Category: cakes

number cake with chocolate mousse filling

number cake with chocolate mousse filling

Number cakes made with pastry, piped icing and decorations on top look amazing and I have had my eye on for a while… just waiting for the right occasion to make one. We recently celebrated a 40th Birthday for a chocoholic and I spent weeks 

Macaron Cakes

Macaron Cakes

Macarons are little french bundles of joy. They are delicious nutty meringue shells filled with a sweet icing inside. The perfect mix of chewy, crunch and sweetness. They are made from ground nuts, eggs, sugar and food colouring. They are also expensive retailing at around 

PB & J mug cake

PB & J mug cake

Super simple to make mug cake filled with peanut butter and homemade strawberry jam.

nutella mug cake

nutella mug cake

Super quick and ridiculously easy mug cake filled with Nutella, maple syrup and coconut.

lemon chia cake

lemon chia cake

Lemon Chia Seed Cake with the option of a tasty cream cheese icing. Simple to make and bake with food processor and Thermomix directions.

pistachio and marzipan cupcakes

pistachio and marzipan cupcakes

These delicious green cupcakes with pure white icing make a beautiful addition to any event. Thermomix directions also available.

carrot cake with cream cheese icing

carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Based on a family recipe this carrot cake is simple to make with the crunch of walnuts and added boost of cream cheese icing.

chocolate mud cupcakes

chocolate mud cupcakes

My go-to chocolate cupcake recipe for any occasion that requires a cupcake. These chocolate mud cupcakes are topped with a ganache and stay super moist.

lemon honey cake

lemon honey cake

Winter time brings plenty of juicy lemons to our tree in the backyard. It also makes for a great excuse to get baking. This lemon honey cake is gluten free. Food mixer and Thermomix directions available.

mini snickers cakes by thefitfabfoodie

mini snickers cakes by thefitfabfoodie

Our Thermomix conversion for mini snickers cakes by thefitfabfoodie. These smooth textured tasty treats are topped with crushed peanuts and drizzled with chocolate.

Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake converted for the Thermomix

Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake converted for the Thermomix

Thermomix conversion for Jamie Oliver’s epic chocolate and beetroot cake. There’s a rich chocolate flavour to the fluffy texture with a tasty hint of beetroot.

sweet potato white chocolate donuts

sweet potato white chocolate donuts

Soft and tasty sweet potato donuts packed with white chocolate and topped with sprinkles. These decadent treats can also be made into cupcakes and cakes.

tiramisu cake

tiramisu cake

Tiramisu is a decadent traditional Italian dessert that can be made with savoiardi (sponge finger) biscuits for an easy and delicious dessert. Some recipes call for raw egg to be used though I choose to leave it out. I do, however, include philadelphia cream cheese in the cake to maintain a think consistency.

white chocolate macadamia slice

white chocolate macadamia slice

Cooking for busy mums’ choc chip slice with white chocolate and macadamia nuts
This is my favourite chocolate chip slice recipe. It is so easy to make in the Thermomix when you are able to melt butter and mix the ingredients all in the one bowl.

banana cherry bread

banana cherry bread

When bananas start to brown I pop them in the freezer to use in smoothies or for baking. While my go to is normally plain banana bread I like to mix things up around Christmas time and make banana cherry bread when cherries are in season.

chocolate carrot cake

chocolate carrot cake

This is my go to chocolate cake recipe. I normally make it in a ring shaped tin and pour the warm icing over the top. The moistness of the cake comes from the carrot and the chocolate icing forms a hard shell.

apple polenta cake

apple polenta cake

gluten free/dairy free apple polenta cake This delicious and easy to make gluten free/dairy free apple polenta cake was made in an attempt to use up a surplus of apple puree we had in our freezer. My son used to enjoy eating the puree with cereal 

vanilla cake pops

vanilla cake pops

lollipop shaped vanilla cakes decorated in chocolate A couple of years ago I ordered a silicone cake pop mould online. They look amazing and are a lot of fun to make but very time consuming. I probably spent 2-3 hours decorating a batch of cake 

lemon polenta cake by Nigella Lawson

lemon polenta cake by Nigella Lawson

To all the gluten free Nigella fans this one is for you! I think it’s a great flavour and texture but you may prefer the polenta to be a little bit finer. I would also contemplate giving it a blitz in a blender or Thermomix before getting started.