This Easy Pistachio Cake is the most amazing thing I baked recently. With a hint of rosewater and a beautiful crumb, owing to the addition of nutty pistachios and almonds, this cake is a keeper. What makes it even more special is that there is no flour or butter in the cake. Just a handful of ingredients and a simple process to put together a treat as lovely as this one. I have used a mix of pistachio and almond meal as I didn’t have enough pistachios at home. But you are free to be as creative as you like. You could make it with just the pistachios or sub any nut of your choice. Initially I ..read more

Who doesn’t love Red Velvet Cookies? There are two occasions when i bake them every year. During Chrismas and during Mother’s day. There is something so elegant about the colour and the taste of a red velvet dessert. It has an underlying taste of chocolate but not very chocolate-y. Because these were meant for Mother’s day I baked them in my favourite molds for the beautiful heart shape. Link here. The centres have been filled with a delicious cream cheese icing that is quick to make. I hope you enjoy a beautiful Mother’s day with your family. If your Mum is far away like mine, make sure you ..read more

I like baking treats and gifting edible things for my Mum friends on Mother’s day. I beileve it is my favourite holiday, partly because I get to celebrate my own Mum and also feel spolit and partly because the nature of treats are dainty, pretty and precious just like Mum. Raspberry madeleines have been on my mind for a while as I wanted to create the beautiful cakes with a filling in them. I used homemade raspberry jam within the raspberry madeleines. I also stuffed a few with fresh raspberries but I think I liked the jam ones better. The two tone effect is simply by placing white chocolate ..read more

Biscoff thumbprint cookies are the next level treats in cookie universe. Biscoff on it’s own is a cookie spread, then imagine putting that spread on a chocolate cookie base that is rolled in Biscoff biscuits. All I can say is that this triple dose of cookie magic is every bit amazing. I used a spiral mold for the Biscoff centres. All it requires is to pour melted Biscoff spread in the mold and freeze them. If you don’t have a mold, you can just add melted Biscoff in the indentation once the cookies are baked. My favourite part has to be the chocolatey edges covered in Biscoff crumbs and gooey ..read more

Who doesn’t love a madeleine? These light airy french treats, fall between a cake and a cookie. There are many madeleine recipes on my blog but the classic combination of Chocolate and Orange Madeleines has to be my favourite. Bursting with the flavour of zesty oranges while you bite into a crisp dark chocolate exterior, these chocolate and orange madeleines are not only perfect for afternoon tea or a ladies gathering, but they’re the most beautiful edible gifts that can be created in your kitchen. As always, I’ve used sillicone molds for the beautiful shape. They are so easy to make and unm ..read more

The RSS feed URL you're currently using https://follow.it/sugar-et-al will stop working shortly. Please add /rss at the and of the URL, so that the URL will be https://follow.it/sugar-et-al/rss ..read more

Egg whites are never wasted at my place because the quickest, easist and most delicious way to use them up is my baking friands. Blueberry friands are by far the favourite at home. If you’ve never heard of friands, they are nothing but french financiers. They are popularly known as friands in Australia. There are barely any cafes that don’t sell them in Sydney and I love having them with my coffee. These blueberry friands obviously don’t look like the traditional ones that are larger in size. These are coated in white chocolate and made in special molds to create the heart shapes. You could ..read more

I’ve had a glut of bananas at home this season. Everyone was snacking on peaches and berries and the poor bananas were neglected. I have enough banana recipes on the blog so I wasn’t intending on creating another one but this was so good. Who knew just the addition of crunchy maltesers in this Banana Malteser Cake would make such a delicious difference. The other reason why I made the Banana Malteser Cake was to experiment making beautiful buttercream designs using silicone molds. If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that I’ve tried this method on cupcakes and they turned out a ..read more

With all the candy and chocolate eating during Easter, I reckon a Ferrero Rocher Chocolate cake is a must. Especially since it’s a no fuss, very simple cake with delicious results. The cake has a chocolate hazelnut flavour which is probably a match made in heaven! The Nutella frosting is so delightful that you could just keep eating it by the spoonful. It’s a rich cake so a small slice goes a long way. Happy Easter to you and your families. Hope you enjoy the long weekend with amazing food and company. If you love Ferrero Rocher cakes, dont forget to checout this Ferreo Rocher Mousse Cake Fe ..read more

What can be more decadent and festive than a no bake Biscoff topped Mini eggs cheesecake that is really easy to make and just insanely delicious. Easter is just around the corner and a lot of chocolate eggs have made it into my kitchen. I love that the mini eggs are coloured and they add vibrancy to the treats The Biscoff and Mini eggs cheesecake has a Biscoff cookie crust, a smooth Biscoff filling encasing crushed mini eggs and the best part is the topping. Many have asked me how I acheived the beautiful design, but it’s actually just melted Biscoff that has been frozen in a mold. In fact th ..read more