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Snickerdoodles: a journey

Post-partum goodies for a loved one.
Banana / PB / blueberry muffins with flax and Greek yoghurt for a great freezer snack. Perfect for the whole family (especially blueberry-obsessed toddlers!) 💗💗

I know I know this isn’t cake! But such an exciting collection of leaves and herbs from our garden. We have been so excited about this, planting lots of leaves, basil, parsley, thyme, coriander, chillies, spring onions, garlic chives, and Beaudesert Blue pumpkins, which are native to Queensland and now a rare heirloom variety (so it’s good to plant them if you live in Queensland!).
We have also been so lucky to have some of our lovely neighbours gift us two capsicum plants which they grew from seeds (!!) and which are now thriving! And most exciting, we have mulberry, lemon, and Australian native Atherton raspberry trees - which I am very hopeful can be used in sweet treats when they produce fruit in the years to come!

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Now if anyone has an idea about preserving basil in order to gift it (not freezing or in pesto) I am all ears! We have an abundance!

Kinder Bueno you say? I’ll happily oblige! Vanilla sponge / hazelnut crème filling / mixed chocolate ganache 🤩

Hello lovely friends!

After a little hiatus from posting (and sadly from baking as well), I’m getting into the festive spirit and hoping to make many treats in the coming weeks!
Reminiscing on this BEAUTY which formed part of the gorgeous celebration of marriage for angel .

I am obsessed and it was such a joy to make this cake! It is ALWAYS and will forever be a privilege to contribute to special celebrations, for friends and family near and far. Thank you so much Dea and Will 💗

Lactation cookies. Fool of good fats, oats, flax, brewers yeast, and of course lots of chocolate because that’s what Mum’s deserve. These were two flavours: coconut and walnut (both with maximum chocolate) for the lovely

Wedding cake 🥰 My very own ✨
This was a completely plant-based beauty which I stacked the morning of my wedding, comprised of the following flavours:
🍏 APPLE CRUMBLE - Apple cinnamon sponge / cinnamon buttercream / apple crumble pieces
☕️🍸 ESPRESSO MARTINI - Chocolate sponge / dark chocolate ganache / kahlua coffee SMB
🍬🍓 STRAWBERRY FUNFETTI - Vanilla funfetti sponge / strawberry SMB (inspired by the bakery classic in Australia, a finger bun)
🥥 COCONUT CUSTARD - Coconut sponge / coconut cream custard filling / vanilla buttercream

All coated in a classic vanilla buttercream with an understated detail finish.

This was truly a labour of love (as you would hope!) - my (now) husband and loved ones were forced to trial different flavours over the months prior (rejected flavours included choc orange and Oreo). My only regret is that all of the cake didn’t get cut up and then we lost it when everyone went back for more! (Our lovely caterers had put it in a second fridge I forgot about!). I would never have fully explored the potential of vegan and plant based baking had I not met my gorgeous, kind husband, and I am so glad I’ve been able to develop these skills in order to make sure he always has three dessert treats available in the house.
Plant based treats are a regular fixture for me now and I’m looking forward to being able to share them more widely with ALL great loves in future. I love being able to make baked goods that are just well, bloody good 💗
Oh, and of course I had to include some cute snaps of me and my hot husband 😍.

Art or cake? Always my absolute joy to bake for angel 💗

Lamington inspired base tier of coconut sponge / dark chocolate icing / raspberry jam / mascarpone cream filling.
Funfetti top tier (vegan) of funfetti vanilla sponge / strawberry frosting.

Cake pop era ✨

Such a privilege to bake for the special celebrations 💗 Rich vegan double chocolate base tier (with vegan white frosting finish) and red velvet top tier with white chocolate ganache. Thank you for the honour - the most magnificent bride.

Wedding cake experimentation 😍 Vanilla sponge / biscoff ganache filling / caramel white chocolate ganache 🌱

Double chocolate birthday cake

Vanilla sponge / milk chocolate ganache filling for a beautiful 1st birthday .__ 💗

Minis for bride-to-be .wilcock 💗 Vanilla and chocolate.

Happy Monday! Lemon goodness ☀️🍋

Happy Friday! ☀️
This sunshiney carrot cake made for a farewell to (sometimes gloomy) London!

White chocolate mudcake / salted chocolate buttercream.

Casino nights for a big 90th. Base tier of berry vanilla cheesecake - top tier of lemon coconut.

This gorgeous beauty for a gorgeous beauty on her birthday. Chocolate sponge / dark chocolate ganache / fresh strawberries. What a joy! Happy birthday 💗

Ultimate well-being snack. Not for it’s nutritional value; for it’s joy-inducing, salty sweet delicious treat energy that puts a smile on anyone’s face. THIS is the baked good I will always eat. In fact, I made this batch just for myself hehe.

Vegan vanilla sponge / chocolate custard filling / Swiss meringue buttercream 🌱

Classic, rustic gold for such a glorious celebration🌟 Base tier of lemon sponge / lemon curd / lemon cream filling. Top tier of vanilla sponge / vanilla buttercream. Covered in white chocolate and gold detail.

Salted vanilla and chocolate birthday cake.

Gorg selection of flavours. Salted caramel / apple spice / double choc / choc peppermint. Happy Wednesday!

Mother’s Day treat of golden citrus. Lemon sponge / citrus curd / lemon buttercream / white chocolate ganache. For the lovely .

Allergen free double chocolate.

Fruity fresh goodness. Vanilla / strawberry 🌱GF

Cookie Wednesday! 🌱 Salted caramel /almond and 🌱 Chocolate cherry ripe using the .m.foods ‘Caramel Chocolate’ and the divine ‘Dark Cherry Delight’. We LOVE these guys and all their goodies, and to top it off they are the loveliest of people!