Tag Archives: icing

CASSATA SICILIANA

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Happy Easter everyone!!!  Today I want to share with you my family’s recipe for the most iconic Sicilian cake: Cassata!  It is a delicious dessert made with sponge cake, filled with sweet ricotta and chocolate and decorated with candied fruits … Continue reading →

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PEPPA PIG CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

I made these cookies for my daughter’s 3rd birthday party.  If you follow this blog, you will already know that the theme was Peppa Pig.  I made some Peppa Pig Chocolate & Vanilla Cupcakes, Pizza flavoured Piggy Buns, Muddy Puddle … Continue reading →

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CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH ORANGE AND MINT GLAZE

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

A little while ago, my friend Diane from Muppys asked me if I wanted to take part to this year’s Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap.  I checked it out and immediately said yes.  The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap brings together … Continue reading →

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PEPPA PIG CHOCOLATE & VANILLA CUPCAKES

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

These are the cupcakes I made for my daughter’s birthday party.  My kids have a very sweet tooth (they took this after their daddy! ;-P), so cupcakes are a must for their birthday parties.  I love making them as I … Continue reading →

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CHOCOLATE AND VANILLA SHARK MINI CUPCAKES

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

I made these mini cupcakes for Victoria’s 5th birthday party.  The theme was The Little Mermaid and the sea, so I decided to make the icing blue, like the sea.  I decorated them with some shark fins made out of chocolate. … Continue reading →

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SWEET SUSHI

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

I have been wanting to make sweet sushi for a while now!  I always thought that it looked great.  My daughter’s birthday party was the perfect occasion as it was a “sea themed” party.  I have to say that this … Continue reading →

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VANILLA AND LEMON MINI CUPCAKES

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

I think mini cupcakes are among the prettiest sweets ever.  There is nothing more beautiful and elegant than small, bite sized spongy cakes covered in a coloured swirl of fluffy icing.  I only recently discovered these treats, but they quickly … Continue reading →

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LAMINGTONS

Posted on May 9, 2012 by

Lamingtons are squares or rectangles of sponge cake, dipped in chocolate icing and coated witn desiccated coconut.  They are another iconic Australian food and I served them with tea for my “Come have some Aussie tucker, mate!” party.  I had … Continue reading →

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