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• Orange White Chocolate Spritz Cookies

  

  I know what you're thinking. Why are you posting a cookie recipe five days after Christmas?! I know most of you are all cookie-d out, but cookies seem to be... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Panettone {Daring Bakers}

  

  [The December 2012 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by the talented Marcellina of Marcellina in Cucina. Marcellina challenged us to create our own custom... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Christmas Tree Mince Pie Pops

  

  Once upon a time, I had a blog post schedule. Like most things with the word 'schedule' in my life, it's fallen out of existence. Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Coconut Macaroons

  

  It's probably not the most enjoyable or easy-going thing to be sitting in a car with your L-licensed daughter at the wheel... at anytime, really. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Strawberry Honey Jam

  

  Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble. -- Macbeth, Act IV I'm not sure why, but the thought of making jam has always made that verse... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Whole Wheat Apple & Walnut Cake

  

  My posts have been lagging lately - I'm not losing interest, I swear, but December is hectic. What with the holidays, Christmas, plane trips, family... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Homemade Marshmallows

  

  I'm currently writing this post on the plane. The good thing about writing blog posts on the plane is that you get a lot of time to think - the combination of... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A Tasmanian Holiday + Oat Shortbread with Chocolate Drizzle and Sea Salt

  

  Get ready for a mega-long post. This week, I've been in Tasmania. Family trip #I've-completely-lost-count. Hobart, Swansea and Launceston. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• No-Bake Date Pecan Cranberry Bars

  

  Up until a few years ago, I didn't like dates. As a kid, I would think of them as giant raisins, a cousin to prunes, and that alone was enough to put me off. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Sweet Overload

  

  I'm off to Tasmania in a couple of days, which means I'm going to disappear from this blog for a week or so. Not to worry, though, I've had a rather full... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Olive Oil Pound Cake

  

  The weather has been annoyingly erratic lately, as it usually is this time of the year. Last week was positively screaming summer beach time with the sun blazin... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Carrot Poppy Seed Muffins with Orange Glaze

  

  My family's been on a new found health kick. You know those nutritional facts on every boxed processed food you get at the supermarket? Every single one of thos... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Going Nutty: Pistachio Muffins

  

  Layout makeover! I was using a blog skin temporarily just so I could figure out what I wanted this to actually look like. Hopefully it's easier to navigate... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Red Wine Chocolate Cake

  

  Let's talk cake. Of the chocolate variety, since there hasn't been one on this site yet and it's been over a month and that is just crazy. Exams are over. Yes. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Cookie Sticks

  

  I seem to be on a cookie craze. What can I say? Cookies are the perfect thing to bake during my exam induced hibernation period. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Vanilla Cupcakes with Nutella Chocolate Ganache + 1 Month!

  

  I made cupcakes. For no reason in particular. Well, no, okay. Not no reason. I have officially kept this blog for 1 month! And while this seems like a really... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Making Butter

  

  This morning I woke up early and made butter. Yep. I woke up at 7AM on a Sunday. If you know me at all, you'll know this does not happen - ever. And I did it... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• 6-Ingredient Peanut Butter Sea Salt Cookies

  

  It's approaching exam time here at Words Cake, so it's going to be short posts for the next two weeks or so. This is that time of the semester where everyone... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• English Muffin Bread

  

  To me, making bread is the epitome of home baking. Plenty of people before me have waxed poetic about the old-fashioned comfort of kneading, the tranquility of... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Saffron Vanilla Snickerdoodles

  

  There is something incredibly satisfying and strangely idyllic about seeing a tray full of cookies cooling next to a window. A picture immediately springs to... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES