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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Egg Penguins
Considering how popular my Egg Snowman post is I thought I’d share with you another cute appetizer made of eggs. Aren’t these egg penguins just adorable? They are just as easy to make and I assure you they will be a hit at your upcoming holiday party! Time: 45 min, Prep: 45 min. Servings: 5 Ingredients: 5 hard-boiled […]
Strawberry and Cream Cheese Santa Hats
You better watch out, You better not cry, Better not pout, I’m telling you why: Santa Claus is coming to town. Are you ready for Santa’s visit? Instead of waiting for him with milk and cookies this year, you can place some delicious strawberry and cream cheese Santa hats by the chimney. OK, nothing new […]
