Little, sweet and local.

A leisurely stroll 

to our local growers market

is a treat in itself 

on beautiful 

Sunday morning, 

but to discover our

favourite baker and 

all round gorgeous gal

Megan, from 

littlesweet baking

there was 

the icing on the cake!

With her beautiful 

lemon syrup cakes and 

chocolate mini cakes 

with homemade 

nutella frosting, 

it meant the big kids 

were in cake heaven too.

Her biscuits are also amazing.

The crunchy, honey Anzacs

with macadamias are divine

and the ginger biscuits with 

couverture chocolate are

incredibly moreish.

Fresh juices, coffee and 

heaps of newly picked

fruit and vege

direct from the grower - 

make this a great morning to be

out and about.

Sweet little Christmas.

Courtesy : daisyt13.wordpress.com

For the brownies I 

prefer mine to be more 

dense and fudgy rather 

than cakey.

Here are two of my

favourite recipes.  

Recipe 1

(from the Good Food magazines

101 cakes & bakes cook book)

TOFFEE BROWNIES

350g dark choc (50-60%)

250g unsalted butter (cubed)

3 large eggs

250g muscovado sugar

85g plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1.Preheat oven 140 degrees fan forced

2. Butter and line 23cm square tin

3. Melt chocolate and butter together

4. whisk eggs until thick and glossy.  Gently fold into the chocolate mixture

5. sift in the flour and baking powder and gently stir until smooth.

6. Pour into tin and bake for 30-35 mins.  

7. Cool in tin on a wire rack for at least an hour.

Recipe 2

(apologies it has been so long I don't know originator)

Inspiration.

simplypix.tumblr.com

As much as I love  baking and 

taking photos

I also love admiring

others.

Here are just a few that have

me drooling.

mysweetandsaucy

simplypix.tumblr.com

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mysweetandsaucy

Tant Pour Tant

Perth baker and talented macaron maker

Sugar Sprinkles

is the home based artisan

responsible for these sweet

tantalising morsels.

DIVINE MACARONS!

Light, chewy and deliciously

decadent.

 You can see

why they

rule the world.

Baked under the name

Tant Pour Tant, 

the flavour combinations are

both creative and mouthwateringly

luscious-

not to mention striking!

With flavours like

 Mango macaron with a coconut mango and white choc ganache
 Blueberry macaron with a blue dark choc ganache
Turkish delight macaron with a rose water milk choc ganache

is easy to see the difficult 

part in all of this.

Which one to choose

..........first.

It had to be the turkish delight!

mmmmmmm delicious.

Rebecca's talent is not only limited
to macarons (a major feat in itself)

but her business Sugar Sprinkles,
also makes the most beautiful cakes
with the finest flowers
I have seen.

Discover her on Facebook

Sugar Sprinkles
Tant Pour Tant

Created by Katie.

If you were one of the 

fortunate ones

browsing the gorgeous 

Perth Upmarket 

stands

in the picturesque setting 

of UWA on Sunday,

you would have been sure 

to notice 

Cupcakes by Katie.

With her eye-catching 

sweet treats, 

there was a steady stream

of tiny (& big) feet

beating a path to her stall.

With delicious cupcakes

made from scratch

with quality ingredients, 

you can see why

 customers (and celebrities alike) keep 

coming back for more.

To find Katie

like her facebook page

 Cupcakes by Katie - Perth

phone her on 0416 262 030 

or email her

 cupcakesbykatieperth@gmail.com

Simple pleasures.

A Sunday lie in, 

strong coffee,

Strawberry pancakes with 

honey yogurt 

and childrens' laughter.

So thankful for the 

little things.

Thank goodness for cake.

You know I love to bake!

I also try to live  

(relatively) healthy.

I strive for balance

between healthy and a little 

(mmmm..... ok sometimes

more than I should)

of life's sweet luxuries.

So you can imagine my delight

when my gorgeous 

 - and incredibly healthy- friend

gave me a gift from the heart.

Red Velvet & chocolate heartache.

A cookbook with a difference 

by

Harry Eastwood.

This cook book is
crammed with the most
mouth-watering

cakes and desserts using fresh produce
from........

the vegetable garden.  

Yes - vegetables!

Love it!

Not only are her recipes 

delightful but the book incredibly

visual and all round inspiring.

With beautiful photographs and 

witty descriptions -

I love her style.

Here is my attempt at her

signature cake

Heartache chocolate cake

for Dad

Happy Father's Day.

With no flour, butter or oil,
I love how the eggplant is
so
CHEEKY
in this cake.

Goodness never tasted so sweet!

PS
Both my chocolate loving dad
and husband
had second helpings!