Disclaimer: I was gifted Kawaii Cakes by Hardie Grant Hardie Grant strikes again and they have sent me Kawaii Cakes which I am in love with. Why must everything be so adorable! My Instagram is awash daily with cute fondant cookies and it’s always amazing to see what people come up with. This book is no…
I’ve found a salted caramel macarons recipe that tastes so similar to Laduree’s which is my favourite salted caramel macaron – not a buttercream one nor a ganache type but thick unadulterated salted caramel. It has a chewy butterscotch-like texture with intense bitter caramel that is balanced out with the slightest saltiness. I’ve noticed something oddly…
Disclaimer: I was gifted The Desserts of New York by Hardie Grant I’ve been obsessed with American desserts for a while where I’ve been busily baking peanut butter cups, key lime pie and smores brownie. Then I was asked whether I would be interested in The Desserts of New York by Yasmin Newman. Yes, yes I am. So…
Key lime pie consist of a filling of whipped egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice. Topped with a lashing of whipped cream makes this American dessert amazing. It’s been way too long since I’ve been here. I’m in this weird self improvement phase at the moment where I’m trying to learn how…
Dare I say these tastes better than the Reese peanut butter cups? Especially because you can pack it with as much peanut butter filling as you want AND you can use the best quality chocolate you have. Although I do prefer to use the Cadbury melts rather than Lindt – Lindt still tastes awesome but…
No one can doubt that the Japanese have an eye for detail and are the Kings and Queens of all things kawaii. Floresta Nature Doughnuts have taken kawaii to the next level with their famous adorable animal doughnuts – you can find them as pigs, cats, frogs and seals. Originally from Nara but they have opened…
There is a store in Kyoto called Menbakaichidai where they sell fire ramen. When they say fire they don’t mean that it’s chilli or some pansy little flame. No they really mean fire where the flames reach the ceilings when a pot of hot oil is poured onto the ramen. We came during non peak…