Cake, Decor and Cairns!

Today I want to share with you an exciting new local market hosted by The Pier Cairns ! Located at 1 Pierpoint Road, Cairns, QLD 4870 The Pier Shopping Centre is conveniently located next to the luxurious Shangri-La The Marina resort hotel , making it a perfect destination for both tourists and locals. It's also just a short walk from the Lagoon, the Esplanade, and the Cairns International Cruise Liner Terminal . Locals and visitors alike are familiar with the long-running monthly markets held on the third Sunday of each month. This year, however, The Pier Cairns introduced ' Cruise Ship Markets ' to meet the growing demand for daytime markets. What I love most about these markets is there is always something interesting to buy that is handmade by Cairns locals. Earrings, Magnets, Souvenirs, Clothing, Bags, Hair Accessories, Home Decor and an abundance of art including paintings from local Indigenous artists.  Handmade Gifts Cairns Art by Noel Andrea Craggs ...

Chilloomba Chillies  My Cairns Cruise Ship Market post received so many positive responses! Thank you!  It has inspired me to also explore and share with you the different stallholders that pop up at these dedicated local cruise ship markets in Cairns .  Today's spotlight is on Chilloomba Chillies .  Whether you’re looking for something to add to your kitchen arsenal or prefer the simplicity and convenience of hot sauces and seasonings; local farmed and produced Chilloomba Chillies have something that will cater to any and all applications and most importantly your personal taste. To my surprise they also produce local raw honey! And I can vouch to it tasting amazing!    Mulgrave Valley Raw Honey Pairs  Perfectly with GingerTea. Chilloomba Chillies are also the leading distributor for 13 Angry Scorpions Hot Sauce throughout North Queensland and the Northern Territory.  Mulgrave Valley Honey & 13 Angry Scorpions Hot Sa...

Hey Lovelies I hope your week has been awesome?! If not, I hope it get's better! Today I just wanted to share with you a few of my chocolate drip cakes and a couple of tips that work for me. Drip cakes are so easy and take some of the stress out of wanting a "perfectly" smooth top. (Yes I have issues!) It really doesn't matter that your top is a little rough because you're going to cover it with yummy chocolate ganache and then decorate it with anything you like! Now, it is most common for drip cakes to be buttercream with the chocolate drip on top but you know me, I am a ganache girl! So all mine are covered in chocolate ganache. I prefer the taste, texture and the durability of a ganache base, and for me, living in a tropical climate I find buttercream melts way too fast!  However which ever one you use to cover your cake these tips will work for both buttercream and ganache. Scroll down for the list. 30th Birthday Chocolate Drip Cake 40t...

Hey Everyone! Hope you have all been well?!  Really excited to announce the opening of my online Red Bubble Shop! A one stop shop to get all my creative ideas printed on stickers, gift cards, pillows, postcards, tee shirts, baby clothes and much much more! This is a wonderful new creative outlet for me. I haven't been able to get into the kitchen much due to ongoing medical issues so in the meantime I am creating stickers, magnets and other custom gift products as part of creative therapy! If there is anything you would like customised just send me a message! Here is a sneak peek of the current designs available at  Cake Decor Cairns Shop Mister ONEderful Little Miss ONEderful Cute Kawaii Frogs Personalise this to your name and colour. Can be used as a cake topper. *How personalised works: Send me a request and I will upload your design on my store inventory. You then order and pay at your leisure. Paypal and other popular payment methods available. Redbubble ships to most cou...