Very French Pears

by ChicCakeChick // September 28, 2014 // No Comments

Frangipani… Just like my experience with needing to make Apple pancakes, I also had three pears which I wasn’t quite sure I wanted to eat raw! I really am very naughty when it comes to eating fruit when it’s fresh!... Continue reading →

Them Apples

by ChicCakeChick // September 28, 2014 // No Comments

Here’s a Sunday morning breakfast idea that’s a little lighter but just as delicious as my fluffy pancakes… Apple pancakes! I had a bunch of Jazz apples sitting around that I kind of thought were too old to eat raw.... Continue reading →

Heirloom Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Dangling a Carrot

by ChicCakeChick // August 30, 2014 // 3 Comments

It’s a perennial favourite, carrot cake. For some, it’s the best cake there is. And a good carrot cake is definitely worth craving. I have one of those cravings recently, which led to some twists and turns on my go-to... Continue reading →

Crumbleberries – Layered Blueberry Crumble Shortcake

by ChicCakeChick // August 20, 2014 // No Comments

WINTER IS COMING…. And this simple wintry dessert will have you in comfort food heaven. How do you feel about layers of crème patissiere, blueberries, and shortcake? I feel good about them. Let me tell you about the evolution of... Continue reading →

Hot Chocolate and Open Fires

by ChicCakeChick // July 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

Malt Chocolate Marshmallow Cake You might have noticed that I have been pretty keen on roast marshmallows and smores just recently, and that would definitely be true! I’ve been to Canada twice this year and the North American influence has... Continue reading →

Eclairs for Clare

by ChicCakeChick // June 15, 2014 // 1 Comment

A friend of mine has decided that in June she will try a new thing every day. A pretty impressive thing to attempt – it would be fun I’m sure! She’s learned the ukelele, played mah jong, done aerial yoga... Continue reading →

Volcano Girl

by ChicCakeChick // May 29, 2014 // No Comments

Volcano cake… Recently I asked my best friend Andrew what he thought of Cakeophilia and he responded with praise but pointed out that it was missing one major feature. One of geological proportions. You might have seen the Earth and... Continue reading →

Bagel, Borrow, or Steal!

by ChicCakeChick // May 12, 2014 // 1 Comment

Bagels. So they’re not cake, but they are some kind of special anyway. I’ve been making bagels for about 15 years now, first following the recipe in the Tassajara Bread book, but more recently I have discovered the concept of... Continue reading →

Champagne – have your drink and eat it too!

by ChicCakeChick // May 6, 2014 // 2 Comments

For my last birthday (numbers unmentionable), I was inspired, but maybe a little skeptical to make real the idea of champagne cupcakes. I am a great fan of champagne. It’s really my drink of choice. When I say champagne, I don’t mean just... Continue reading →

S’more s’more s’more

by ChicCakeChick // April 28, 2014 // No Comments

S’mores cookie bars… Being an antipodean, I first learned about s’mores watching American television. To confess, it was an episode of The Bachelor. I thought the name “s’mores” was excruciatingly awful and could only guess at the spelling as I... Continue reading →

Neo Neapolitan

by ChicCakeChick // April 24, 2014 // No Comments

What would Neapolitan ice cream be like if it had more texture? More chocolatey squidgy, more vanillary smooth, more strawberry chunky… more like this strawberry cheesecake brownie… I saw a gorgeous looking strawberry cheesecake brownie recipe on Pinterest a few... Continue reading →

Stack ’em! Or, Maple Syrup Swoonings

by ChicCakeChick // March 1, 2014 // No Comments

I don’t normally blog about the peripheries of cakedom, but I am pleased to announce that I have nailed North American fluffy pancakes! These guys stand fully half an inch high, and are light, sweet-salty, buttery deliciousness! Here they are: Who... Continue reading →

Savouring

by ChicCakeChick // December 24, 2013 // No Comments

Spinach Feta Cupcakes My mother can take cake or leave it and really doesn’t like icing… which makes you wonder where I get my tastes from! Mum is a major fan of the savoury stuff though and I have finally found... Continue reading →

Blueberry Fields – White blueberry cupcakes and blueberry frosting

by ChicCakeChick // September 11, 2013 // 1 Comment

Blueberry Fields is the name of one of the off-piste powder snow stashes at the Hanazono ski area on Mt Niseko-Annupuri in Hokkaido, Japan. The snow there is softer than whipped cream, your skis float through it as you snake... Continue reading →

Dreamy Chocolate Cupcakes (aka Chocolate; death by.)

by ChicCakeChick // September 2, 2013 // No Comments

I don’t know that these dreamy chocolate cupcakes need much of an introduction except to say that I have been looking for a cupcake upon which to place a maraschino cherry for quite some time – there really is nothing like a... Continue reading →