Homemade white modelling chocolate was used to make this elegant Dogwood flower.

Why buy Brown Sugar when you can easily make it at home?

A recipe for the ever-elusive Cinnamon Baking Chips! Homemade and delightful.

Turn a waffle bowl into a football stadium for a cool treat

Tikoy (Nian Gao), sweet sticky rice cake for the Chinese New Year

Top a cupcake with frosting snowballs and add a printable cupcake wrapper for a fun winter time treat.

Roasted Pineapple, Coconut Meringue and Cointreau Cream

Top 10 Reader Favorites of 2011

Do it yourself edible Christmas gift roundup. There is something for everyone on your good list.

My favorite posts from 2011.

Gift Ideas for the Chef

Chhana – soft, fluffy, lemony homemade cottage cheese. Perfect with a sprinkle of brown sugar.

‘Must have’ treats of the holiday season.

Holiday Treat Boxes and Festive Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels (2 versions). Perfect for holiday outings and gifts!

With homemade truffle dust you can have truffle goodness on everything.

Baking for Santa. What will you be whipping up this year?

Sweet and spicy candied ginger. Great for a Christmas gift or a remedy to keep colds at bay.

How to make your own vanilla extract. It’s cheap, easy and makes a great Christmas gift for the bakers in your life!

Fondant piggy troops on devil’s food cupcakes and maple-walnut cupcakes

It is easy to infuse sugar with vanilla very useful to have

Unique shortbread with homemade date-paste

My top 10 tips and tricks for making a real gingerbread house.

A pretty, festive, coloured sugar idea to use for cupcake sprinkles and the edge of cocktail glasses for the holidays

Thick and luscious homemade pumpkin puree