A sweet and sticky no-bake cake, perfect for when you want the flavour of s’mores without the hassle of a camping trip. Continue reading
If Han Solo had been encased in chocolate instead of carbonite, Princess Leia probably would have rescued him much faster. Continue reading
I was asked to make some cupcakes for a bake sale. It was to raise money for a number of different charities, with the donations being shared out equally among the various groups. Since I couldn’t decide which charity to support with my cupcake decorations, I decided to make them multipurpose – with rainbows to … Continue reading
A girl at my work turned 25 and since she was having a big party, she wanted a fancy birthday cake and cupcakes to go with it. So that’s what I gave her. She specifically wanted a brown cake with pink polka dots and a bow. The rolled up paper towels were just to provide … Continue reading
For Hubby’s 30th birthday, I decided to make him a Death Star cake. I really didn’t know what I was in for when I started it, but I think it turned out pretty well. And Hubby liked it, which is all that really mattered. The filling was condensed milk mixed with dessicated coconut. It was … Continue reading
Well, after several practice attempts with the cherry blossom wedding cake, the day arrived for me to make the real one. The wedding was in California, on Saturday. We arrived in Seattle on Wednesday. Drove to my parent’s house and got some sleep. While at my parent’s house, I picked up several bits of cake … Continue reading
As a follow-up from my last post, take a look at this baby! Yeah, so I was really happy with how this cake turned out. It was a vast improvement on version 1.0, and it really goes to show what a difference a bit of practice can make – and how much learning goes on … Continue reading
Okay, so I’m making a wedding cake for one of my best friends in a few weeks time, so I thought I’d better get practicing. First off, I’d better give a shout-out to the main inspiration for the cake – I think this cherry blossom cake is absolutely gorgeous and I can only wish that … Continue reading
First of all, for those of you who don’t know, a Thin Mint is the most famous of the cookies that are sold by the Girl Scouts of America. They are flogged across the country for a few months every year, earning money for the scouts and widening the American waistline a little bit more. … Continue reading
I’ve been working on various versions of my Easter chocolates for a couple weeks now. That’s how the final set ended up looking…but I’m getting ahead of myself. Let’s start from the beginning. A couple weeks ago, I found some very cute silicone chocolate moulds at the supermarket and thought I’d give them a try. … Continue reading
Okay, so Valentine’s Day was over a month ago…but these really were made in time for February 14th! The weekend before Valentines Day, I found some fantastic heart-shaped silicone cupcake moulds. I don’t think I’ve mentioned how much I love silicone bakewear. I’ve been using silicone-coated parchment paper for years, but recently, there’s been an … Continue reading
It’s been over a week since I sent hubby to work with baked goods, and they were getting restless. So I made these mini chocolate cupcakes. They were very mini, with buttercream frosting in red and green and a little silver dragee on top. I also used the opportunity to try out some DIY photography … Continue reading
I got a request for a birthday cake with a polar bear theme. It was a pretty open request: chocolate, polar bears and ‘happy 50th’. This was really fun, because it gave me a chance to be quite creative. The cake was three layers of chocolatey goodness, with chocolate ganache filling. It was coated in … Continue reading
Okay, so I got a request for a chocolate cake with a polar bear theme. I decided to use my devil’s food cake recipe, which has been wonderful in the past. I made the batter, it seemed to fine. And I put it in the oven. The cakes looked fine for about 10 minutes, rising … Continue reading
So hubby and I attended the Iron Cupcake on Monday. I submitted two entries to the event, and the theme was Christmas. My first submission was Peppermint Mocha. It was a chocolate cake with some additional coffee loveliness and crushed peppermint in the batter. It was topped with a peppermint merengue and more crushed candy … Continue reading
Sweet Stuff by Shannon 