vineyard wedding

i delivered this cute spring themed tiered cupcake stand to the hunter valley vineyards today- i love going out there it is so so pretty and i can see why it is such a popular weddding destination!

enchanted woodlands decoration set

i made this cute little decoration set to send to adelaide, it will look perfectly sweet on a simple buttercream covered cake!

recipe- super cute pink meringues!

i thought i would share one of my favourite recipes for one of my favourite sweets! the most important part of this recipe is to cook it very slowly on a low heat- this keeps the colour of the meringue, it makes the outside crusty and the inside chewy- and so so so delicous. The other really really important thing is to use real vanilla, the alcohol in extract changes the texture of the meringue and nothing compares to the flavour of a real vanilla bean.

recipe: super cute pink meringues

makes approx 16

prep time 15 min

cooking time 1hr

ingredients:

4 large free range egg whites

1 cup of castor sugar

1 vanilla bean

rose pink food colouring (few drops)

rose water (approx 1 tsp) optional

icing sugar for dusting

method:

• pre heat oven to 90 deg C fan forced
• line 2 trays with baking paper
• in electric mixer beat egg whites on high until frothy
• still on high gradually add all of the sugar 
• keep beating until stiff peaks form 
• mix in seeds from vanilla bean, colouring and rose water(optional)
• spoon large dollops of the meringue onto the baking tray
• use a palette knife to shape
• bake at a low temp until they are have thick crust and are light to pick up (approx 1 hr) 
• let them cool in the oven with temp off and door ajar 

to decorate- dust with icing sugar or to make mini pavlovas serve with cream, strawberries and passionfruit- yum! 

a cute little package from little jane st

i was so excited when my order from little jane st came last week- how sweet is all this stuff?!

more bubblegum pics!

 

here are a few more pics from the bubblegum party i helped nathalie put together for her sons 7th birthday- she has just posted a full write up on her blog with heaps more cute pics!

tea pot and tea cup cookies!

i made these cute little tea pot and tea cup cookie packs for a baby shower last week, they were so so so cute and would suit a kitchen tea or tea party just as nicely! and thank you to nathalie who gave me her gorgeous little invitation boxes to package them in.
 

fifi mandaric

have i mentioned before that i love stationary?! i just thought i'd share some cute pics and patterns by french graphic designer fifi mandaric. i have been a fan of hers for a while- i love her style and use of bright colours and i was really excited to find her products when i was in paris last year. check out her blog and flickr for more cute designs.

styling work...

here is a little look at some styling and photography work that i was doing last week, i'll post some more details soon!

a sweet mention in the new planet cake book!

i was so excited to see the new planet cake cupcakes book in kinokuniya the other day, it has a sweet mention to my popular mix and match robot cupcakes as inspiration for one of the designs!

cute stationary!

i am such a sucker for stationary! i found these japanese envelopes and tape at high tea with mrs woo, one of my favourite stores in newcastle.

kikki.ks cute new picnic range!

i havent been to the shops for a while so i have just seen the cute new kikki.k picnic range.. hmm a few more things on my christmas wish list!