Ingredients: 250ml (1 cup) whipping cream 250g white chocolate Directions: Heat the whipping cream over medium heat, remove from heat, add the chocolate and stir until completely mixed and glossy. If the chocolate is not melted, place the bowl back on the stovetop on medium-low heat. Stir continuously for 4-5 minutes or until the […]
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 […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Heart-Shaped Cake – 2013 Wedding Anniversary
Last month hubby and I celebrated our 4-year wedding anniversary and 13 years since we’ve been together. So I thought a special occasion deserved a special cake and decided to make a lovely heart-shaped cake covered in fondant roses :). The cake batter is similar to the red velvet cake from my cake pops recipe […]
Chocolate Hazelnut Filling
Ingredients: 500 ml (2 cups) whipping cream 500 g semi-sweet chocolate 100 g hazelnuts 220 (1 cup) g sugar 2 Tbsp hazelnut liqueur Directions: Heat the whipping cream over medium heat, remove from heat, add the chocolate and stir until completely mixed and glossy. If the chocolate is not melted, place the bowl back […]
How to Make Marbled Fondant
Did you know how easy it is to make marbled fondant? Just roll out each colour into a log, place them side by side and twist the colours together like a breadstick. Twist and fold it a few times and until you have the marbling effect desired. Roll it out and cover your cakes. […]
How to Make Fondant Roses
I’ve been spending some time making fondant roses lately so I decided to make this quick tutorial and share with you what I learned. Really, they are not that hard to make and they are a beautiful decoration for cupcakes, cakes etc. – check out my Heart-Shaped Cake covered in roses if you don’t believe […]
Spooky Halloween Cake Pops
Let’s celebrate Halloween with these spooky cake pops! I made them using the same recipe as in my previous post but just used orange and white candy melts to dip the cake pops in. I rolled the crumbled mixture into golf ball-size balls for the eyes as well as the pumpkins. You can give the cake […]
Cake Pops – Red Velvet & Cream Cheese
These cake pops were such a huge hit at our Gender Reveal Party. They were my favourite as well but after the Pregnant Belly Cake I already showed you in my previous post. They taste delicious, are super easy to make and honestly you can’t go wrong with anything that involves red velvet and cream […]
Pregnant Belly Cake – Gender Reveal Party
I’m baking something pretty special this time… a bun in the oven :). This is the reason I haven’t been so active on the blog lately. We decided to organize a Gender Reveal Party and since I’ve started regaining some of my energy back I figured this would be the perfect occasion for another cake […]