With Spring temperatures already in full swing here, it’s time to make some easy cupcakes with light, delicious and fruity flavours. These passionfruit and coconut cupcakes are simple to make, and you can choose to use a simple passionfruit icing or a rich buttercream to …
I made these cupcakes to commemorate International Women’s Day, that is held every year on the 8th of March. Interestingly, in Italy this is mainly celebrated with the ‘Mimosa’ flower (an acacia) and you will see little bunches of yellow everywhere. I find this interesting …
Orange Blossom water, mandarin zest and rosemary are just some of the magical ingredients that make this fragrant cake incredibly special and truly delicious. Add almond meal, polenta, olive oil and some eggs and you’ll discover it’s also a very easy cake to put together. …
Whether you are a fan or not of St. Valentine’s Day, you can still use the day as an excuse to make some yummy red velvet cupcakes. Gift them to the your loved one or family, or just eat them yourself. I can confess that …
With Christmas just around the corner, it’s time to start baking! Whether you’d like to make these as an original gift idea, (I often made cupcakes at Christmas time for my children’s teachers) or you want some festive looking place cards to enhance your Christmas …
Sometimes I think I won’t make a traditional Christmas Cake, but then I usually get a big attack of the guilts and decide Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without it. Even though I know my son Joseph probably won’t even taste it, I have this need to …
Hummingbird Cake is a cake made famous in America when the recipe was published in the 1978 issue of Southern Living and the recipe went on to become that magazine’s most requested. The recipe was submitted by Mrs. L.H. Wiggins, although historians believe the recipe …
I have an old recipe book, one that you write your recipes in. It is about 25 years old, and I bought it with the intention of collecting recipes over the years. I am grateful that my mother’s handwriting is there, the first recipes written …
When I think of Autumn baking, I think of American classics that are celebrated during ‘Fall’, but especially during Thanksgiving festivities. Although it is true that we don’t have Thanksgiving here in Italy, or in Australia where I grw up, I don’t feel we should …
I love coconut! It has long been a favourite flavour of mine, I usually choose coconut when having gelato and I love coconut and coffee together. Saying this, it didn’t take me long to decide which frosting I wanted for this coconut cake. If you …