I am a big believer that milestones need to be celebrated; birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, and general life events. If cake is involved, even better! I planned on doing something for the 5th anniversary of when I started my blog, but the date came and went before I even realised. Today marks 10 years from when […]
[Continue Reading]Diva’s 10th Anni! Celebrating with a Tiramisu Cake with Mascarpone Icing
Posted on May 5, 2022 · 1 Comment
White Chocolate Bark
Posted on December 1, 2017 · Leave a Comment
I have been wanting to try making chocolate bark for a while now. I knew it would be easy, but just one of those things I never got around to. After making it at our latest “Make it Merry” Thermomix cooking class, I had to attempt a failsafe diet version. It got a huge tick […]
[Continue Reading]Tiger Roll Cake
Posted on March 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment
A Swiss roll tiger cake was the perfect choice for my youngest who doesn’t like cake and loves tigers. A Swiss roll doesn’t look like your traditional birthday cake and is a fun alternative. The best thing is, she actually ate it and enjoyed it! Hooray! It probably looks more like a snow leopard since […]
[Continue Reading]Tim Tams! Failsafe
Posted on January 25, 2017 · 1 Comment
This Australia Day it’s time to indulge a little, time for some delicious Aussie Treats! Tim Tams! I have always wanted to try to make a failsafe diet version, now seemed the perfect time to satisfy my sweet tooth. These got the thumbs up all round from my family. I hope yours will too. I used […]
[Continue Reading]Pear Upside Down Cake
Posted on August 3, 2016 · 7 Comments
I was flicking through a magazine that had a beautiful picture of an upside down pineapple cake in it. It looked stunning and I just wanted to grab a fork and dig in. The photo inspired me to make one, but with pears of course to make it suitable for Failsafe! It was a long […]
[Continue Reading]Easter Egg Cakes
Posted on March 27, 2016 · 1 Comment
This decadent cake concept is easy to make and can really be used for any occasion, not just Easter. I used an Easter egg shaped cutter but you can use any shape for any occasion and celebration. Trees or bells for Christmas, hearts for valentines day, balloons or any themed shape for a birthday party. […]
[Continue Reading]Lego Friends Ice-Cream Themed Birthday Cake & Cup Cakes
Posted on August 2, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Lego Friends Ice-Cream Themed Cake A Lego Friends cake was the brief from my daughter for her 8th birthday. Dreading the thought of attempting fondant figures, I took the cheats option and purchased a Lego set to go on the top of the cake. Olivia’s Ice Cream Bike set was perfect. I knew what I […]
[Continue Reading]Basketball Birthday Cake
Posted on June 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Another birthday celebrated in our house, my keen basket-baller son turned 12! His birthday was actually last month, I am just really slow in sharing his cake as I have been otherwise occupied, life is full and head down in my cookbook. He kept joking with me that he wanted a unicorn cake and I […]
[Continue Reading]A Ballerina Cake and Marshmallow Treats
Posted on April 4, 2015 · Leave a Comment
My youngest princess recently turned 6. The request was for a cake with a beautiful ballerina on top. Knowing full well that she doesn’t actually eat cake (strange child I know… lol), I asked her what she wanted. She said “two layers of carob brownies please mummy”. That was a perfect choice that made me […]
[Continue Reading]Frozen Birthday Cake & Cup Cakes
Posted on June 26, 2014 · 4 Comments
Miss 6 had been planning her 7th birthday cake for months. Being a huge fan of the Disney Frozen movie, that was the theme she wanted with an Anna and Elsa on the top was her strict instructions! At the time I was hunting for anything in the “frozen” theme, there was nothing in […]
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