This is the ultimate guide to colouring ganache! Find out how to colour white chocolate ganache, how to make black ganache, how to make white chocolate ganache whiter, how to make a coloured ganache drip, the best colourings to use in ganache and so much more! Years back, when I was in my early days of decorating with ganache, I wrote a weird little blog post about an experiment I did with colouring ganache. I tried a few different colourings just to see what would happen. I took pictures and put them together in a post, just in case anyone was interested. For reasons unknown to me, it still gets traffic, even though I had no idea what I ... continue reading...
How to Colour Ganache
How to Stick Fondant to Fondant – A Guide to Edible Glue
Ever wondered how to stick fondant to fondant? Or what the best edible glue is? Let's talk about edible glues, how to use them and how to choose which one you should use for different cake decorations. Hey, I’m coming at you with a short (well, for me) but sweet (pun totally intended) tutorial today. Fondant is a fun and versatile way to decorate cake and cookies and can be used in so many ways. At some stage, you’ll likely want to attach some decorations to fondant, or to make figurines, so in this tutorial, I’ll be talking about how to stick fondant to fondant, or gumpaste to fondant, or any combination of the two. There ... continue reading...
Easy Peppermint Mousse
This Easy Peppermint Mousse is the perfect festive dessert. A simple to make, egg-free, gluten free recipe, packed with white chocolate and mint flavour. Dress it up with candy-cane-rimmed glasses or serve it family-style in one big bowl, either way, it's sure to disappear! A white chocolate and peppermint mousse recipe has been on my to-test list for a while. If you've hung around Sweetness and Bite for any length of time, you'll know that I love easy mousse recipes. This is the seventh variation I've made on my very first mousse recipe, 3 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse, and it might even be my favourite. Mint and white chocolate ... continue reading...
Gluten Free Sugar Cookies – Perfect Cut-out cookies
These gluten free sugar cookies are crunchy, with a delightfully buttery vanilla flavour, hold their shape and have smooth flat tops that are super easy to decorate. The perfect no-spread gluten free cut-out cookie! In my pursuit of The Best Gluten Free Sugar Cookies, I made at least 8 variations on this recipe, tweaking different things to get it perfect. Now, perfect is a very subjective thing, but here is what I love most about this cookie recipe: The cookies have: Super buttery and vanilla-y flavour (is that a thing? I’m calling it a thing).Crunchy edges, with slightly softer centres.Smooth flat surface for easy ... continue reading...
Caramilk Slice – Easy Fudge Slice
Calling all Cadbury Caramilk fans - boy do I have the recipe for you! With three different kinds of Caramilk, this easy to make, no-bake Caramilk Fudge Slice might just be your new favourite recipe. I'm a big fan of easy fudge slices or no-bake slices, and this one is no exception. More importantly, it got the tick of approval from my best friend and her husband, the biggest Caramilk fans that I know. I wanted to treat them to something when I headed down to visit them last month, and so this Caramilk slice was born. Ingredients + Alternatives A variation on my white chocolate and raspberry fudge slice and Easter Mini Egg ... continue reading...
Gluten Free Anzac Biscuits
A classic Kiwi and Aussie favourite, these Gluten-Free Anzac Biscuits are everything you love about the traditional, easy to make oaty biscuit, in gluten free form. One of the biscuits I missed most when I stopped eating gluten was a good old fashioned Anzac biscuit. They’re such a New Zealand classic (and an Australian classic too, of course) and something most of us grew up eating. Packaged gluten free Anzac biscuits were hard to come by for a while, and the ones that are available now are still not a patch on a nice homemade biscuit. There’s really nothing like tucking into a warm Anzac biscuit not long out of the oven, ... continue reading...
Easy Mocha Mousse with Whipped Coffee Topping
This light and fluffy easy mocha mousse is so simple to make with just a few ingredients. It features rich chocolate flavour with a smooth coffee hit. You won't have to choose between coffee or dessert! Calling all mocha lovers, this one is for you! I've been working on a few new variations on my original 3 ingredient chocolate mousse recipe, and I'm excited to share this one with you today. If you've been anywhere near Facebook or Pinterest lately, you may have seen posts about Dalgona coffee or whipped coffee - the coffee trend that has gone viral, and that's what actually inspired this recipe. (If you have no idea what I'm ... continue reading...
Easy Chocolate Coconut Truffles
These chocolate coconut truffles are super easy to make with basic pantry and fridge ingredients. Kid-friendly, but with an adults-only rum-laced variation! One of my favourite things to see on social media lately has been how many kids and parents have been taking the opportunity to get in the kitchen and try new recipes while they've been at home. So I figured it must be time I posted some more easy and child-friendly recipes... and what better way to start that with a chocolate coconut truffle recipe that I have been making since I was a kid? Also known as chocolate coconut balls, the original recipe for these was in a kids microwave ... continue reading...
Mini Egg Fudge Slice
With a smooth, creamy white chocolate and condensed milk fudge base, pastel mini eggs, crunchy cookie pieces, and a speckle of rainbow sprinkles, this mini egg fudge slice is the perfect easy Easter recipe! If you're on the hunt for a super easy to make but still fancy, cute and fun Easter treat, then this is the recipe for you! After posting a simple recipe for milk chocolate mousse Easter eggs, and I knew I wanted to make another cute, fun and easy treat for Easter. I also didn't want to spend weeks reinventing the wheel. So I fell back on an old favourite recipe, my white chocolate and raspberry fudge slice and I threw an Easter ... continue reading...