Polenta Quince Upside-Down Cake

by ChicCakeChick // April 24, 2016 // No Comments

It’s Cakeophilia’s second birthday! Lets celebrate with a completely bespoke cake. I absolutely adore quinces. Golden yellow, dramatically shaped, dressed with the odd green leaf, they smell incredibly sweet, a little astringent, like ripe apples and pears and dried autumn... Continue reading →

White Chocolate Cake for a Baby Shower

by ChicCakeChick // March 13, 2016 // No Comments

I always put my hand up when I get invited to a celebration party and ask if they need cake. It’s a great opportunity to practice new techniques and to make flavour combinations that I have been quietly obsessing over.... Continue reading →

Frozen Chocolate Mousse Loaf

by ChicCakeChick // March 4, 2016 // No Comments

There’s some warm weather happening outside and I am still living with a crippling chocolate craving. Perfect timing for this Frozen Chocolate Mousse Loaf! I love this stuff. You make it, slice it up, and then the slices sit all... Continue reading →

Mont Blanc Roulade

by ChicCakeChick // February 8, 2016 // No Comments

One of the amazing desserts I assayed for the first time this past Christmas was a Mont Blanc Roulade. Mont Blanc is a classic French dessert consisting of scribbly threads of chestnut mousse piled up into a mountain, and topped with a “snowcap” of... Continue reading →

Champagne Brulée Tart

by ChicCakeChick // December 23, 2015 // No Comments

On the Twelfth day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Champagne Brulée Tart!!!! (Candy Cane Truffle Cupcakes, Christmas Cracker Bonbons, Dutch Speculaas, Salmon Dill Layer Cake, Cranberry Danish, Raspberry Red Velvet Truffles, Chocolate Torrone, Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies, Christmas Mince... Continue reading →

Candy Cane Truffle Cupcakes (gluten free)

by ChicCakeChick // December 21, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Eleventh day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Candy Cane Truffle Cupcakes! These babies are so dinky and just the right size to not completely ruin you after all the other Christmas treats you’ve ingested during... Continue reading →

Christmas Cracker Bonbons

by ChicCakeChick // December 19, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Tenth day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Christmas Cracker Bonbons. Also known as Something Else to do With Your Christmas Mince. Imagine Christmas Mince mixed with cream cheese. Now imagine that encased in perfectly crispy,... Continue reading →

Yuzu Fantasy

by ChicCakeChick // November 15, 2015 // No Comments

Yuzu – its becoming a gourmet buzzword, stretching out from its Japanese “homeland” (it originated in China but was introduced into Japan about 600-900AD) into Japanese – fusion and not even fusion restaurant fare. It’s an iconic citrus in Japanese cuisine, to me being... Continue reading →

Pumpkin Pie

by ChicCakeChick // November 13, 2015 // No Comments

Seldom seen but still much revered in the Antipodes is that North American autumnal tradition, pumpkin pie. Actually it’s absence Downunder is a shame, because spiced pumpkin custard in a crisp pastry shell is one of the worlds great comfort... Continue reading →

Rose Rhubarb Millefeuille

by ChicCakeChick // September 19, 2015 // No Comments

Not so long ago I had a millefeuille (read: very posh custard slice) from Petit Trésor, a patisserie in South Melbourne. It had simple vanilla crème patissiere inside, but the coup de grace was its amazing toasty pastry – tight... Continue reading →

Apple Caramel Moose Cake

by ChicCakeChick // August 30, 2015 // No Comments

A Celebration of caramel and apples, this salted caramel mousse cake has sage caramelised apples and a light almond sponge base. Continue reading →

Bounty Bar Coconut Brownie

by ChicCakeChick // August 25, 2015 // 4 Comments

Another day, another Pinterest idea put to the test! This time it was a recipe called Mounds Brownies. I don’t really know what a Mound is, but I assume it is some American chocolate company’s answer to the Bounty Bar,... Continue reading →

Vanilla Bean Angel Food Cake

by ChicCakeChick // August 7, 2015 // 1 Comment

Every so often in a baker’s life, there are going to be moments where the fridge is just swimming in spare egg whites. Of course, you can make industrial quantities of meringue with them, but there’s something even more special... Continue reading →

Jelly Tip Tart (Raspberry Chocolate Tart) – Pie in July

by ChicCakeChick // July 30, 2015 // No Comments

Whilst Pie in July has been going on, back in NZ there has been what I think was called “Jelly Tip week/month”. A Jelly Tip is an ice-cream on a stick and something of a NZ icon. It has a vanilla... Continue reading →

Bourbon Pecan Pie – Pie in July

by ChicCakeChick // July 29, 2015 // No Comments

I just have a couple of days to get in my last two pie in July posts! Never fear, there are many more pies to be made and photos to be drooled over than I have had the time for... Continue reading →