Garlic Scapes Butter
Garlic scapes have such a short window every summer — if you blink, you’ll miss them. But if you get your hands on a bunch, this compound butter is hands-down the best thing you can make with them. It takes less than 10 minutes, uses only three ingredients, and the result is a silky, vibrant green butter that works beautifully on just about everything: fresh pasta, crusty bread, grilled steak, roasted vegetables — you name it. Make a big batch, freeze it in logs, and you’ll be pulling it out all year long.
Read MoreOmbre 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 … Read More
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 … Read More
White Chocolate Ganache
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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. … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More