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Coloured Ganache! Yes It Works!

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Oh me Oh My! I am so thrilled, so excited. I am just on top of the world today! Words can't really do it justice - I really am totally in a zone of cakey euphoria! What's got me so fired up and excited you ask?  Drum Roll Please..... Coloured Ganache! Yes you read read right! Coloured ganache, is what's got me excited! I am so in cakey love with the whole concept right now! You see not everyone likes fondant, not everyone can cover a cake without the dreaded elephant skin, the cracks, and rounded edges when trying to achieve sharp edges. And you know what, some days fondant just doesn't want to play the game! Personally I find fondant to be quite moody and often find myself arguing with her at 1am in the morning! Eeek! However I am good at setting up my ganache. Actually I am pretty darn good! I have mastered getting it smooth - yep I like to think I am awesome at this, but nothing breaks my heart more than ruining that perfect finish with

Drip Cake Tips! My Way!

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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

Isn't it Punny?!

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Expresso Yourself Pun intended!  Did you know I have a collection of punny products available to purchase? You can put some pun into your life with this continually growing collection! Click the puns below to see them in the online store! Expresso Yourself! I Love you a Latte! Bee-lieve in yourself! Honey just Bee yourself! Little Miss ONEderful! I love you Pig Time! You Bake the World a Better Place! Pug Life! And as always if there is something you would like personalised just let me know!  Stickers have a multitude of uses! From the latest teen trends of covering their laptops and macbooks with aesthetic stickers to parents using milestone stickers for memory albums, journal covers, invitations, party favour seals and much more. One clever parent used the large personalised ONEderful card  and mini sticker set as cake & cupcake toppers. Simply use a skewer and some tape to attach the card and use toothpicks with the mini set stickers to use for cupcakes!  See?! So cl

New Online Shop!

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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 countrie

Celebrations & Cake

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  Do you celebrate with Cake? I asked my Instagram community: "What special occasions do you celebrate with cake?" Common ones are weddings and birthdays but what are the other ones that you MUST have cake at? Here are their answers, please comment if you have any more. Many came up with traditional answers like: Mother's Day Father's Day Easter  Half Yearly Birthday Wedding Anniversary  Engagement Baby Shower  Graduation School/Work Morning Teas Bridal Shower Kid's Birthday Cake Morning Tea Cake 21st Birthday Cake And here are some of the not quite traditional occasions:  Everyday Any Excuse Going to the toilet alone ( they must have kids haha) End of the Year Anything I can make up! So you see there seems to be an endless amount of occasions that we celebrate with cake! What's your favourite?    Share  ♥ heart emoticon  Inspire  ♥ heart emoticon  Motivate  ♥   Home Bakers Doing it For Themselves!

Easy Squid Game Dalgona Candy Recipe (No Flame Method.)

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□○☆* Last night I ended up helping my 11 Year old daughter to make the latest sweet trend inspired by the Squid Game series, using the available tools in our kitchen. [N.B. She has not seen Squid Game as it is rated MA however all her friends talk about it at school] We searched for some recipes but I wasn't about to use a ladle on a naked flame! So as I do, I played around to see what I could use with the existing equipment in my kitchen. ☆  Tip the smaller the frying pan the better. The mixture was so much easier when I switched to the  small 1 egg sized mini frying pan. (see video further down) There were a few fails. If you try this, don't despair at the wonky, burnt or set too fast ones. You must work quickly so naturally some  mishaps will occur. But after you get the hang of it the process becomes really easy! Failed 1st Attempts To make the Squid Game Dalgona Candy in the video I am using: A standard electric hot plate. (Not naked flame) on Low. Ingredients: 1.5 tablesp

Heart of Te Fiti Cake: You know Who You Are...

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"I have crossed the horizon to find you I know your name They have stolen the heart from inside you But this does not define you This is not who you are You know who you are" Lyrics from "Moana" Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mark Mancina Ahhh Moana! Such a feel good family story and definitely our family's current favourite Disney Movie! And I will say, my niece is just the cutest when she is belting out songs in the backyard: "My name is Moana!" So it was no surprise that my niece wanted a Moana themed cake! We brainstormed a few ideas which included a quick Google - and anyone who has asked Google for a Moana Cake would have most likely seen the amazing Cynthia White 's Moana inspired Cakes including the most beautiful Heart of Te Fiti  (and not to mention several replicas by other cakers!) To say she is amazing just doesn't seem to give her enough justice. (Oops I feel a cake crush coming on!) Now if anyone knows my cake style by

Easter Pancakes Recipe

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Hello Cakey Friends! I hope you're having a fantastic Easter long weekend! Thought I would quickly share with you my Easter pancakes. My kids (and husband) love these as a fun family Easter morning breakfast treat! Why not make some for breakfast or lunch this weekend?! I have always wanted to try this out after seeing countless teddy bear faced pancakes in my various news feeds over the years (you have seen them too right?) Well this weekend I FINALLY tried it out. And as you can see it really does work! The trick is to put some of your pancake batter into a piping bag or a sauce bottle. I find the piping bag works best for me (phew another way to justify all my cake decorating equipment purchases to the hubby!) Then p ipe your chosen design onto your low-medium heat greased pan. Let the design cook for a bit until you see the edges starting to brown. Grab a spoon and pour some batter over the top of your precooked cooked design. Cook and flip the pancake as you