Every year I make a pilgrimage to Cook the Books  cookery book store in Auckland. The knowledgeable owner has over the years recommended m...

This simply yet utterly amazing recipe came from a lovely French friend Aurelia. She is very giving with her recipes, and we are often found...

The good folks at Sprinks have supplied these awesome colour charts, to show you just how easy it is to create vintage shades using buttercr...

Passionfruit Crunchies are an absolute favourite from my childhood. Probably because only 1 or 2 batches were made every passionfruit season...

  Here in NZ my daughters birthday fell during level 4 lockdown. Luckily a few gifts had been purchased earlier in the year, so we still had...

Happy Fathers Day to all the awesome dads out there  This cake is a surprise for my husband. I’ve been asked so often “how do you do what yo...

At Kiwicakes our candy range has had a huge makeover. With close to a tonne of candy being delivered. The photos below are just the tip of t...

This great fondant baby tutorial comes to us from the uber talented Lisa Hansen. You can click to blow up each page and print off for future...

Our graphic designer has come up with some new options for you for edible image printing. Choose the birthday persons favourite tipple Rum/W...

Happy Mother’s Day to Grandma Kiwicakes.  Our family has been lucky enough to have Grandma Kiwicakes in our bubble since level 4 lockdown.  ...

  My lovely hubby swears I’ve too many baking gadgets but sometimes the right tool just makes everything easier  Instead of getting my hands...

INGREDIENTS 1 large egg 1 tsp water 180 grams cream cheese at room temp 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 to...

Today I baked our new white chocolate mud cake mix. I was curious to see if the white chocolate flavour came through.  These bake low and sl...

  These awesome curls were made by layering Wilton candy melts  up in a plastic container (allow each one to cool before adding the next col...