Cake, Decor and Cairns!

My Cairns Cruise Ship Market post received so many positive responses! Thank you! It has inspired me to keep exploring and sharing with you the different stallholders that pop up at these dedicated local cruise ship markets in Cairns, as well as the regular 3rd Sunday of the month markets at The Pier Cairns.  Today's spotlight is on Handmade Gifts Cairns Whether you’re looking for a special momento of your visit to Gimuy Cairns or seeking a one of a kind handmade gift for that special someone, Handmade Gifts has you covered. I really love their mottos: "Perfectly Imperfect" and "Handmade is just better!" You'll find an assortment of locally designed, handmade and upcycled products including cards, magnets, bag charms  keyrings, wristlets and hand decorated photo frames. Handmade Gifts Cairns Majority of their items are Australia Post, Cruise line and Airline friendly. Next time you visit Cairns be sure to check out Handmade Gifts, a local favourite at The ...

Hey Lovelies I hope your week has been awesome?! If not, I hope it get's better! Today I just wanted to share with you a few of my chocolate drip cakes and a couple of tips that work for me. Drip cakes are so easy and take some of the stress out of wanting a "perfectly" smooth top. (Yes I have issues!) It really doesn't matter that your top is a little rough because you're going to cover it with yummy chocolate ganache and then decorate it with anything you like! Now, it is most common for drip cakes to be buttercream with the chocolate drip on top but you know me, I am a ganache girl! So all mine are covered in chocolate ganache. I prefer the taste, texture and the durability of a ganache base, and for me, living in a tropical climate I find buttercream melts way too fast!  However which ever one you use to cover your cake these tips will work for both buttercream and ganache. Scroll down for the list. 30th Birthday Chocolate Drip Cake 40t...

Hey Everyone! Hope you have all been well?!  Really excited to announce the opening of my online Red Bubble Shop! A one stop shop to get all my creative ideas printed on stickers, gift cards, pillows, postcards, tee shirts, baby clothes and much much more! This is a wonderful new creative outlet for me. I haven't been able to get into the kitchen much due to ongoing medical issues so in the meantime I am creating stickers, magnets and other custom gift products as part of creative therapy! If there is anything you would like customised just send me a message! Here is a sneak peek of the current designs available at  Cake Decor Cairns Shop Mister ONEderful Little Miss ONEderful Cute Kawaii Frogs Personalise this to your name and colour. Can be used as a cake topper. *How personalised works: Send me a request and I will upload your design on my store inventory. You then order and pay at your leisure. Paypal and other popular payment methods available. Redbubble ships to most cou...

  Do you celebrate with Cake? I asked my Instagram community: "What special occasions do you celebrate with cake?" Common ones are weddings and birthdays but what are the other ones that you MUST have cake at? Here are their answers, please comment if you have any more. Many came up with traditional answers like: Mother's Day Father's Day Easter  Half Yearly Birthday Wedding Anniversary  Engagement Baby Shower  Graduation School/Work Morning Teas Bridal Shower Kid's Birthday Cake Morning Tea Cake 21st Birthday Cake And here are some of the not quite traditional occasions:  Everyday Any Excuse Going to the toilet alone ( they must have kids haha) End of the Year Anything I can make up! So you see there seems to be an endless amount of occasions that we celebrate with cake! What's your favourite?    Share  ♥ heart emoticon  Inspire  ♥ heart emoticon  Motivate  ♥   Home Bakers Doing it For Themselves!