I’ve been making carrot cakes for years, it’s my Mum’s favourite cake and it’s one of mine. I say ‘one’ because nothing can come between me and my chocolate cake. Since I’ve made so many carrot cakes over the years, I’ve experimented with different ingredients and quantities, and in this recipe I believe I’ve nailed…
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Southern Caramel Cake
I have been wanting to try my hand at making a caramel cake for quite some time, and after some research I decided to go with this recipe from Grandbaby Cakes. It’s an authentic, true Southern recipe and everything is done from scratch with no shortcuts, including the caramel. So you definitely don’t want to…
Caramel Hazelnut Slice from Cake & C
You really can’t beat a chocolate caramel slice for that afternoon sugar fix. Well, at least not until you’ve tried the Caramel Hazelnut slice ($5) from Cake & Co. I asked the girl behind the counter what she suggested from the mouth-watering display cabinet, and she hurriedly declared this slice to be her hands-down favourite….
Snow Capped Gingerbread Cookies
I love gingerbread so much. I am one of those strange beings who loves all ginger spice flavoured treats, but truly can’t stand ginger in it’s natural form or crystallized. Every time I have sushi I always leave the ginger on the plate and if some mistakenly makes it’s way into my mouth it’s not…
Chocolate Cake with Coconut Oil
I’ve been using coconut oil for a while now, I originally bought it as I heard it made a great face cleanser and I’ve recently starting including it in recipes. Chocolate cake is and always will be my favourite cake and I had a thought the other day when I went to make one, that…
Gelato from Takapuna Beach Cafe & Store
The gelato at Takapuna Beach Cafe & Store is multi award-winning, and I can now see why. If you’re a coconut fan, you can’t go past the Coconut Vanilla gelato. This stuff is seriously some of the best gelato I have ever tried, and that is saying something considering I’ve lived in New York City…
Strawberry Cake
If you’re as crazy about strawberries as I am, then you must make this cake. Strawberries have long been at the top of my list of favorite fruits, and eating them in desserts is one of my favorite things. I recently spied this recipe for a strawberry layer cake with whipped strawberry frosting on Sweetapolita and…
Four Berry Danish Cheesecake
I got invited to a picnic a few weeks back and was in charge of bringing the dessert. I wanted something that wasn’t going to be too messy to eat and that would travel well for the hour-long commute on the train. After a search on the web I came across this recipe from Piece…