Safari jungle animal cupcakes for a Zoo themed party

Jenny has been creating again!. She made these wonderful safari themed cupcakes for a jungle zoo party her young daughter was attending. I t...

Sugar free cupcakes and buttercream icing with Natvia

The good folks at Natvia again sent me some of their product to try out and give away to you my readers (see competition at bottom of page)....

A special first birthday for Antonin - Poppy Bakes

This small cake was made by my daughter Poppy (11 years) for a family friend Antonin who was turning 1. The family is French/NZ and the wee ...

Strawberry pink champagne cupcakes

These cupcakes came about when I was tasked with making something for a cake guild meeting about "flavour profiles". I knew in adv...

V8 Racing flag cupcakes

When you're asked to bake for a charity bake sale with only a few days notice and you already have a hectic working week, what do you do...

Cupcakes in Disguise

When you're asked to bake for a charity bake sale, with only a few days notice and you already have a hectic working week, what do you d...

Feather cakes - "How to" tutorials

This lovely tutorial comes to us from my friend Autumn Carpenter (the loveliest lady I met in the USA in 2012). You can find both of Autumn ...

Happy Birthday Jenny - Part two

You may remember an earlier post for Jenny's birthday with details of her cake here . Today's post has the details of the rest of he...

Black lace, skulls and pearls cupcakes

Lately, I've notice an upward trend in the use of skulls for bridal showers & weddings (till death do us part). I think they'd a...

Chai Latte Cupcakes - from Kiwicakes test kitchen

Today's assignment was to have a play with some new products and see what eventuated. We got these beautiful designer collection Isabel ...