Baking & Other Stories

  • Classic Coffee & Walnut Cake Recipe

    Classic Coffee & Walnut Cake Recipe

    How we have gone this long without sharing this classic recipe for Coffee & Walnut cake we don't quite know! But alas, here it is in all its perfectly simple glory; layers of coffee and walnut sponge filled and decorated...

  • Beautiful Valentines Ombre Heart Cake Tutorial

    Beautiful Valentines Ombre Heart Cake Tutorial

    It's almost that special time of year again when you get to to tell the one you love, admire, like, think is alright, just how much they mean to you. Even if thats yourself! And we think that there is...

  • Pistachio Macaron Recipe with Pistachio French Buttercream Filling

    Pistachio Macaron Recipe with Pistachio French Buttercream Filling

    Our resident Macaron King (AKA Dane) is back with these absolutely divine Pistachio Macarons filled with a Pistachio French Buttercream made with home made Pistachio paste! Find links to these below. Let us know how you get on by sharing...

  • French Buttercream Recipe

    French Buttercream Recipe

    This is the richest most decadent Buttercream that ever walked the planet. Think Swiss Meringue but with egg YOLKS, not whites. As far as Buttercreams go it is super versatile, you can use it to ice all the usuals like...

  • Pistachio Paste Recipe! Perfect for adding to icings, fillings and ice cream

    Pistachio Paste Recipe! Perfect for adding to icings, fillings and ice cream

    Making your own nut butters and pastes couldn't be easier. Dane is here to show you how to do it with this incredible Pistachio Paste recipe. Next week Dane will be making some Pistachio Macarons and will be using this...

  • Lemon & Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

    Lemon & Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

    Ok ok so it looks kinda simple but this Lemon and Cream Cheese Pound Cake is pretty life changing! It’s soft, light, tangy, sweet and completely melts in your mouth. There is no need for any icing with cake, it...