Italian Cooking
Our days are getting warmer, but the evenings are still cool. That’s spring isn’t it.
No jumper today, but still the doona on the bed.
It is the perfect time to think about some slow italian cooking. Or a crispy based pizza with a rocket salad.
Have a look at our display.
Pasta makers, ravioli cutters, pizza stones and pans, and some great cookbooks.
And Olga in a lovely gingham apron. We think the colour suits her. Do you know about Olgas background. Read More.
Think about ravioli for dinner.
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Cake Pops the latest sensation
Have you heard about these?
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Cake Pops. And they are a sensation.
Google them. Look on YouTube. Thousands of references.
THEY ARE:
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a cake, crumbled
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mixed with icing
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rolled into balls, or shaped.
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On a stick
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dipped in candy coating and VOILA!
We have everything you need. Sticks, candy melt and the worlds most popular book written by the star of this video Bakerella.
Sticks
Candy Melts
Cake Pops the worlds most popular books
Here is Bakerella with a wonderful, short video on making cake pops.
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GIANT CUPCAKES – your questions answered
We get lots of questions about making the giant cupcakes using the giant cupcake baking tin.
These tins make you look like a star baker. Childrens parties. Staff members birthday. Anniversary.
Customers have had challenges with uneven baking. The top cooks faster than the bottom.
THIS IS EASILY FIXED!
Resist the temptation to fill up each half of the tin to the top.
The top of the giant cupcake tin requires 2 1/2 cups of cake batter. The bottom requires 3 1/2 cups. This is 6 cups overall which is two packet cake mixes.
If you want to go one step further…..half way through the cooking, turn the tin around.
This video is the best I have seen on the topic of these wonderful tins.
We have the tins in stock.
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CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES – a little different
There are lots of things I really like about this cupcake baking demonstration.
Firstly the liquid that Stephanie uses for the cupcakes is cocoa mixed with hot water. Easier than melting chocolate yet still with a good chocolate flavour.
Secondly she is using the wonderful Paper Eskimo baking cups. You get to see how great they look when they come out of the oven. Just as bright and colourful as they went in.
The chocolate cupcakes look terrific in these baking cups. We love these and now have about 10 different colours in this range.
It’s a long video, but fast forward using the bar at the bottom. Move it a long a bit.
Does she really have two big power mixers? One white and one black?
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Sweet Paul – on line magazine
The latest edition of Sweet Paul, that beautiful cooking magazine from the US, is available for reading.
Click on the image below to have a look.
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Cinnamon Roll Ups
I got this from a lovely blog called Circle B Kitchen. She takes great photos which always makes a blog interesting.
I tried these….FABULOUS!
Cut the crusts of white bread (although fruit bread would be interedting). Roll flat and either brush with melted butter on both sides or butter like a sandwich. Melted butter works better.
Sprinkle with a mix of cinnamon and caster sugar.
Roll up, like so, but any method of rolling up works.
Put into mini muffin tins, normal sized tins are too big. I brushed the inside of the tin with the melted butter I was using to brush the bread.
Sprinkle with a little more cinnamon/sugar and bake at 200 degrees for about 15 – 20 minutes.
The outside gets crispy and the inside a bit soft and gooey and they are lovely.
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Chocolate Slice in 10 minutes
How great do these look?
No bake. Just a little microwave action.
Click here to go to Picky Palate. A really great blog. Terrific pictures and other great recipes.
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Simple & Wonderful – Baked Goats Cheese Recipe
It has been on lots of restaurant menus recently.
Baked goats cheese.
I had it at Pitchfork at Peregian Beach last week.
They serve it in a little ramekin, with fried fingers of toast on the side.
Here is the most simple recipe in the world. You will look like a Masterchef.
Take the log of cheese from it’s wrapper and roll in chopped walnuts.
Put it one of these and drizzle about 2 tablespoons of honey over the cheese.
Bake for about 15minutes at 200degrees.
The goats cheese will melt a little, which is why the ramekin comes in handy. Take it out of the oven,lift the lid and serve with baguette.
As a variation, figs, a dollop of goats cheese in each, sprinkle with walnuts and drizzle with honey. Two into the ramekin and bake the same way. Ten minutes with lid on, then 5 minutes with the lid off.
Perfect if you feel like something light but warm.
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Easter Marshmallow Bunnies
Marshmallow bunnies have been an Easter tradition in our store. We have sold them for years. I made them last year and again yesterday and love how much fun and how delicious home made marshmallow is.
Click on the image below to visit the blog of Marcellina. She has taken some great photos, and offers her recipe for these tasty Easter bunnies.
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Easter Bunny Chocolate Moulds – with a difference
We have had Easter goodies in the store for a few weeks now.
Marshmallow bunny moulds and chocolate Easter Egg moulds. Some great new things this year.
BUT….have a look at this. HOW FANTASTIC ARE THESE????
And this……
You make them in a silicone mould like this.
This is the mould we are getting with a bunny and an egg. They will arrive about 14th April so just in the nick of time.
I have one coming with my name on it. I am dying to have a go. They will be about $29.99. Ring if you would like one.
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