Berry Chocolate Cookie Bars

by ChicCakeChick // August 7, 2015 // No Comments

I was innocently browsing Facebook the other day when a post from Smitten Kitchen caught my eye. This is nothing new, posts from this New York based cooking goddess often tempt me. This time it was a post about raspberry breakfast... 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 →

Mississippi Mud Pies – Pie in July

by ChicCakeChick // July 24, 2015 // No Comments

While it’s still Pie in July I want to share with you, in pictures, my foray into making mini Mississippi Mud Pies according to the awesome, if artery hardening and cellulite inducing recipe on marthastewart.com. The recipe comes originally from... Continue reading →

Midwinter Hot Chocolate Layer Cake

by ChicCakeChick // June 21, 2015 // No Comments

It’s midwinter’s Eve – the 21st of June. A sunny day but such a chill that it makes people want to snuggle up by the fire. What better time then to indulge in hot chocolate? I have a whole bunch of... Continue reading →

4-Way Marshmallow Slice

by ChicCakeChick // June 14, 2015 // No Comments

During Cupcake a Day May I came across many things that had to go into the “to be baked” queue on the grounds that they simply couldn’t be made as cupcakes. One such thing was a Marshmallow Slice. My mum... Continue reading →

East-West: Chocolate Matcha Layer Cake

by ChicCakeChick // June 3, 2015 // No Comments

WINTER IS COMING…. In the Southern Hemisphere at least… And while we layer up on clothing to ward off Melbourne’s famous winter chill, I have been thinking about layer cakes. After the madness of Cupcake a Day May, I’ve decided... Continue reading →

Cookie Monster Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 31, 2015 // 2 Comments

COOK ——– IE (reads the Cookie Monster on an episode of Sesame Street from the dim memory of my childhood. COOK—IE. COOOOKIEEEE. COOKIE!!!! OM NOM NOM NOMNOMNOMNOMNOM! This is how people react when they see my Cookie Monster Cupcakes. Making... Continue reading →

S’mores Cupcakes -A Cupcake a Day in May

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

It’s the second to last day of May! On Monday there will be no more cupcakes – but today there are S’mores cupcakes. While my baking skills might be on the improve, I doubt the same can be said about my blogging... Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 25, 2015 // 1 Comment

Day 25 – we have 5 more cupcakes before the end of May! Today we are hitting the North American theme, and we are hitting it hard with these Peanut Butter Cupcakes. Well, I call them “Peanut Butter Cupcakes” because... Continue reading →

Raspberry and Chocolate Lamington Cupcakes – a Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 24, 2015 // 3 Comments

Sunday, and day 24 of Cupcake a Day May. Time for some Lamington Cupcakes. Lamingtons are the classic Australian and New Zealand bakery treat – a cube of sponge cake, usually coated in chocolate icing and tossed in coconut, then... Continue reading →

Black Forest Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

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

It’s the second to last weekend in May, and I’m finding myself challenging my baking skills more and more as the days go by – so today I’ve gone all Masterchef, with my re-mixed take on Black Forest Cupcakes. People... Continue reading →

Tiramisu Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 22, 2015 // 1 Comment

Tiramisu, the perennial “pick me up” Italian dessert, is today’s gluten free Friday cupcake inspiration. These Tiramisu Cupcakes are kind of traditional – a coffee cupcake, coffee syrup, and Marsala mascarpone topping, all dusted with dark cocoa powder… but now you... Continue reading →

Fireball Hot Chocolate Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 16, 2015 // No Comments

Day 16… Today I have to admit was a bit of a cake wreck day! Not that these Fireball Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are wrecks…. But things definitely did not go as planned today. After a high like yesterday’s Caramel Apple... Continue reading →

Raspberry Double Chocolate Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 13, 2015 // 3 Comments

The thirteenth of May, and cupcake 13. Ironically given the date, today’s cupcake is a late entry – I was going to do Churro cupcakes today but the dream of Raspberry Double Chocolate Cupcakes has trumped that plan. I’ll have to... Continue reading →