It’s no secret that I love decorating cakes for my daughters every year for their birthdays. But this year Anna requested “a cake of a dog that stands up, wags it’s tail and also has a bone it can chew.” Ummm…that might be stretching my skills way too far! Pinterest to the rescue! I opened… Read More
Lately I’ve changed the way I eat. Not a big deal, but I was feeling very tired and relying very heavily on pasta, rice, bread and sweet treats. I was tired all the time and felt like my body was telling me to try something new. I did some reading, observed a few friends have… Read More
A few weeks ago my baby turned two! To celebrate, I made her a special cake – you know I love a bit of cake decorating! I needed something pretty quick and easy, and not too big because I didn’t want leftovers. I used my trusty Women’s Weekly Birthday Cake Book (you know – the… Read More
Sponsored by Philadelphia I love cupcakes! Love. But sometimes they are too much – especially for the kids. If you think of the size of a regular cupcake, it really is the same size as a large slice of cake. When the lovely people from Philly invited me to try some of their products and… Read More
It was Anna’s birthday last week and to celebrate we had a lunch with a small group family and close friends on Sunday to celebrate. She has recently discovered a love for dim sims so we went to Yum Cha which delicious and lots of fun. The brief was: a ‘lub heart’ cake with pink… Read More
I was just thinking this morning that I haven’t made and decorated a cake in a while. Anna’s fourth birthday is coming up in two weeks and a ‘lub heart cake’ (love heart cake) has been requested. Then I remembered that I took some quick shots of a fun cake I made for my friend… Read More
Many Australians of my generation (growing up in the 80s / early 90s) will know all about this – one of the highlights of your birthday was your Mum handing over the Australian Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake cookbook and you got to choose which cake you wanted. Awesome! So much to choose from! My… Read More
This past weekend was all about family for me. On Saturday we farewelled our beloved Pa (who you may remember from this post), who passed away a couple of weeks ago. From the day I started Sew Delicious, he was my biggest fan, checking the blog everyday and we chatted about every project I posted.… Read More
This cheesecake is a favourite recipe of mine and a sure fire winner for any party! The raspberries add a lovely festive touch so it is perfect when you have been asked to contribute something to a Christmas party or BBQ. Here is the recipe and tutorial, hope you enjoy! Lots of people seem a… Read More
Have you seen all the amazing cakes over on Pinterest? I have been inspired by them lately – you can see my collection of inspiration on my pinterest cake board. I love dabbling in a bit of cake decorating, as you may have seen from my Butterfly cake and my Diamond Anniversary cupcakes and I… Read More