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Gluten free mince pies arranged haphazardly on a gold metal tray, with pink and gold plates and gold cake forks.

Christmas | Desserts | Gluten Free

Gluten Free Mince Pies

These delicious gluten free mince pies are made with a super easy dough that gives you melt-in-the-mouth cases, packed with traditional flavour from homemade or store-bought fruit mince. The perfect Christmas treat!

A large glass jar of fruit mince, on a white wooden background, with fruit mince pies and a glass jug of brandy in the background.

Quick Fruit Mince Recipe

Three gluten free apple muffins stacked on top of each other, on a wooden board, with an apple and small dish of cinnamon in the background.

Gluten Free Apple Muffins

A gluten free carrot cake cupcake topped with a tall swirl of cream cheese frosting, on a glass plate against a peach terrazzo background.

Gluten Free Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Rum caramel sauce falling from a spoon in a thick ribbon back into a ribbed glass jar.

Rum Caramel Sauce

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Christmas / Holiday

Pieces of almond and honey nougat in a white glass bowl on a festive red background.

Almond and Honey Nougat

gluten free fruit cake on a wooden board, with a small glass jug of brandy and a pastry brush.

Gluten Free Fruit Cake (Christmas Cake)

Gluten free trifle in a footed glass bowl on a pink background.

Gluten Free Trifle

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Cake Decorating Tutorials

A tall hexagon shaped cake covered in lilac ganache, with a pink and white floral cake topper.

Floral Cake Topper Tutorial

Fondant and gumpaste cake decorations in a box and in a resealable plastic bag.

How to Store Fondant Decorations

Black, white and teal ganached cakes on a cake stand.

How to Colour Ganache

A collage of images to show to to make fondant stick to fondant.

How to Stick Fondant to Fondant – A Guide to Edible Glue

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Gluten Free Recipes

Gluten free mince pies arranged haphazardly on a gold metal tray, with pink and gold plates and gold cake forks.

Gluten Free Mince Pies

Gluten free tiramisu in a footed glass trifle bowl, on a grey/blue background, with small white bowls and a serving spoon.

Gluten Free Tiramisu

Gluten free trifle in a footed glass bowl on a pink background.

Gluten Free Trifle

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Dessert Recipes

Squares of Toblerone cheesecake, topped with discs of melted Toblerone and honey roasted almonds.

Toblerone Cheesecake

Gluten Free Brandy Snaps ~ Sweetness & Bite

Gluten Free Brandy Snaps with Ultimate Whipped Cream

Easy chocolate mousse in a small glass.

Easy Chocolate Mousse

Lemon Cheat'sCakes, Super Simple Lemon Cheesecakes - No bake, no gelatine, simple ingredients and ready to eat in under an hour. The easiest, quickest cheesecakes you'll ever make! ~ by Sweetness & Bite

Lemon Cheat’scakes – Super Simple Lemon Cheesecakes

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Rich, dark caramel mud cake made using real caramel sauce. This is every caramel lover's dream cake! Includes recipe details for making the cake gluten free, and how to make the most amazing caramel Swiss meringue buttercream.

Cake Recipes

tall stack of gluten free anzac biscuits

Cookies and Biscuits

Slices and Bars

Chocolate Caramel Cheat'scakes - Simple Chocolate Caramel Cheesecakes ~ by Sweetness & Bite

Chocolate Recipes

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Oh hi! I’m Natalie

I’m so damn happy you’re here!

I’m a big sweetie with a (slightly) salty mouth. I live in sunny Tauranga, New Zealand, and baking, cake decorating, desserts + making gluten-free treats are my jam.

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