Sugar cookies, or Sablé biscuits as in Carlos Lischetti's book Animation in Sugar Take 2, is the best blank canvas for decorating. Plus they taste fantastic too. This recipe uses a few basic ingredients and just a few simple steps. The egg white left from this recipe can be used to make the royal icing for decoration. I left my dough in the fridge overnight and it set really hard. It took my a good 10 minutes to knead it to an pliable consistency, so I'll probably try to lea

It has been a very busy day today, started 7 in the morning. I had a lot done but that also meant there wasn't any time for writing my blog... Just when I almost gave up, I remembered that I need some dark chocolate ganache for a cake I'm making tomorrow. So I got this idea to share this quick and easy recipe here. This is one of Carlos Lischetti's recipe. All you need is 3 ingredients, 4 equipment and 5 simple steps. Make sure you use good quality dark chocolate. When you po

A few people asked me last week for a simple cake recipe for newbies. I thought since Valentine's Day is just around the corner, this would be a perfect little cake anyone can make with what they already have in their kitchen for a loved one. I used a classic Victoria Sponge recipe from BBC GoodFood, with a few alterations, so even if you don’t have any of those fancy baking gadgets you can still make this cake. One thing you probably need is a mixer, either a worktop one or

So, it was my birthday yesterday, whoo hoo! And for the first time ever, I made a birthday cake for myself. I have no idea why I had never done that before, because it was really fun, fulfilling and I was over the moon with the result! The reasons I love this cake so much are, first of all, it's beautiful. Vibrant colours and pretty flowers can't never go wrong. Then it's the taste. All the fillings & decorations are made of buttercream & chocolate, for people like me who don