One of the perils of growing up in Australia with vegemite for breakfast and Full House on TV is that there is a clash of cultures, and more accurately language. As a child, there was nothing that confused me more than lemonade. When my mum, on rare occasions, bought lemonade home from the store, it Read More …
Around the world the “tea cake” means different things to different people, it ranges from a yeasted fruit bun, a sweetened soda roll to a large dense cookie. In Australia the tea cake was originally a quick easy cake that took approximately 30 minutes to make and utilised basic ingredients that were readily available from Read More …
It was a beautiful day in Sydney yesterday and what better way to enjoy it than to head to Bondi Beach? The sun was out and warm but not extremely hot and the water was a beautiful shade of sparkling blue. This cake was inspired by my Teddy Bears Picnic cake but Read More …
This little guy has just had a huge meal 🙂 Doesn’t he just look all tired, full and sleepy? *burp!* Made this little guy last week with Lilia from My Sweethearts Bakery. Cupcakes, cookies and picture by Lilia.
I’ve forgotten what it’s like to be a kid. Where you didn’t have to worry about paying bills, the future, a job or the leaking sink. All that you wondered about was tomorrow and where your biggest concern was if you were going to get to the next level in your computer game or Read More …
A while ago, Anna one of my former cupcake workshop students asked me to do a cake for her husband’s 30th. We brainstormed some ideas based around the cricket and soccer theme but Anna eventually decided to go with a Liverpool logo. Anna texted me the next day to say that Namit loved it 🙂 Read More …
I love it when clients give me creative freedom. And last week I got 2 of those orders 🙂 The first one was for sweet Jess, who wanted cupcakes for her friend’s birthday. She sent me lots of photos of what her friend Wendy likes and basically asked me to design a set around all Read More …
Sometimes when I daydream, I like to reflect on what I have done. 9 years ago, I arrived in Sydney afraid but also excited about starting my uni lifestyle. During my 5 years at uni, I baked most of the birthday cakes for my friends. Some were nice and some were sloppy, but they were Read More …
It’s been busy for me recently… both at work and in the kitchen. I’ve been trying to find some sort of balance but also trying to get everything done. At the beginning of the week, I know most people think ‘urgh it’s only Tuesday’ but for me, recently it’s been ‘oh crap! It’s already Tuesday!!’ Read More …
This weekend was a Sonic weekend. A colleague of mine at work asked me to make her son a Sonic the Hedgehog cake. Her son is so into Sonic and had requested a Sonic cake especially for his 6th birthday. They seemed excited when I dropped it off so I hope they had a great Read More …
