Fruit loops macarons with buttercream


After the 100s and 1000s macaron, I wondered what a fruit loops macaron would taste /look like – would the colours remain throughout the macaron or would it become a single colour? (The fruit loops I used did not have the usual artificial flavourings, and instead were all natural ingredients such as beets and even…

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Chocolate macarons with salted caramel


Chocolate and salted caramel seems to be doing it’s rounds around the www lately. Muffins, cookies, donuts, cakes, ice cream, chocolates and of course, macarons. I wasn’t quite sure what the hype was all about, not until I finally made a batch of salted caramel following a Pierre Herme recipe. It was intended to be…

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Oreos macarons


What else can I turn into a macaron? I wondered out loud one day at the supermarket. It’s been eight months, and I am still making macarons. I can’t see this quest finishing any time soon and I don’t think this is a phase either. Having read and watched Adriano Zumbo make his macarons, I…

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Three-eyed alien cake and cake pops from space (toy story aliens)


We recently celebrated J’s fourth birthday. Unlike last year when we had the Thomas tank engine cake, this year the theme isn’t very strong. I was going for the whole Toy Story / super heroes theme with a party at Museum of Technology and Transport. I was wondering what cakes I could do when I…

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Spaghetti with meatballs in red wine tomato sauce


A friend was looking for an easy pasta dish to extend her family meal repertoire. Her daughter loves pasta and meatballs and so I thought to write up my recipe and share it with her. If you don’t have time to prepare the meatballs, you can easily use the mince to make a spaghetti bolognese…

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