Ingredients: 300g white chocolate chips or gated chocolate 3 cups (750ml) whipping cream, divided ¼ cup (30g) powdered sugar, if using unsweetened whipping cream 3 Tbsp (21g) unflavoured gelatin Directions: Heat ¼ of the whipping cream over medium heat, remove from heat, add the chocolate and stir until completely mixed and glossy. If the […]
Strawberry Jelly / Jello
Ingredients: 750 g strawberries 125 g sugar 21 g gelatin Directions: Puree the strawberries until smooth. Add the sugar and place in a saucepan over low-medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat. Soften the gelatin in a few tablespoons of warm water and combine with the strawberry mixture. Let it cool […]
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Filling with Walnuts
Ingredients for a two-layer 9 inches cake : 500 ml whipping cream 300 g semi-sweet chocolate chips or grated chocolate 14 g gelatin 2 Tbsp rum extract 200 g ground walnuts Directions: Soften the gelatin in a few tablespoons of warm water and then dissolve over hot water (I placed the bowl with gelatin in a […]
Orange Filling
Ingredients: 500 ml whipping cream, at room temperature 4 egg yolks Zest from 1 orange 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup) sugar 1 cup orange juice + 8 Tbsp (~ 250ml / the juice from 3 oranges) 4 Tbsp (3/4 cup) powder sugar, if you’re using unsweetened whipping cream 25 g unflavoured gelatin
Fondant Bow Topper
Materials & Tools: Fondant (colour of choice) Rolling pin Some cornstarch for dusting Exacto knife, pizza cutter or any other small sharp knife Edible glue Melted candy or royal icing to glue the loops together in the same colour as your bow (optional) Plastic wrap or paper towels Glitter dust & a few drops of […]
Fondant Penguins
I made five fondant penguins and a few Christmas trees and used them to decorate my second Christmas cake. You could use them to decorate cupcakes as well. The ones lying on their backs are too cute :)! Materials & Tools: Black ,white, orange and red fondant Rolling pin Blade or flower leaf tool for […]
Cream Cheese Filling
Ingredients: 450 g (16 oz) cream cheese, at room temperature ½ cup butter, at room temperature 4 tsp vanilla extract 4 cups powdered sugar 4 Tbsp sour cream Directions: Beat cream cheese, softened butter, sour cream and vanilla extract until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. […]
Christmas Tree Toppers for Cakes or Cupcakes
I have already started thinking of my baking projects for this holiday season and guess what I have on my list… cakes, cakes and more cakes : -)! Since I need to make some decorations ahead of time I wanted to try a few versions of Christmas Tree Toppers. All of them turned out pretty […]
Strawberry Filling II
Ingredients: 300g strawberry yogurt, at room temperature 300g strawberries 4 Tbsp (1/3 cup) sugar 100g (1/2 cup) powdered sugar 28g unflavoured gelatin 400ml whipping cream, at room temperature Directions: Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Wash the strawberries, remove the stems and cut them into small pieces. Add the 4 tablespoons of sugar […]