Banana Meringue Pie

by ChicCakeChick // March 28, 2018 // No Comments

Over the summer holidays I took some time to plunder my mother’s personal recipe book. It’s full of spidery handwritten recipes, most of which are all-time family favourites. It’s a bit of a skill to read mum’s writing, but the... Continue reading →

Mango Passionfruit Yuzu Pavlova Roll

by ChicCakeChick // January 21, 2018 // No Comments

Summer is here and so is the season of classic Antipodean dessert, the pavlova. Here’s my latest favourite twist – the Pavlova Roll. I love pavlova, tall, soft and luscious. Some people like a crispy shell – I’m ok with... Continue reading →

Gin and Tonic Tart with Gin Botanicals Citrus Curd & Gin and Tonic Jelly

by ChicCakeChick // January 11, 2018 // No Comments

I have to say, this Gin and Tonic tart has been a bit of a labour of love. By that I mean that I had to make three before I got it just right. Actually, I have made four –... Continue reading →

Bourbon Cinnamon Brandy Snaps

by ChicCakeChick // December 31, 2017 // No Comments

Here’s a throwback to past holiday seasons. Brandy Snaps. These used to be on offer a lot in my family home back in the 80s. I think my Dad was a bit if a fan. Turns out my good friend... Continue reading →

Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Buttercream

by ChicCakeChick // December 23, 2017 // No Comments

More Red Velvet! I’m rapidly becoming an addict. This time, Red Velvet Cookies, replete with cream cheese buttercream. I’m posting this just before Christmas, because this is the perfect time of year to have such pretty looking cookies around. They... Continue reading →

Strawberry Margarita Cake with Lemon Mousse and Torched Meringue

by ChicCakeChick // December 18, 2017 // No Comments

Every year, someone who really cares about me makes me a simply stupendous birthday cake. This year, it was an incredible Strawberry Margarita Cake with Lemon Mousse and Torched Meringue. I’m so nice to me :). Honestly, I had plans... Continue reading →

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownie

by ChicCakeChick // December 10, 2017 // No Comments

My obsession with red and white baking continues. I just can’t seem to get enough of how pretty it looks. Intellectually I know that chocolate is brown, and cochineal beetles are red, but it doesn’t seem to stop me wanting... Continue reading →

Big Wide Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

by ChicCakeChick // November 26, 2017 // No Comments

You know that chocolate chip cookie craving? I know you do, there’s no use denying it. I’ve had that craving since about three days ago when I saw these wonderful thin, round cookies, bristling with chocolate chips, at a local... Continue reading →

Pandan Chiffon Cake (gluten free option)

by ChicCakeChick // October 3, 2017 // No Comments

I am going through a kind of Chiffon Cake intensive right now. It’s such an amazing thing, not quite Angel Food Cake, not quite sponge. My seventy-year old Betty Crocker cookbook calls Chiffon Cake “the first new cake in 100... Continue reading →

Spa Therapy – Bali Boreh Spice Cake

by ChicCakeChick // September 14, 2017 // No Comments

Have you ever heard of a spa treatment inspiring a cake? Me neither until it happened to me. It started in Ubud, Bali, with a two hour massage and body treatment for the ridiculously low price of 29 Australian dollars.... Continue reading →

Cheese and Date Scones

by ChicCakeChick // September 13, 2017 // No Comments

Lets talk about totally old-school baking. Scones. But not just your ordinary old-school. There have always been cheese scones, and there have always been date scones. But how it took until the year 2017 to come across cheese and date... Continue reading →

“Iced Vovo” Cake – Australian icon, reinvented.

by ChicCakeChick // August 4, 2017 // No Comments

A few weeks ago, while passing some pre-flight time in the Qantas Club, I had (I believe) my first Iced Vovo biscuit. It was followed quite rapidly by my second to fourth Iced Vovo biscuits. Living in Australia and New... Continue reading →

Waffle heaven part 3: Yeasted Waffles with Cheese and Bacon. Or without.

by ChicCakeChick // July 1, 2017 // No Comments

So you’ve already heard about my love affair with waffles, and my foray into fluffy French waffles, and chewy doughy liege waffles. But just when I thought I had my two waffle recipes all sorted, something else happened. A recipe... Continue reading →

Waffle heaven part 2: Liege waffles

by ChicCakeChick // June 20, 2017 // No Comments

Welcome to the second part of my ode to waffles! I confess this post did in fact start as part of my post on Gaufres Grand Mère (Almost Toronto Waffles) but I realised there was no way I could make one post... Continue reading →

Bacon and Spring Onion Polenta Pancakes

by ChicCakeChick // June 12, 2017 // No Comments

In Bali last year we happened on a lovely little cafe called Quince Cafe in Badung. Its run by a Balinese guy and an Aussie lass, and boy do they know their flavours. One breakfast dish was Polenta Pancakes, stuffed... Continue reading →