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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 ...

This was a special bake for an 85th Birthday celebration.  I must be honest, I found it hard to create a cake that was not pink or girly like. I'm pretty pleased with the way the cake turned out but I did have problems along the way.  Initially, I thought I would decorate the cake to look like the classic white birthday cake.  However, after adding a little drop of purple along with the white food gel, I felt that it looked a little grey rather than white.  The little touch of purple food gel was supposed to hide the yellow tint of the buttercream.  In the end, I decided to add sky blue food gel instead. This Chocolate Drip Cake is made of a super moist chocolate cake with delicious chocolate ganache frosting in between the layers.  It is finally decorated with a chocolate drip, Swiss meringue buttercream swirls and sprinkles. Happy Baking xo Chocolate Drip Cake Ingredients · 1½ cups plain flour · 1 cup caster sugar · ...

I was lucky enough to win a competition a few months back by Arika @mypaperkitchn over on Instagram.  Arika is a very talented artist who brings to life baked creations in her drawings. I was excited to be able to do this collaboration with her.  I decided to create this Blue Sky Cake for her to draw and her finished drawing is amazing.  Be sure to check out her account. The Blue Sky Cake is made with a super moist chocolate cake with delicious Nutella in between the layers.  It is covered and decorated in a smooth Swiss meringue buttercream and some sprinkles of course. Happy Baking xo Blue Sky Cake Ingredients · 1½ cups plain flour · 1 cup caster sugar · ¼ cup cocoa powder · ¾ teaspoon baking powder · 1½ teaspoons baking soda · ½ teaspoon salt · 1 teaspoon vanilla extract · 2 eggs · ¼ cup sour cream · ½ cup buttermilk · ¾ cup strong coffee · ¼ cu...

I made this cake as part of a very special collaboration with a group of fun bakers over on Instagram. It's to celebrate Louise's birthday and her love for the colour purple. Louise is one of the sweetest people I've meet on Instagram.  She runs two cake inspiration pages, one @euphoric_cakes and also a cute page dedicated to mermaids and rainbows @under_the _rainbow.  Be sure to check out these two pages. Also, don't forget to head over to Instagram and check out #purplecakescollab to see all the beautiful creations. This Purple Rose Cake is made with a super moist chocolate cake with delicious Nutella in between the layers.  It is covered in a smooth Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with cute purple piped roses. I had lots of fun piping the rose buds for the first time. Happy Baking xo Purple Rose Cake Ingredients · 1½ cups plain flour · 1 cup caster sugar · ¼ cup cocoa powder · ¾ teaspoon baking powder · ...

This is a special blog.  One year ago, today, I started this blog and my Instagram account to inspire and encourage people of all ages to bake. It has been an exciting experience so far.  I have met so many beautiful people and talented bakers from all over the world and formed some special friendships. I decided to a make this cute 4-inch Sprinkle Birthday Cake to celebrate this special occasion. This Sprinkle Birthday Cake is super moist with a tangy passionfruit syrup between the layers and is covered with a Swiss meringue buttercream and decorated with lots of sprinkles.  It's a perfect birthday cake to make as it's easy and fun. I wanted to take the time to thank you for coming on this journey with me.  Your support is greatly appreciated. Happy Baking xo Sprinkle Birthday Cake Ingredients · 60 grams unsalted butter · ¾ cup caster sugar · ¼ cup oil · 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons plain flour · ¾ teasp...

This Buttercream Drip cake is made for a super special Mother's Day collaboration over on Instagram, organised by the beautiful Sasha @ohlalaboulangerie and Joana @sweets_by_joana Be sure to check out #GlobalMothersDay2019 and #DulceDiaDeLaMadre2019 for all the wonderful creations from bakers over all the world in celebration for Mother's Day. I decided to try out this beautiful buttercream drip technique that was done by my beautiful friend Lindsay @staysweetnyc I absolutely love the way it turned out.  It was so fun piping all the rosettes and using the various piping tips. I really enjoyed mixing the different coloured buttercream.  I was like a kid in a candy store seeing all the beautiful buttercream colours. This Buttercream Drip cake is made of moist chocolate cake layers.  Not only is it covered in delicious Swiss meringue buttercream between the layers but the whole cake is decorated with this smooth buttercream using different piping tips. Happy Moth...

I'm super excited to be doing a collaboration with my beautiful and talented friend Jaina @cocoaandsilk over on Instagram. The idea for this collaboration was birthdays, and Jaina's birthday is first up on the 25th of March. We decided that we would make something birthday-related with the main focus on amazing flavours. Jaina is a big fan of chocolate, salted caramel, peanut butter, mint chocolate and raspberries.  So, I decided to make this Chocolate Raspberry Cake to celebrate her birthday. This Chocolate Raspberry Cake is super moist with a delicious raspberry compote between the layers and is covered in sweet buttercream.  It is also decorated with buttercream and sprinkles to give it the birthday cake feel to it.  I also used bright colours as Jaina is a big fan of colourful things. I would like to thank Jaina for this opportunity as this is the first chocolate-layered birthday cake I have made.  Because of the collaboration, it really pushed me to st...