Giant Peanut Butter Cup Recipe – 4 Ingredients Only

This Giant Peanut Butter Cup recipe by our baking editor Elise Strachan from My Cupcake Addiction is the perfect special dessert to make for your family - and only requires four ingredients. Yes, only four. What's more this recipe is straight from our baking editor's first cook book - Sweet! Celebrations, published by Murdoch Books. Try this…

ByElise Strachan16/01/2022

Baking

Marshmallow Fruit Kebabs

Marshmallow Fruit Kebabs INGREDIENTS Pink & white marshmallows Fresh strawberries 100g melted milk chocolate Zip lock bag Bamboo skewers or plastic lollypop sticks METHOD 1 Feed marshmallows and strawberries onto the skewer, alternating between the two 2 Place melted chocolate into a zip lock bag and cut a small tip off the corner 3 Drizzle the melted chocolate back and forth over the fruit kebab…

ByElise Strachan26/09/2021

Baking

My Cupcake Addiction’s Yummy Popsicle Ice Cream Cake

I love this idea for barbeques or kids parties! It's another no bake 'cake' idea that you can make a week or so in advance and store in the freezer until it's required. INGREDIENTS 1/2 L Good quality Strawberry Ice cream 1/2 L Good quality Vanilla Ice cream 1/2 L Good quality Chocolate Ice cream Melted chocolate Sprinkles /…

ByElise Strachan19/05/2021

Food & Drink Your Recipes

Sweet! Celebrations: Chocolate Sprinkle Ice Cream Bowls

When it comes to sweets, I try to put aside a small handful whenever I'm treating myself or the kids so I don't have to buy whole bags to recreate recipes. Store them in jars or plastic wrap, as you never know when you'll need three pink jelly beans to complete a dessert. Money Saver: Spread any…

ByElise Strachan18/04/2021

Food & Drink Quick & Easy

Sweet! Celebrations: Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Pops Recipe

Elise Strachan's recipe for Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Pops is from her book, Sweet! Celebrations, published by Murdoch Books. This recipe is from her no bake chapter and is perfect for a hot summer day to serve to your kids and their friends. Elise's accessible approach to cooking has turned her into a social media phenomenon and drawn…

ByElise Strachan13/04/2021

Food & Drink World Your Recipes

How To Make Candy Pokemon Pokeballs!

You can be sure Pokemon themed party favours are about to get VERY popular! Great for parties, easily customisable to include your favourite Pokemon and loads of fun to smash open, these cute little candy pokeballs are sure to be a hit with Pokemon fans everywhere - big or small. As an added bonus, you…

ByElise Strachan03/04/2021

Baking

How To Fake Culinary Excellence: Baking And Sweets For Beginners

Anyone can fake culinary excellence. Just remember - presentation is everything. If you're not a whizz in the kitchen, don't attempt the mighty croquembouche or a delicate layered petit gateaux with multiple elements. Keep it simple! A simple dessert done well will out perform an extravagant dessert that leaves you in tears on the kitchen…

ByElise Strachan30/03/2021

Baking

Delicious Mini Cake Cookies With Buttercream Frosting

To make Mini Cake Cookies is simple if you know how. You can choose to bake your own sugar cookies, or use store bought cream filled sandwich cookies like Arnotts' Creamies. Elise Strachan from My Cupcake Addiction gave this tip, "I used home made frosting but tinned is readily available and saves yet another…

ByElise Strachan03/01/2021

Food & Drink Your Recipes

Sweet! Celebrations: My Cupcake Addiction’s Caffe Latte Mousse Cup

This delicious Cafe Latte Mousse Cup recipe is from our baking editor My Cupcake Addiction's Elise Strachan's first cook book Sweet! Celebrations published by Murdoch Books. As Elise says in her book, "Life is sweet, but it can always be a little sweeter!' Here are The Carousel we are very proud of Elise because she has…

ByElise Strachan15/12/2020

Food & Drink Your Recipes

Elise Strachan’s Freshly Picked Strawberry Baskets

This freshly picked strawberry baskets recipe by our baking editor Elise Strachan from My Cupcake Addiction is the perfect special dessert. Elise's first tip about working with chocolate is that 'not all chocolate is the same!' She says in her new book Sweet! Celebrations to remember that real chocolate contains cocoa butter. 'If it contains cocoa…

ByElise Strachan27/08/2020