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Cake Recipes, Tutorials & Business Tips

 

Practical guidance for becoming a high-end cake designer, working smarter, and building a cake business you’re proud of.

 

Raspberry Buttercream: Why Purée Beats Jam (And How to Make It) flavour development recipes

 

No jammy shortcuts. No artificial flavour. Just vibrant raspberry “sauce” (ie purée) folded into a silky Swiss Meringue Buttercream that tastes exactly as good as it looks.

This post covers two things: how to make a simple homemade raspberry purée from scratch, and how to turn that purée into th...

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The Lazy Lemon Curd Method recipes

 

Homemade lemon curd is one of the most versatile cake fillings you can have in your toolkit, and it’s far easier to make than most people think. This is my “lazy” method: just 4 ingredients, no constant stirring, and no scrambled eggs. 

And the reason why I call it “lazy” is because we add all t...

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Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream (Rich, Silky, and Very Deeply Chocolatey) recipes

 

If you've been following along, you'll know I've been sharing my favourite cake fillings on YouTube - and this week's episode might be my favourite yet. We're making Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream. 

This is my go-to chocolate frosting. I barely use dark chocolate ganache. All my chocolate ...

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Lady Earl Grey Cake: Lavender Velvet Sponge with Earl Grey Milk Chocolate Ganache cake techniques recipes

 

Hello everyone!

This post is all about cute Lavender colour, Earl Grey and Milk chocolate! Can you think of anything better?

I have been meaning to associate Milk Chocolate and Earl Grey for a while now, so quite happy that I finally got around to bake this long overdue flavour combination!

I ...

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Ferrero Rocher Inspired Cake: A Pâtisserie-Style Layer Cake Recipe cake techniques recipes

 

The Cake Challenge is back my friends! And it's back for good.

But Zaza... What is the Cake Challenge I hear you ask? Well my friend, the Cake Challenge is very simply YOU challenging ME to create a cake from a classic of patisserie and/or confectionery.

I create a poll on Instagram where I giv...

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Swiss Meringue Buttercream: The Complete Recipe (Plus Troubleshooting) cake techniques recipes

 

BEFORE WE START!

 

This blog post was written over a year ago. Since then, I have started a Youtube Channel, and guess what is my last video about? That's right: Swiss Meringue Buttercream! By clicking on the link below you will get to see this short-n-sweet video where I show you how I make th...

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