Proper Chocolate Caramel Slice

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

A cake blog which includes a hipster, no-refined sugar, date-caramel chocolate caramel slice really does also need to have a recipe for a proper chocolate caramel slice as well. I mean, look at it. That is food porn, right there.... Continue reading →

Hybrid Chocolate Caramel Slice with Date Caramel

by ChicCakeChick // May 1, 2016 // 1 Comment

You know how one photograph can change your whole outlook on life? That happened to me when I took a photo of some chocolate caramel slice in the cafe the other day for my blipfoto account.  First I had to... Continue reading →

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 →

SCM (sweetened condensed milk) Biscuits

by ChicCakeChick // April 20, 2016 // No Comments

Sweetened condensed milk biscuits are a family staple going back generations. Mum’s grandmother used to make them.  They are crisp and warm and buttery, and dangerously more-ish.  They work with almost any chunky inclusion you want, chocolate chips, nuts, dried fruit, or just... Continue reading →

Pecan Walnut Chocolate Fudge Cake

by ChicCakeChick // April 12, 2016 // 1 Comment

Chocolate cake cravings. Who else has them? It can’t just be me. What would you say to a chocolate cake so good that even people who don’t get chocolate cake cravings crave it? Hint: “ooh, ooh, pick me!” What if... Continue reading →

Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins

by ChicCakeChick // March 31, 2016 // No Comments

Blueberry Cheesecake Muffins came into the world because I needed to make something for Purple Day (an epilepsy fundraising day), had very little energy, and have something of an aversion to purple food coloured frosting. Cake when you have no energy?... Continue reading →

An Australian Wedding Cake – Rough-iced Lemon Myrtle Cake

by ChicCakeChick // March 16, 2016 // No Comments

I had a call from a lovely friend a while ago. On the phone Hayley sounded a little shy, a little plaintive as she said “Do you still make cakes for money?”. Of course I make cakes for money. And for... 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 →

Chocolate Opera Gateau

by ChicCakeChick // March 9, 2016 // No Comments

I have a list of cakes that I want to try out sitting in my phone. It’s not that long (although there are actually three lists), but it contains all the sleeting bits of inspiration and mad visceral desires that... 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 →

Rum Sultana and Custard Brioche

by ChicCakeChick // February 26, 2016 // No Comments

Brioche. This is not the first time I have waxed lyrical about this French bread, nor will it be the last. It is love, and like all true love, it lasts forever. Except if you eat it. My last blog... Continue reading →

Coffee Toffee Crunch Whoopie Pies

by ChicCakeChick // February 25, 2016 // No Comments

Another Whoopie Wednesday has come and gone, maybe with the most compelling Whoopies yet! This week we have Coffee Toffee Crunch Whoopie Pies. Tender cardamom spiced coffee Whoopie “cookies” are filled with creamy (crazy oldschool) coffee butter cream with an... Continue reading →

Beetroot Carrot Parsnip Layer Cake

by ChicCakeChick // February 22, 2016 // No Comments

What is more fun than a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting? A carrot cake with cream cheese frosting that is also rainbow. Ok, a confession. It’s not all carrot. Other underground veges lend a helping hand: beetroot and parsnip to... Continue reading →

Banoffee Whoopie Pies

by ChicCakeChick // February 9, 2016 // 1 Comment

Hellooooo Whoopie Wednesday! Banoffee Whoopie Pie? If you don’t know, Banoffee Pie is a British invention: a biscuit crust filled with squidgy, almost custardy caramel  (very similar to dulce de leche) and topped with sliced banana and whipped cream. It’s... 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 →