Cake Decor Cairns

There have been a few requests for fondant minions... they are currently popular with the release of Despicable Me 2. This lovely and talented blogger at spoonful of Sugah has already made a fantastic tutorial dating back from the Original movie. Unfortunately I have seen it do the rounds on facebook without giving her the credit. So today's mission is to spread the word! Go check it out here》》》  spoonful of sugah: Despicable Me Birthday Cake: How to Make A Minion  ♥

I had grand plans to make my hubby a Black Forest Cake from scratch for his birthday this week! However,  a nasty headache and my son's sports carnival had other plans for me! I shopped around for all the ingredients and got talked into buying Black Raspberry Liqueur. I was originally hoping to find a cherry brandy but I don't even know if that exists! The Black Raspberry Liqueur looks like a fancy perfume bottle, I think you could have it sitting pretty on your dressing table and no one would know it was for night caps! (Just joking as I don't actually drink!) The smell was lovely,  if you're a fan of rasberry crushes and smoothies you'll love this adult version in a Cognac base. Black Raspberry Liqueur Now the whole point of this story is not about advertising liqueur is it? So back to my black forest cake that I didn't actually make! I decided that the cake can be made this weekend instead, it's a public holiday in Cairns for the Show, s

Cake Pops are very popular at parties at the moment, in fact so are lollies and candy bars. My inner healthy voice screams out at me when I look at these gorgeously presented tables, asking "Where's the healthy options!? " I do love a good cake, but I also love to have healthy options. My kids love Strawberries,  they are low in sugar, high fibre, and loaded with nutrients.  So I decided to experiment with my cake pop alternative - Strawberry No - Cake Pops!  You can't get any healthier than these! I used ordinary drinking straws for the sticks. The result was yummy looking fresh strawberry pops... but then I thought I had to have a wicked version too, so pulled out the electric fondue maker I bought for $5 from Crazy Clarks. The results? YUMMY! ♥  Why not have both versions at your next party? ! A Few tips: * Use firm fresh Strawberries * The "healthier" chocolate to use is dark chocolate * When putting dipped strawberries i