Cranberry Danish

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

On the Seventh day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… You got it: Cranberry Danish! The 12 cakes of Christmas idea actually came from my restauranteur friend Ash, who suggested that I made a “Danish a day in... Continue reading →

Chocolate Torrone (gluten free)

by ChicCakeChick // December 11, 2015 // 1 Comment

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Actually, I don’t think I can live this lie anymore. In case anyone thought there was some Significant Other who makes all these wonderful things, (and are therefore looking to... Continue reading →

Christmas Mince Tarts

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

On the Fourth day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Tarts. Maybe he isn’t my true love after all! That’s ok. These are a little bit like love. I promised I’d tell you what to do with that Christmas Mince…... Continue reading →

White Christmas Cupcakes

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

On the Second day of Christmas, my True Love baked for me… Remember that strange white coconutty stuff of the antipodiean old school which has cherries and maybe nuts inside and is bound together (a little greasily) with copha? It’s called... Continue reading →

The Best Christmas Mince

by ChicCakeChick // December 1, 2015 // 3 Comments

On the First day of Christmas my True Love baked for me… A blog full of Christmassy treats! This is a really bad idea, coming up with 24 Christmas cakey treats for December, (with two days notice given that I came up... Continue reading →

Very Kiwi Lamingtons

by ChicCakeChick // September 12, 2015 // No Comments

Lamingtons. So New Zealand. Kiwifruit. Completely New Zealand. And yet as far as I know, the two have never met each other! Let me tell you the story of how Kiwifruit Lamingtons were born. For those not in the antipodes, a... 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 →

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 →

Hummingbird Cake – Reconstructed

by ChicCakeChick // June 27, 2015 // No Comments

It’s nearly the end of June and I confess that I had planned to do more cakey-layers than I actually have! Those ideas have been carefully filed in the “to do” pile, and will emerge in the fullness of time.... 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 →

Caramel Apple Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 15, 2015 // 2 Comments

Day 15. I am half a day away from half way through the month! As it is basically hump-day of Cupcake a Day May, its fitting that I make a stupendous cupcake… So behold, Gluten Free Caramel Apple Cupcakes. I am unreasonably... Continue reading →

Carrot Cheesecake Cupcakes – A Cupcake a Day in May

by ChicCakeChick // May 7, 2015 // 3 Comments

It’s day seven of Cupcake a Day May. It’s also Topless Thursday – which means no frosting! First up on Topless Thursday are Carrot Cheesecake Cupcakes. I figured that as cream cheese frosting is so good with carrot cake, cream... 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 →

Easy-as Pie

by ChicCakeChick // January 8, 2015 // 1 Comment

Strawberry pie… This new year has been abound with pie. I’d seen a bunch of different strawberry pies on Pinterest, including a baked double-flaky crust one (superb in winter), and a baked strawberry in sour cream filling tart (not a... Continue reading →