jen | April 29, 2009
If you’re a Sydneysider like me, you may have noticed the weather lately. Freezing, freezing, freezing! And it’s not even winter yet. It’s meant to be Autumn, but why are we already donning jackets, gloves and scarves? During the next couple of months, i will be complaining about the cold a lot because i loathe [...]
jen | April 27, 2009
When it comes to cheesecakes, the choices are endless. I saw this first hand whilst we were in the U.S last year. A favourite restaurant of ours is ‘The Cheesecake Factory’ where as soon as you walk in the door you are greeted with a window display of cheesecakes. Some of their selections include: White [...]
jen | April 25, 2009
Lest we forget. ANZAC biscuits Ingredients 1 cup plain flour 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup desiccated coconut 3/4 cup brown sugar 125g butter, chopped 2 tablespoons golden syrup 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Method Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 baking trays with non-stick baking paper. Sift flour into a large bowl. Stir in [...]
jen | April 24, 2009
I’m probably not taking this health kick quite as serious as i should be. I tend to find that when i go all out to be good, i end up crashing and burning before it’s even had time to have an effect. So, i’ve decided on weekdays, i’ll be strict and stick to this healthy [...]
jen | April 23, 2009
After sampling the mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Factory i decided i had to try and make my own. Even though i am on this so called health kick, i figured if i had one or two it still wouldn’t be as bad as a regular cupcake right? (No wonder i will never be skinny [...]
jen | April 19, 2009
Sydneysiders, you may have noticed that cupcake shops are popping up everywhere. I certainly have! (not that i’m complaining). Last week, I had the absolute pleasure of trying two mini cupcakes from The Cupcake Factory in Drummoyne. The tiny morsels were delicious and oh so moist. It just made me more excited to try [...]
jen | April 18, 2009
I am often the go-to girl for dessert recipes. I’ve probably got over 10 books dedicated to dessert and am always on the hunt for more. Since my quest to become healthier, i turned to my trusty cookbooks but was horrified to find that not one contained anything remotely healthy. I think the closest i [...]
jen | April 17, 2009
I’d like apologise for my lack of posts lately. With winter coming up, i’m trying to be good and that means no more naughty indulgences like cakes, sweets, desserts and chocolate (you get the drift). Kinda defeats the purpose of a cake blog doesn’t it? As i’ve mentioned before, i’m not really a huge chocolate [...]
jen | April 13, 2009
For one of my oldest, and bestest friends kitchen tea, i just had to make cupcakes. And what could be more girly than pink cupcakes? I’ve known A since year 7 and we instantly became friends since meeting in roll call. Our friendship grew over the years and fortunately we’ve kept in contact since leaving [...]
jen | April 6, 2009
I had the pleasure of making J&M’s wedding cake and thankfully all turned out well. J, being a chocolate fanatic wanted chocolate and only chocolate so it was 3 tiers of chocolate mud with chocolate ganache (2.4 kgs to be exact!). The end result ended up with a 14kg cake. Now i know why chocolate [...]