Today is my youngest’s birthday! Yesterday he was unbelievably excited, telling everyone that in the morning he was going to be 5 years old. Even the teller at the checkout was informed of this exciting fact – he really didn’t seem interested but politely said “that’s nice”. In celebration of my son’s last day of…
Chocolate Crackles
Chocolate Crackles are a classic Australian Kids’ birthday party food. It was rare to turn up to a party and not find chocolate crackles on the food table. These days I can understand why parents chose to make these little beauties. There are only 5 ingredients, they take about 10 minutes to…
Fairy Cakes
Fairy cakes with cream and jam, and wings covered in confectioners sugar – it’s really such a delightful image. Fairy cakes remind me of childhood parties on hot summers days, where the parents served up watermelon and fairy cakes and chocolate crackles. They also remind me of little girl tea parties, with tiny cups and…
