This is quite a boozy cake – not at all a surprise since there is a whole cup of Baileys in here. What I didn’t expect was how much the children liked this cake (the alcohol has been cooked off so no children inadvertently got drunk from consuming this cake). This cake is quite indulgent…
Category: Recipes – Cakes
Little Molten Lava Chocolate Fondants
J didn’t believe me when I said “Come see gooey chocolate oozing out of these cakes”. Although only six years old, she’d seen a fair few chocolate cakes being cut into and was fairly certain that nothing normally oozes out. Not even from an ice cream cake. I insisted and together we gathered around the…
Disney Frozen themed birthday cake and party ideas
For her 6th birthday, J requested a Disney Frozen-themed party. A search on the internet quickly gave me links to templates for invites: you can print them from here. For the cake: I decided on a fondant covered cake for its ease in transport and also in decoration. Theme colours were purple and teal, which…
Salted caramel chocolate cake with brandy ganache
Wow that was a mouthful, but trust me this is an easy cake, done in 2 hours. I don’t normally believe in ‘one-pan’ cakes but this turned out to be the most amazing cake I have done in a while (those who got to eat it loved it). The cake is adapted from Annabell White’s…
Rainbow star-shaped birthday cake
It’s impossible to avoid making a rainbow cake. It’s everywhere and at all the kids birthday parties we’ve been to. That itself could be the reason not to make one but I thought well, it is on my pinterest board and my food bucket list so decided to go ahead. I found the perfect recipe…
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