This is not the cake Im talking about in the post below, but I did borrow the Tomboy style to see how it translated to a single layer. I like it! And thats a whole pack of butter in the icing by the ...
Yeah, so I have been away for a month. Im not even going to make excuses. There have been things for me to do, but frankly, if I told you everything that went on in my life, youd realise that ...
Or, The Von Trapp Bundt.You know, the point of this cake tin - isnt the shape of cake it turns out just beautiful? - was actually to be a sort of anniversary marker. I got it on honeymoon and thought...
Sometimes I just prefer the unstaged, quick-get-the-camera! pictures. You cant fake dripping ice cream!Not wanting to be labelled a flirt who doesnt follow through (see here), I have made some ice cr...
The happiness of flip flops.That is all....No, dont worry. Its not all. But I just had to acknowledge how much I ♥LOVE♥ (yes, with love hearts) living in Cardiff when the weather does what its doing ...
Im never going to get bored of those hot pink melamine teaspoons. Never.I believe I may have made a promise to share a jam recipe with you at the end of my Victoria Sandwich recipe. Youre in luck; it...
I didnt even know this was happening, I swear...But SAVEUR have just opened nominations for their 3rd Annual Best Food Blog Awards. Do you know how much I want one of their Best of the Web badges? Fr...
My sponges peaked a little and so my slices refused to sit perfectly flat. The annoyance!Yeah. As you can see, I am annoyed at my Victoria Sandwich. I feel the same way that parents from a staunchly ...
True Love = someone making you breakfast ♥♥♥Well, its been a long weekend of firsts: my first time visiting Germany (cheers Sam and Jen for hosting!), my first time eating Schweinshaxe (beyond delici...
That awkward moment when you realise that you were supposed to update your blog weeks ago with the information that everyone is waiting for: the winner of Re-Inventing the Lamington 2012.The embarras...
Well, it never fails to amaze me that you bake along. Honestly. Words fail.I always think, Its just a silly game that I convince myself to play; nobody really likes it. And yet you do, and all bust o...
I know. No sugar. Do not readjust your screens: DDD has gone savoury!Dish Name: Simple Potato CurrySpice: Mustard SeedsLevel: TiffinwallaWith those pesky lamingtons out of the way for another year, I...
(In which Mr. P makes a half-arsed attempt at justifying shoddy ideas.)Happy Australia Day folks!These are not the most inspired lamingtons of my life, lets face it.The idea was there; I wanted to re...
(In which Mr. P gains joy through bitterness.)I recently had an experience about which I would like to tell you. It involves Krispy Kreme donuts and has a happy ending, though starts off rooted deepl...
No Kewpies. An All In Good Taste lamington.I find that as I get older I become less and less excited about new and unusual sounding flavour combinations, in much the same way that I grow less and les...
(In which Mr. P comes over all glamorous.)I have spoken at length about my love of chiffon cakes. Something I absolutely adore about them is that they are really, truly old fashioned. As well as bein...
Stupid.(In which Mr. P expresses regret for the lamingtons that never were.)I had this idea, way back at the start of the original Re-Inventing the Lamington in 2010, of making lamingtons out of rain...
Teddie looked on longingly. How he wished he could join in with Lamington Jenga! But the fear of Watermelon Kewpies anger when she found out hed lost her copy of Catch-22 at the teddy bears picnic ke...
(In which Mr. P revisits Brideshead, and the lamington gets a look in as well.)The fact is, readers, quite a few of my lamington creations in the past have been inspired by drinks, and not just any o...
Slightly festive is todays Kewpie, yes.But then we are joining sweets from different corners of the globe.Its cause for (trouserless) celebration!(In which Mr. P travels without moving. For once.)(I ...
Moist!(In which Mr. P does the unthinkable.)No plastic pandas today, unfortunately. Just my good taste chinaware. Dont be too disappointed though, because tomorrow we have the return of the Kewpie. I...
Pandas (especially those made of plastic, and in miniature) love popcorn. Fact.(In which Mr. P makes crap up about the diet of pandas.)I am not a panda, obviously. (Well, I hope thats obvious. Do pan...
The very first lamingtons I ever re-invented. Good times!Well, I give you what you want, readers. Or so I like to think. Thanks to input (pressure?) from the Delicious Delicious Delicious Facebook Pa...
Youre what the French call pain dépices...Well, that is officially it for 2011 people. Were all older, have more grey hair and have wasted another year of our lives. But there is great joy to be shar...
If only I still had some of this cake left...Despair is subjective. What proves devastating to one person might not even register on the sadness scale of another.I know this having recently had a lon...
My condiment addiction. I feel as though I live my life trying to catch up with myself. I spend my time away at work making lists of urgent things that Ill need to do when I get home and then never h...
If I told you this was taken at night with the kitchen light on,youd be able to believe me, wouldnt you? This is white as snow, honestly.I have to be quick. I have so much to do. But I wanted to shar...
Plastic pandas in their natural habitat - the banana cheesecake. Honestly: who needs David Attenborough?My second video for the Russell Hobs Allure Challenge is now online. You can watch (and like!) ...
Hey everyone! Do you want to make crab apple jelly? Brilliant, me too. Lets get started.Youll need a big bag of crab apples. Good luck with that; they are a bit of a pain to harvest. If you dont live...
Until you have eaten one of my chocolate pots with a hot pink melamineteaspoon, you cannot have truly known happiness.And thats just a fact, friends.I have some exciting news. I have been asked, by t...
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