday Cake was similar to our New Year’s Eve one– a walnut cake filled with a delicious chocolate walnut cream. The only difference is that I added a touch of […]
Chocolate Cake with Walnuts – New Year’s Eve 2014
Just three words for this Chocolate Cake with Walnuts– QUICK, EASY, DELICIOUS! This is the cake I made for our New Year’s Eve party and trust me on this, everyone at our party just loved it. This cake is a must for any chocolate lover! The walnut cake was light and moist and the filling […]
Santa Down the Chimney Cake
Santa Down the Chimney Cake – my last Christmas cake this season! It’s not only a funny cake that I’m sure your kids would enjoy but it’s also super super delicious – walnut cake with white chocolate and walnuts filling and orange filling. This is probably one of my favourite cakes so far! As usual, […]
Christmas Present Cake
This is a great cake design that is quite easy to make. I decided to make this Christmas Present Cake shaped as a square box but you could make it as a rectangle, hexagon or round if you prefer. The cake flavour and filling are the same as the ones I used for my Christmas […]
Winter Holidays Cake with Penguins
We had a beautiful white Christmas this year in Toronto and heavy snow in the first days of the year. This wintery, snow-filled cake describes perfectly the beautiful snowy landscape from the past days … we are just missing the penguins :- ). It’s the second cake I made for Christmas this year and it […]
Christmas Bauble Cake
Let the baking begin for this holiday season with this lovely Christmas Bauble Cake! I have four cake designs in mind this year and just as many Christmas parties to go to so it’s perfect! If you are still looking for a great dessert idea for Christmas, look no further! This is a delicious red […]
Ombre Petal Cake for My Birthday
I made this lovely ombre petal cake to celebrate my birthday this year. I baked two cakes in a 7 inch pan and filled them with a refreshing strawberry filling and a rich white chocolate ganache filling. The ‘petals’ are made of vanilla buttercream tinted in four shades of pink. It takes a while to […]
Facebook Cake – New Job in the Family
I’ve never told you this but I’m so proud of my husband George, his web accessibility work and dedication to make the (web) world a better world for people with disabilities. Have you ever thought if your blog is including everyone you thought it was? We as bloggers should spend more time to make our […]