Hokey Pokey Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 5, 2015 // 2 Comments

I have a difficult relationship with hokey pokey (also known as honeycomb in some parts of the world). Well, actually, it’s not difficult at all – there is hokey pokey – and I want it. So its fitting that in... Continue reading →

Cheese Cupcakes with Smoky Tomato Buttercream – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 5, 2015 // 2 Comments

Day five. Time for a savoury cupcake! How do cheese cupcakes topped with a smoky tomato buttercream sound to you? It’s an awesome combo, but the inspiration for the components came from worlds apart! The cheese cupcakes are inspired by... Continue reading →

Butter Pecan Cupcakes – a Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 4, 2015 // 1 Comment

A flavour that I admit I have overlooked in my cooking for far too many years is Butter Pecan. I first made it as ice cream from a Ben and Jerry’s recipe book – whole pecans fried in butter until... Continue reading →

Mallowpuff Cupcakes – a Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 3, 2015 // 1 Comment

Day three and a cupcake I have been thinking about for a long time: Mallowpuff Cupcakes. These babies have a malted choc-vanilla cupcake base (Ovaltine to the rescue!), a pool of salted caramel in the middle, and a huge swirl... Continue reading →

Maple Bacon Cupcakes: A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 2, 2015 // 2 Comments

Saturday morning = pancakes. Pancakes = bacon. Pancakes + bacon = maple syrup. May = a cupcake a day. Saturday + cupcake = Maple Bacon Cupcakes! Continue reading →

Kir Royale Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

Here’s the first installment of my mammoth project – to make a cupcake a day for the whole month of May. I’m still in two minds about whether this is a good idea – I mean I know its a... Continue reading →

Celebrating Cakeophilia – and a crush on the Raspberry Crush Cake

by ChicCakeChick // April 26, 2015 // No Comments

Today, April 26 2015, Cakeophilia is a whole year old. Its been a journey, and its nowhere near over. Happily I can report that while my knowledge of the intricacies of website creation has grown infinitesimally, my knowledge of baking... Continue reading →

Chocolate and Cream: Gluten Free Chocolate Pudding Cake

by ChicCakeChick // April 25, 2015 // No Comments

You know, once a girl gets some gluten free flour and some xanthan gum in the house, experiments are bound to happen. This gorgeous Gluten Free Chocolate Pudding Cake was one of those experiments – and one that I seem... Continue reading →

A Trademarked Pastry

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

The croissant donut, or “cronut”, has been a massive pastry fad in the past year. In New York, its “originator” Dominique Ansel Bakery caused a huge stir over the pastry (think massive queues, high prices and bootleg pastry sellers) and... Continue reading →

Hot cross buns… All year round!

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

Hot Cross Buns – they’re so delicious. Most people get pretty excited when they come in to the shops (even though they arrive in January!) and then lament when Easter is over. It’s two weeks after Easter now, and yesterday... Continue reading →

Bananarama – Moist Coconut Banana Bread

by ChicCakeChick // April 11, 2015 // 2 Comments

Banana bread, like raisin toast, is a bit of an institution here in Melbourne. Most cafes have their own variety, and they range from dark and gingerbread-like, to banana cake in a loaf shape, to light and luscious varieties. The... Continue reading →

Movie cupcakes – salted popcorn cupcakes

by ChicCakeChick // April 9, 2015 // No Comments

Who doesn’t love salted buttered popcorn? While for calorie reasons I don’t usually get it at the movies, I’ll always eat someone else’s and we all know kids are crazy about it. I first came across popcorn in “cake” reading... Continue reading →

Ambient Ice Cream

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

There’s a fair few cupcakes out there that have been decorated to look just like old fashioned “drugstore” ice creams and sundaes – chocolate on top, sprinkles, cherries – they look so pretty and cartoon-like. And I’ve made a few... Continue reading →

Pistachio please

by ChicCakeChick // March 25, 2015 // No Comments

If you’ve been following me or my Facebook page long enough, you will know that one of my go-to cakes is the Double Pistachio Cake. I’ve been going on about it since my very first post. I’ve made wedding pistachio cake,... Continue reading →

The Ultimate Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie

by ChicCakeChick // February 25, 2015 // 3 Comments

This is not a singular "ultimate" chocolate chip cookie, most of which are not ultimate at all... Continue reading →