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A blog about all things caking, motherhood & mental health, and that embraces all aspects of life - the highs and the lows, the sweet and the bitter, the frosting on the surface and the fillings deep inside.

Finding Healing and Joy in Cake baking cakes decorating mental health Mar 24, 2025

While it would be a rare occasion for me to pass up cake, when I talk about finding healing and joy in cake, I don’t mean the eating of (although cake is an excellent stress/depress food)! For me, it’s in the creation of the cake – it’s not just about making a sweet treat, but it’s a way to find com...

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How To Start Your Own LEGAL Home-Baking Business (Australia) baking business how to Mar 10, 2025

I’m going to pick up where we left off in my last blog post, so if you haven’t already read it, you can catch up HERE!

 

Now, as I’ve said, becoming a LEGAL home-baker may not be as hard as you think it is! And if you’ve got a dream to have your own home-baking business and make some income from d...

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Anyone Can Have A Home-Baking Business (Australia), Right?? baking business how to Feb 24, 2025

During the Covid years, it seemed like almost everyone started taking up some form of baking as a hobby (or maybe a coping mechanism?). Whether it was sourdough, cookies, or cake, baking became a creative outlet, a stress-reliever, not to mention a time-filler for all that time at home/in isolation!...

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HOW TO: Make Party Cakes Like A Pro baking cakes decorating how to tips & tricks Jan 27, 2025

It’s going to be a week of celebrations for me! Firstly, it’s my birthday on Thursday, and then on Sunday, it’s the 5th birthday/anniversary of my cake biz! I’m actually in shock that I’ve been in business for so long, and I know it wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my family, and m...

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Say Goodbye to Peeling Cupcake Liners! baking cupcakes how to tips & tricks Jun 10, 2024

 

Has this ever happened to you? 

 

You’ve taken a batch of beautifully baked cupcakes out of the oven, left them to cool, then come back only to find that the liners have peeled away and left your treats looking less than perfect! Talk about disappointing! 

 

But don’t worry! I’m here to sha...

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HOW TO: Make Smooth Buttercream baking buttercream decorating how to tips & tricks May 27, 2024

“I can’t seem to get really smooth buttercream!”

 

This is one of the most common problems that people tell me they struggle with when it comes to cake decorating! Meanwhile, I’m proud to say that one of the things I’m known for IS my silky smooth and delicious buttercream! And the best thin...

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Baking With Kids baking motherhood tips & tricks Nov 27, 2023

In a (somewhat) recent Instagram Live Q&A that I did, some of the questions asked were about baking with kids. I had such positive responses from my answers so I thought I’d do a little blog post about it in the hopes that it will help encourage more parents to start baking with their kids!

 

What...

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HOW TO: Pipe Buttercream Cupcakes (My Tips for Perfect Piping) baking buttercream cupcakes decorating how to tips & tricks Sep 29, 2023

One question I get asked A LOT is “How do you make cupcake decorating look so easy?”, and by this, they mean piping the buttercream.

 

Sure, it might look effortless in the reels I put up, but I can assure you that it wasn’t always this way! Just like most of you, I too used to struggle with pipin...

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Sometimes We All Need A Break, But Here's To Coming Back! baking faith & god mental health motherhood Sep 08, 2023

***Trigger Warnings: unexpected pregnancy, pregnancy complications, potential loss of child, birth/labour complications, mental health illness


I’m back on the blog-osphere! Although you might say I was barely here!

 

My poor blog that I had all these plans for was unfortunately launched around th...

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Cupcake Decorating: My Mental Health Therapy baking mental health Apr 29, 2023

Well…here I am. I never thought that one day I would start a blog, which is actually quite surprising if you know me. I used to write heaps of poems and short stories so you’d think I’d have some sort of platform especially since blogging was the way to go back then. But then I also never thought th...

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