When someone asks me what my favourite colour is, I always say PASTELS. Pastel ALL the things ? I’ve put together some of my favourite Pastel Bakes, for inspiration, but also Pastels! Kitty! I love these adorable Monsters Inc style Macarons! Look at the little horns! Monster sweetness from Kokoma. Mint Green. Sprinkles. Its all there basically, and best of all, they have hidden Nutella ? Yes please, I’ll take many. Nutella filled goodness from Oh, Sprinkles. I am CONSTANTLY blown away by these cakes. I would never try that in a million years, but dang they’re pretty to look at! Absolute per ..read more

Our little bear turned 7 a few weeks ago, and to my ever-loving thanks, he wanted a McDonalds Party. This is Cuphead and Mugman. So now you know. I assume other countries blessed with the gourmet stylings of McDonalds run these too, but if not, here in Oz, our local McDonalds’ have small party rooms, complete with Happy Meals, Icecream cake, and of course, a fully contained playground for your monkey’s to ATTEMPT to burn off all that sugar. Hands down though, the biggest plus to having a McDonalds party, is being able to WALK AWAY at the end. No cleaning up. Gotta love that. I mean yeah, w ..read more

Baby, it’s cold outside! Warm those cockles with these stunning Winter bakes. Which one is your favourite? How cute is this piped snowflake cake from Wilton. They even have a tutorial on how to make it! How awesome is this?! What an amazing centrepiece this would be for the Christmas table! And then cutting in front of everyone to freak them out because the everything is cake now. Melting perfection from Food and Home. You had me at sprinkles! My ‘particular’ nature really appreciates the precise sprinkle placement. That’s definitely a trend I can get behind. Pastel Blue beauty ..read more

Getting a smooth, perfect finish on your Buttercream cake is easier than you think. It all comes down to using the right tools, and using them the right way. There are a host of tools available to help you frost your cake quickly, so why do I champion doing it the hard way? Because its a CRITICAL skill of cake decorating. Once you know how to do something, and do it well, not only can you take every shortcut you like, but you’ll find you won’t have to.   I can ice a Buttercream cake, perfectly, in 20 minutes. It just takes practice. And i’ll show you how! Tools of the Trade There are more ..read more

Summer is the best time of year! The days are longer, the weather is perfect for kickin’ back on the porch with some friends, sharing some food, and dare I say cake! But Summer can be brutal on Sugar Art, especially Buttercream! So how can you get your Buttercream babies through the hot summer nights? With a few basics, and a back up plan! A chilled cake means a chilled decorator! You’ve probably heard me say this before, but the greatest tool at your disposal is refrigeration. Not only does it keep your cake fresh, it keeps your cake STABLE. When heat gets involved, Buttercream can become so ..read more

Nothing says Summer like the beach, and what beach would be complete without a Mermaid! Join me for a look at some simple, yet stunning techniques to create your very own Buttercream paradise! Beyond the Sea Its not a beach cake without some waves right?! Using only an offset spatula, you can create the effect of water, complete with movement. What could be a flat colour, is transformed into a visual feast, not to mention its ridiculously quick to do! This technique is MORE effective the less precise you are, which makes it an absolute gem for beginners too! For each tier, its best to start w ..read more

The Intrepid explorer 2020 has already been a heck of a year. We had catastrophic bushfires, my mother passed away, and covid-19 hit. And that was just by March. Needless to say, this year has really driven home how short life is, how it can be taken from you at any moment, and how much more of my family I want. We had considered homeschooling our youngest son on and off for a while, but with the sudden apocalypse, we like many of you, were forced to school at home.  After the initial panic, I relaxed into having my youngest home, and ALL that entailed (Our eldest son has severe special n ..read more

We still had some patches on the wall to paint behind the unit, and some frames to put around the powerpoints, but she’s sooo preeeetty! BEFORE WE START, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS UNIT FOR UNDER $400 BECAUSE OF THE PIECES WE WERE ABLE TO GET, AND THE STUFF WE ALREADY HAD TO HAND. YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SOURCE STUFF QUITE AS CHEAP, OR MAYBE EVEN CHEAPER! THE POINT IS, CREATING CUSTOM FURNITURE IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK! For the longest time, the corner of our lounge room was kind of a dead zone. We all have a deadzone in our houses, that spot where nothing really looks right, and it usually ..read more

LOYAL BAKEWARE BIODEGRADABLE BAGS PROVIDED BY LOYAL BAKEWARE We all want to make the best decisions with a green conscious mind, but we also need hygienic, functional products, and when it comes to piping bags, the go to WAS clear plastic. I’m beyond stoked to say that one of my favourite brands has created BIO DEGRADABLE pipings bags! How do they work? I spoke to the people from LOYAL about the technical details, and here’s what they told me – Disposable Piping bags are favoured in the cake decorating industry and commercial kitchen for their ease of use and disposability means no cleanin ..read more

COLOUR MILL COLOURS PROVIDED BY COLOUR MILL FOR REVIEW My picks for MUST HAVE colours! If you’ve ever (tried) to colour Swiss Meringue, or chocolate, you’ll know its a frustrating process with gel colours. That’s where oil based colours come in! Instead of being water based (like gel colours), oil based colours blend more easily with oily foods like Buttercream, meringue, Royal Icing, and chocolate. This means less colour used, for colour gained. The folks at Colour Mill gave me their new range of Oil based colours to try, so yay first off, but also I was super stoked to try an AUSTRALIAN ma ..read more