Lemon Lime and Bitters Macarons


I adore the mix of sweet and sour flavours. Think raspberries and chocolate; cherries in a Black Forest cake; passionfruit and white chocolate. The sharpness of an ingredient contrasting with the sweetness and richness of chocolate – very effective in waking up taste buds I would say. Angostura isn’t something one can add to anything….

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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…

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Whittakers’ 100s and 1000s Macarons


OH what fun when Whittakers released the 100s and 1000s pink coloured white chocolate slabs! I did a 100s and 1000s macaron before with a salted caramel filling and now there is an even easier way. All you do is make your shells, then make the ganache with the chocolate slab and voilà, you have…

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Mapo Tofu (Pork mince with tofu in spicy sauce)


For Chinese, this is a traditional dish most families would have at home. In northern China, Szechuan peppercorns would be added to give a unique spiciness that is at best described as a slight tingling sensation, to the more severe as ‘spins and needles’ on the tongue which means you can taste nothing for the next…

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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…

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