Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Tick or treat - Ghouls night out

Ghouls’ Night Out is perfect for families with little ghouls, The ghosts and ghouls are coming out to play when the sun sets.  Below are some different Halloween ideas :

Macron witches tongue - watch out for that witch tongue lashing


Witches broom 





Monday, October 13, 2014

Trick or treat - Frankenstein


Trick or Treat! Trick or Treat!
Give me something good to eat.
Give me candy. Give me cake.
Give me something good to take.
That's right its Halloween again and this year we have some really great treats and some quick and easy baking trick for you!!
Treats
We decide this year to divide our treats into three themes. The themes being :
                  Frankenstein , Spooktaculous   and Ghouls night out.
FRANKENSTEIN - Our green scary monster

*  Frankenstein men - cookie with a differences , great for kids and adults to snack on and gives the ginger bread man a twist. - to see and down load recipe click here and here  , to purchase your self a set of ginger bread man see our online store





                                                                    Download - Card 1 and Card 2



* Frankenstein pudding pops - great thank you for coming and is easy to send home. This one is quick and easy and you can even get the kids evolved. To see and down load recipe click here , to purchase your self some fantastic push pops see our online store





* Frankenstein brides cupcakes - Frank with a difference , and a good reason to put something girly on the party table ; ) To see and down load recipe click here

ADD a little adult fun to the party with a Halloween slim pudding pop - its a cocktail in some jello!
To see and down load recipe click here

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Spring fever

Chef Whiskey

Cake pop machines – theses cake pop machines are great its quick and easy and make the best bit size cakes. There machines
Are as easy to use an its just like using a snack-which  and cost R 180, excluding delivery. (http://bakelikeachef.mumsmall.co.za/) . Great to bake quick and easy goodies with the kids

Silicon tea cup and saucers cake moulds - These cute cupcake sets are great for tea parties or Princes parties.
What to make this spring:

Spring Cake pops
 
Spring is nature’s way of saying, "Let’s party!"  ~Robin Williams
 
Rainbow pops: These brightly coloured pops will brighten up anyone's day. They are quick and easy! To get the how to card go to - http://cakepops-sa.blogspot.com/
Daffodil and Daisy pops:  Why not give someone special a vase or pot plant of  flower pops.
To get the how to cards and templates, as well as our citrus cake pop reciepie to go to  -
http://cakepops-sa.blogspot.com/ 

Frozen custard Push pops
                                                   "Looks like soft serve, tastes, like silk!"
Frozen custard recipes date back to the early 1900s.What is frozen custard you ask?
Frozen custard  is a very thick, creamy frozen dessert that is similar to ice cream but is creamier.
To download this reciep see - http://pushpops-sa.blogspot.com/

Chai tea - cup cakes
                         " anyone for tea?"
 Having a grand tea party with tea cup cake is a fantastic way to make tea flavored cup cakes that will go perfect with your tea.
Download Chai tea

Don't forget to have a look at our online store - http://bakelikeachef.mumsmall.co.za/

Happy baking !

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Bunnies bottom cake pop

Try out our Easter cake pops -see http://cakepops-sa.blogspot.com/2014/04/bunnies-bottom-cake-pop.html


Monday, March 17, 2014

Never iron a four-leaf clover,

17 of March is St Patricks day, for those of you who are Irish will know. And if your not why not celebrate with some of our great ideas anyway! So pull out all your green fondants and colourants.


See our great recipe ideas:


You wouldn't be a leprechaun with out a pot of gold - these cute pops made from a green velvet sponge will make any St Patricks day fun.

click here for recipe and our free rainbow pop presentation click here

Quick and easy Pot of gold variation recipe -
click here

Push up pops 
We have two great ideas for push up pops for St Patricks day and they are :

Mint brownie push up pops -
click here

Or Soloness Milk shake ( Guinness and chocolate milk shake) -
click here.

Push up pops are great for food as well as liquored as the push up pops don't leek and can be made in advances . Oh yes don't forget you can reuse them.



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Friday, February 14, 2014

Throw a singles’ party this Valentine’s Day


Being single on Valentine’s Day is no need to be a doom and gloom day or a day to dreaded – especially when there are so many others just like you. Take advantage of the date by bringing your friends together for a bit of fun.

Here are some baking tips for singles’ party success.

  • Love bites- make some savoury cake pops for all to enjoy. They are quick and easy to make. Here are some of our savoury pop ideas from a savoury pop recipe book that's soon to be launched
  • Serve cupcakes decorated with pink icing and candy hearts or cherries or see our great  recipes and ideas on bakingsheet.blogspot.com
     
  • Add a bit of spices and server cocktails or drinks in push pop containers with personalized messages for your friends. The great thing about push up pops is you can prep them in advances.
Happy singles day .

Friday, February 7, 2014

Love is in the air


February is around the corner and there’s nothing better than  I love you baked goodies.So why not spread some love from your kitchen this Valentine's Day.

When I think of Valentine’s day and cakes I think of :
  • Chocolate Strawberry cake
     
  • chocolate cheesecake

    Now that you have the base for your cupcake / cake pop here are some of my favourite  deco ideas.

Card 1 - Download Here 
Card 2 - Download here




Sweet and simple ideas :





Cake pops
 All about love: chose your base and make your cake pops. Then dip the pops into a white glaze and sprinkle red/pink hearts over the pops.

Love messages: chose your base and make your cake pops. Then dip them in different coloured pop coats , before it dry’s put conversation hearts on either side in the middle.  

Love tags: Make your cake pop of choices and just add a message tags
Down load it here - https://www.dropbox.com/s/g8uxu83w0w0pr4z/arrow%20template.pdf



CUPCAKE’S / PUSH UP POPS

Cupid : chose your base and make your cupcakes and ice the cupcake add sprinkles and then places half arrow into middle of cupcakes. See templates on blog-  http://pushpops-sa.blogspot.com/



For push pops: place one iced cupcake into push pop , then place another one on top then add sprinkles and  places half arrow into middle of cupcakes

Fuzzy love pops


When someone especially the one you love does something nice for you, one tends to get a warm and fuzzy feeling inside. So why not give your loved one or someone special a fuzzy love pop!

Plus they are really cute and fun to make.  See blog for recipe card and templates  - http://cakepops-sa.blogspot.com/

Keeping up with the bakers has never been easier

Keeping up with the bakers has never been easier ….As long as you have your cake pop machine from Bake like a chef which has been designed specifically for the South African Market
Yes its true, Cake pops machines are now available in South Africa from Bake like a chef. The cake pop machine brings the easy fun and delicious cake pops and pop treat trend into your very own kitchen.

So forget about the time consuming process that goes with making cake pops. The cake pop maker eliminates the baking of a cake, crumbling it up and adding just enough frosting and then still having to roll your balls. It is much cleaner, quicker, and healthier, too
Its easy to use and only takes 4minutes a batch to create 12 perfect little spheres, yip that’s right 4 minutes. All you need to do is mix up your favourite recipe or use one of the fantastic ones provided, pour, bake and decorate. Is so simple, it takes four easy steps: mix, pour, bake and decorate!

 The cake pop machine is useful for parents that need to bake their kids treats for a class party, quick snacks or those last minute bake sale  that just pop up. The machine is also great for kids to use.
One can make a variety of treats with the cake pop machines, yes not just cake pops, one could make donuts and savoury snacks to, that taste wonderful. The options are endless.