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Calling all lemon lovers.  This Lemon Drizzle Cake is the perfect bake for anyone who loves lemon in desserts or cakes.  This cake uses the whole lemon.  The zest is used in the cake and the lemon juice is used to make the lemon sugar syrup and the lemon icing.  You will definitely enjoy the lemon flavour right throughout the whole cake. A slice of this Lemon Drizzle Cake is lovely for afternoon tea or just because you love a slice of cake packed with lemon flavour.  It's so easy to make and the perfect cake to share with others without it being too sweet. Happy Baking xo Lemon Drizzle Cake Ingredients · 100 grams unsalted butter · 150 grams caster sugar · 150 grams self-raising flour · 2 eggs · 3 tablespoons milk · Zest of 2 lemons Lemon sugar syrup · 50 grams caster sugar · Juice of 2 lemons (reserve 1 tablespoon for icing) Lemon icing · 100 grams icing sugar · 1 tablespoon lemon juice  Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 180°C.  2. Grease and line a loa...

Happy New Year lovely friends.  Starting off the new year with a tropical bake as mangoes are in season for the Summer. This Mango and Coconut Cake is lovely and moist, and full of mango, coconut, pineapple and banana flavour. The cake is covered with a smooth mango cream cheese icing and decorated with fresh mango slices and toasted coconut flakes. If you love tropical flavours and cream cheese, be sure to give this recipe a go. Happy Baking xo Mango & Coconut Cake Ingredients · ¾ cups vegetable oil · 2 eggs · 1 mango, chopped · 2 bananas, mashed · 400 grams crushed pineapple · 2 cups self-raising flour · 1 cup brown sugar · ½ cup desiccated coconut · 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda Mango Cream Cheese Icing · 250 grams cream cheese, softened · 75 grams butter, softened · 1 cup icing sugar mixture, sifted · ½ mango, pureed · Sliced mango to...

I'm excited to be taking part again this year with #25daysofcollabs on Instagram with some amazing bakers to celebrate this festive season.  Each day since the start of December, different bakers have been involved in creating a bake from different themes. This year I've picked three themes to be part of.  Kicking off with this first theme - Christmas Candy.  When thinking about Christmas candy the first thing that comes to mind would be the famous candy canes. This Christmas Candy Cane Cake is made of a moist chocolate cake with Swiss meringue buttercream in between the layers.  The whole cake is covered in the smooth Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with crushed candy canes, candy canes, sprinkles and a mini gingerbread man. Be sure to follow #25daysofcollabs2019 on Instagram to see all the amazing Christmas creations everyday. Happy Baking xo Christmas Candy Cane Cake Ingredients · 1½ cups plain flour · 1 cup c...

This cake was a special bake for a beautiful girl who turned fifteen.  She wanted a cake that was chocolate or maybe vanilla. I decided to combine both together and make a marbled cake with different elements of chocolate throughout the cake. This Chocolate Drip Birthday Cake is made of a delicious vanilla marbled cake and filled with a smooth chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream in between the layers.  It's covered in Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with a chocolate drip, chocolate pieces in the middle of the cake and sprinkles of course. This cake was fun to make as you can add any of your favourite chocolates as decoration in the middle of the cake. Happy Baking xo Chocolate Drip Birthday Cake Ingredients · 60 grams unsalted butter · ¾ cup caster sugar · ¼ cup oil · 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plain flour · ¾ teaspoon baking powder · ¼ teaspoon salt · 2 teaspoons vanilla extract · 2...

This cake is a special bake for my beautiful friend Sasha @sashacakeschicago  I was so sad to hear that her Instagram account was hacked and deleted recently.  As the Instagram community is amazing, we have come together and dedicated a bake to Sasha to help her rebuild her account back up. Be sure to head over and give her account a follow as her bakes are inspirational and she is so beautiful, sweet and supportive. This cake was inspired by Sasha's technique of carving out part of the cake and adding sprinkles.  I had fun trying out this technique but adding the sprinkles was not as easy as it looks. This Sprinkle Christmas Cake is made of a moist coconut cake with smooth Swiss meringue buttercream in between each layer.  The carved Christmas tree is decorated with sprinkles and the cake is dusted with icing sugar to create a snow effect. I hope you're inspired to try this technique too. Happy Baking xo Sprinkle Christmas Cake Ingredients · ...

I was so excited to be taking part in this super fun Vintage Christmas Cake collaboration on Instagram hosted by the sweet and talented Staci @stacibakesalot  Be sure to check out all the amazing bakes from everyone #vintagechristmascakecollab When I think of Vintage Christmas, I always think of a cute red car with a Christmas tree on top. This collaboration gave me the opportunity to create something I've never tried.   I'm so happy with how the cake come together.  Boy, was it challenging trying to create what I imagined and put it into cake form. This cute Vintage Christmas Cake is made of a moist coconut cake with smooth Swiss meringue buttercream in between each layer.  The design is piped using more delicious Swiss meringue buttercream and finally decorated with some sprinkles. Happy Baking xo Vintage Christmas Cake Ingredients · 2 cups self-raising flour · 1 cup caster sugar · ½ cup desiccated coconut · ¾ cup...

I'm super excited to be taking part in this special collaboration organised by Joana @sweets_by_joana to surprise Sasha @ohlalaboulangerie for her birthday on the 25th of October.  Be sure to head over to Instagram and follow #sashabirthdaytribute to see all the amazing birthday creations. I decided to make a Square Sheet Cake to celebrate Sasha's birthday. This Square Sheet Cake is made of  moist vanilla cake with white chocolate swirls.  It's decorated with a deliciously smooth Swiss meringue buttercream and finally finished with some cute sprinkles. I used a variety of piping tips to decorate the top of the cake.  The great thing with this type of decorating is it means that you can let your imagination go wild with your own unique design every time. Have you tried baking and decorating a square sheet cake?  I sure had fun decorating this cake. Happy Baking xo Square Sheet Cake Ingredients · 60 grams unsalted butter · ¾ cup c...

For this bake I thought I would go back to the classic banana bread with no added extras.  I can't remember the last time I made just good old banana bread. I do love adding fresh berries or cream cheese frosting to my banana bread.  But today, I wanted to enjoy the banana flavour with a hint of cinnamon in the banana bread. This Easy Banana Bread is moist and delicious.  It's quick and easy to make and will became a family favourite.  It's great for breakfast, lunchboxes or just as a snack.  This banana bread is also perfect to toast and served with some butter. Remember to let those bananas ripen to ensure a sweet and delicious banana bread. Happy Baking xo Easy Banana Bread Ingredients · 125 grams butter, softened · 1¼ cups brown sugar · 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon · 1 teaspoon vanilla extract · 2 eggs · 1 cup self-raising flour · ½ cup plain flour · ½ teaspoon bicarbonate o...

This was a special bake for my cousin Tam.  It was her birthday recently, so I decided to make her a cake using one of Australia's favourite biscuit, the Tim Tam. I got the idea after her sister sent her a picture of a cake called the Tam Tam cake which I thought might have been a typo and should have said the Tim Tam cake. Tim Tam is a biscuit consisting of two malt biscuits with a chocolate cream filling and finally coated in a layer of chocolate.  It's made by Arnott's, an Australian biscuit company.  Tim Tam are super delicious. This Tim Tam cake is made of four layers of super moist chocolate cake.  The layers are covered with crushed Tim Tam biscuits and chocolate ganache frosting.  It is finally decorated with a smooth chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with sprinkles and crushed Tim Tam biscuits. Happy Baking xo Tim Tam Cake Ingredients · 1½ cups plain flour · 1 cup caster sugar · ¼ cup cocoa ...