Adriano Zumbo's Light & Luxurious Chocolate Cake for Dad's Birthday

Wow. 440grams of butter in the icing....can I say anything else?

Nanny helped by icing it for me - God bless her.

15 kinds of delicious seriously. I only made one level, and glad too as the icing was so rich.

The cake was super moist and amazing.

I decorated it with shavings of white and milk chocolate. The recipe called for 500grams (!!!) of chocolate to decorate on top of the icing...even I a hopeless addict did not know how to pile 1/2 a kilo on....so this was my own interpretation!

The mixture was super super runny and I was so worried! Also, the recipe did not provide a temperature to cook the cake at. I had pre-heated the oven to 180degreees celcius, but when I saw it was runny...I lowered the temp to 150 degrees to cook it slowly and it came out absolutely perfectly.

Try it yourself here - Adriano Zumbo's Light and Luxurious Choclolate Cake

Vanilla Apple Sponge for Ryan's Birthday

The crust on this cake was delicious, nice and moist so kept for 3 days....until it was all eaten.
I found the apples sunk to the bottom....which gave it a delicious honey type glaze at the base. Definitely a winner winner chicken dinner!

Vanilla Apple Sponge from Nigella's website

Sweetheart Chocolate Cupcakes

Whoopie Pies for Kate & Zak

Nanny's Birthday Cake

Irish Soda Bread

I am still on the quest for the soda bread I have had back in Ireland...still not found the recipe. This isn't it but an easy recipe all the same with a delicious bread!

You can check out the how-to here: http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/13469/irish+soda+bread

Bardy's Baking Note:

I used atta flour (because that was the only wholemeal flour I had in the cupboard!) but had no issue with the rising of the bread. Tasted delicious, quite dense as this type of bread often is. Remember to keep wrapped up in cupboard or freezer - don't put bread in the fridge! Dries it out.

Yum best served with butter and a cup of tea!

Pink Cake for a Work Morning Tea

Kyra's Birthday Cupcakes

Cupcakes & Sprinkles for Patsy

Alex's Birthday Cake

Vanilla Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing for Sarah & Ed's Visit to Australia

Baked Cheesecake

Farm Animal Strawberry Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing for Luke's Birthday!

Owl Cupcakes for Jacqui's Birthday!

Chocolate Raspberry Pavlova - Sweet Delicious Recipe by Nigella!

I made this crumbly, chocolatey, raspberry, creamy delight for Christmas Day 2011 - was a definite winner!

Nigella's recipe here - http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/chocolate-raspberry-pavlova-200