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Celebration Cake – Chocolate Cake with Fancy Butter Cream Icing in Yellow and Maroon Rosettes
This cake received lots of appreciative “ooos and ahhs” from the people I gave it to (plus everyone who has seen it). The cake itself is a basic and quick to make recipe out of a book I was given by my Grandmother, when I was a child. Although the recipe is standard, and […]
Ideas for Christmas Craft and Displays in Public Spaces – (recycling theme)
Merry Christmas to everyone. Here’s a few ideas for Christmas craft and decorations for display in public spaces….and the theme is recycling. All items here are made with recycled magazines, CDs, books, and even a living tree. Christmas Trees made out of Magazines and books: These are made from recycling well-used TV Guides: […]
Posted in Christmas, Christmas, Craft, Festive and Celebrations, Paper Crafts
Baileys Chocolat Luxe Shots in Hollow Chocolate Easter Eggs
What goes great with chocolate? More chocolate of course (and even better is alcohol disguised as chocolate). I had a bottle of Baileys limited edition Chocolate Luxe and some hollow chocolate Easter Eggs, and this is the result: These are great for after dinner treats. You could even put the Baileys in […]
Origami Easter Bunny Rabbit
This bunny is made in two parts; so you will need a square piece of paper 15 cm x 15 cm (6 inches x 6 inches) for the body and another piece of paper the same size for the head. TO MAKE THE BODY OF THE RABBIT: Fold a square […]
Posted in Craft, Easter, Festive and Celebrations, Paper Crafts
Hot Cross Buns (with fruit, and without fruit)
This shows half of the hot cross buns with fruit and half without. Hot cross buns at Easter are a must, and this is a lovely hot cross bun recipe. Mum has been using this recipe since the 1980s, when it appeared in an issue of New Zealand More magazine. Mum and I […]
Posted in Bread, Easter, Festive and Celebrations, Muffins, Scones, and Loaves
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