Hot N Spicy...

After being inspired yesterday by some chilli chocolate... here is my cupcake creation derived from it! Drum roll please..... ta da! My Hot and Spicy Chocolate Mud Cupcake! Infused with a mixture of spices including chilli and topped with a whipped Coconut Cream Ganache. 

This cupcake has been given a test run on a couple of people and they love it. It does pack a little punch of surprise and I am extremely happy with the outcome!!

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Tea Party Time....

Some gorgeous pics of some cute cookies from my Tea Party photo shoot with Natalie Lewis Photographyhttps://www.facebook.com/NatalieLewisPhotography?fref=ts.

The edible images are from Zahari!

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Edible Images...

Edible Images- it's the latest ongoing craze in cake decorating!!! 

If you want to learn how easy it is to use them... check out my latest blog post on the Australian Cake Decorating Network to find out more!!!

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CPM Cupcakes...

New flavour... inspired by a little trip to Millthorpe today with a great friend! 

This is the CPM Cupcake: Carrot, Maple Syrup and Pecan Cupcake. 

It is iced with a Maple Cream Cheese Frosting, drizzled in a bit more maple syrup topped with a lovely designer carrot and a pecan. 

And yes it's real maple syrup- no imitation stuff here!

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Sweet Smell of Chocolate Roses....

I have mastered the art of making modelling chocolate... now I just have to practice modelling with it. Pretty happy with how my first attempt at making a rose turned out- what do you guys think? Oh and don't forget there's always time in life to stop and smell the real roses!!

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Australian Cake Decorating Network Blog - Edible Sparkles...

Check out my latest blog for the Australian Cake Decorating Network which is all about edible sparkles!! Add some sparkle to your day!

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This is a vanilla bean cookie I made covered with fondant and have given some glitz and glamour with Edible Magic Sparkles!

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Sweet Sting...

Practicing the art of blown and pulled sugar... here is my first figurine my little Jellyfish inspired by a recent trip to the Great Barrier Reef! The body of my jellyfish is blown and the tentacles are pulled sugar. I am quite happy with the result for a novice!

Excuse the photo he was a little hard to take a photo of, his tentacles are very fragile!

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Can you see?

Just finished these super cute glasses cookies for a local optometrist.

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Caramel Goodness...

A rich caramel mud cake with salted caramel ganache for the second birthday cake! Not bad considering it wasn't planned hahah!

Caramel mud was delicious!!! Not much left so I guess the proof is in the pudding!! Hee Hee

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Cookie Couture...

Some special goodies for a birthday girl who's 3 today! We seem to be having a whole birthday festival that has stretched for a month!!! These are some Vanilla Bean Cookies and some wonderful smelling Gingerbread!

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Strawberry Sweetness..

Yeaaah baby!!! Strawberries are back!!! Chocolate coated strawberries and strawberry pavlova, they were for a BBQ a couple of weeks back!

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Christening cookies...

Everyone loves a great vanilla bean cookie! Here are my latest created for a christening of a sweet little angel. 

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New Blogger for the Australian Cake Decorating Network

Would you love to learn how to make your very own mold to use with fondant or chocolate to add pizzazz to your lovely cakes?



                          





Then join me in my on going journey as the new Australian Cake Decorating Networks' blogger, I'll be trialing and blogging about a range of cake decorating products!

Check out for my first one at:

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Cookie Queen....

After all the baking of cookies I have done this week I have decided to dub myself the Cookie Queen! Two batches of White Chocolate, Cranberry and Pistachio, two batches of Choc chip 
and my ALL time favorite- Choc Peanut Crunch!!!

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Cookie Crazy!

Perfect baking weather this rainy day as my cookie batches continue. Wish you could be in my kitchen right now... smells of freshly baked cranberry, pistachio and white chocolate cookies are wafting through the house. A batch of choc chip in the oven and a tray of my chocolate peanut crunch cookies are waiting to go in!

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Barn Yard Birthday- Yeeha

A work in progress for a special little persons birthday in a few weeks! Inspired by a cake from Cake 2 the Rescue. My little person is obsessed with animals!

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Magic With Egg Whites!

Why not whip us some of these meringues yourself! Find the recipe on www.taste.com 

  



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Marianna's Tropicana Cupcake!

Mmmmmmmm the smell of Coconut, Lime cupcakes is mouthwatering... but they're even more delicious with a touch of white chocolate, coconut, lime ganache!

It smells like tropical paradise... just needs a fancy cocktail to wash it down!

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Abstract Cake Art

Been wanting to share this abstract cake I made for a dear friend, but as it was a surprise I had to sit tight lipped.... finally here it is! 

Caramel mud cake with salted caramel ganache (a secret recipe given to me by another stalwart cake decorator), and yes it's as delicious as it sounds- with white chocolate panels that have a special embossed touch! My waistline definitely won't thank me... however my taste buds will!

This recipe is one for the vault!!!

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Rubber Duckie You're The One......

This afternoon I have been excited to get a chance to trial something for a very special, little rubber duckie loving girl!

It’s a very rough attempt- trying to figure out what to do so it looks as rubber duckie like as possible. 

I’m pretty happy with it considering it’s a first attempt and even though it’s far from perfect I thought I’d post it anyway. 

I may try making him out of modelling chocolate to see that result as well. 

Either way my final rubber duckie will have pizazz haha!

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