Hot Chocolate and Open Fires

by ChicCakeChick // July 27, 2014 // 1 Comment

Malt Chocolate Marshmallow Cake You might have noticed that I have been pretty keen on roast marshmallows and smores just recently, and that would definitely be true! I’ve been to Canada twice this year and the North American influence has... Continue reading →

Volcano Girl

by ChicCakeChick // May 29, 2014 // No Comments

Volcano cake… Recently I asked my best friend Andrew what he thought of Cakeophilia and he responded with praise but pointed out that it was missing one major feature. One of geological proportions. You might have seen the Earth and... Continue reading →

Champagne – have your drink and eat it too!

by ChicCakeChick // May 6, 2014 // 2 Comments

For my last birthday (numbers unmentionable), I was inspired, but maybe a little skeptical to make real the idea of champagne cupcakes. I am a great fan of champagne. It’s really my drink of choice. When I say champagne, I don’t mean just... Continue reading →

Neo Neapolitan

by ChicCakeChick // April 24, 2014 // No Comments

What would Neapolitan ice cream be like if it had more texture? More chocolatey squidgy, more vanillary smooth, more strawberry chunky… more like this strawberry cheesecake brownie… I saw a gorgeous looking strawberry cheesecake brownie recipe on Pinterest a few... Continue reading →

Blueberry Fields – White blueberry cupcakes and blueberry frosting

by ChicCakeChick // September 11, 2013 // 1 Comment

Blueberry Fields is the name of one of the off-piste powder snow stashes at the Hanazono ski area on Mt Niseko-Annupuri in Hokkaido, Japan. The snow there is softer than whipped cream, your skis float through it as you snake... Continue reading →

Dreamy Chocolate Cupcakes (aka Chocolate; death by.)

by ChicCakeChick // September 2, 2013 // No Comments

I don’t know that these dreamy chocolate cupcakes need much of an introduction except to say that I have been looking for a cupcake upon which to place a maraschino cherry for quite some time – there really is nothing like a... Continue reading →

Vanilla Sky – Double Vanilla Cupcakes

by ChicCakeChick // July 29, 2013 // 1 Comment

My eye was well and truly caught the other day by a picture of a vanilla cupcake – the post said that it was a Starbucks recipe. I have never had a Starbucks cupcake, but the specimen in the photo... Continue reading →

Doing Deco

by ChicCakeChick // July 12, 2013 // No Comments

With the Great Gatsby coming out right now it was a good time for my colleague Chrystal Dare to choose an Art Deco themed bar for her thirtieth birthday (and surprise marriage proposal from her boyfriend!). My present to her... Continue reading →

Freckleicious

by ChicCakeChick // July 12, 2013 // 1 Comment

There comes a time in a baker’s life where she has seen about the interwebs such culinary hilariousnesses as the Polka Dot Cake and has herself become ready to move into the realms of Very Silly Insides.I’ve done marble cake, and don’t... Continue reading →

Gluten Free is Nutty – Hazelnut Nutella Cupcakes

by ChicCakeChick // July 12, 2013 // 3 Comments

Readers of this blog might have guessed that I don’t normally hold with gluten free. Its kind of a religious position, and for me it is indefensible because of the happy fact that I don’t have to. I posses cells which will synthesise the blessed enzymes which process that most... Continue reading →

Victoriana: An ode to the Victoria Sponge

by ChicCakeChick // October 14, 2010 // No Comments

I’ve been quiet for a little while, chiefly because I went through a (two week) phase where I didn’t feel like making or eating (shock horror!) cake. Back in the saddle again… My reawakening in cake form has come in... Continue reading →