Chocolate Passionfruit Banoffee Pie

Change is in the air. Last week was our first taste of autumn with my favourite kind of crisp mornings, sunny warm days and slightly cooler evenings. I’ve always thought that Sydney does the change of seasons really well. In the past I’ve always had great bursts of inspiration around spring, but I must have been too busy to notice … Read More

Fig & Salted Caramel Meringue Smash

The last time I made one of these lists a few months back, I was having an absolutely terrible week. The act of writing down the good stuff in life totally helped my mood. This time around I am realising how important it is notice the little things and to be thankful. It’s so easy to take this stuff for granted, … Read More

Sticky Ginger Spice Cake

The single best thing about winter is all of the awesome comfort food you get to indulge in guilt free, at least until the start of spring! If you’ve been reading for a while, you may remember how much I love sticky date pudding. I’ve made it so many times i think it deserves to have its own category in … Read More

Chai Spiced Rolls with Cinnamon Glaze

Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever figure this whole grown up work/life balance thing out. The last few months have been crazy with work, freelance and managing three blogs (PS, you should all go check out the other two) but also so rewarding with a promotion to Senior Designer (!) and getting to work on some great projects with my … Read More

Spiced Mulled Cider

It’s a very special week here on Spicy Icecream and I’ve got a lot in store for you, lovely readers! Oh my, time has flown since I decided to start this blog, but here we are… five years later. Five whole years! I seriously can’t believe it. I can hardly remember what I did on the weekends before I started … Read More

Mini Lemon Sugar Bundt Cakes

I wasn’t sure how to start this post, because really, these mini bundt cakes were not at all what I had planned to bake last weekend. I had visions of a wintery cake, maybe some brioche and if I got time, a batch of fun sprinkle-covered marshmallows, but I spied some cute mini bundt tins while shopping for something else … Read More

Mac and Cheese, plus 13 ways with Gruyere

It’s no secret that I loooove cheese. I could spend an hour in front of the epic wall of cheese at Harris Farm. You may have noticed that I don’t often do savoury recipes here, but be sure that when I do they are really something special. I hope you enjoy this round up of cheesy recipes from some of … Read More

Salted Caramel Cheesecake

 I’m smiling as I write this post, thinking about what a great time I had in Perth over the Easter long weekend. The weather was just stunning, the mood was relaxed (yay holidays!) and I got to hang out with my very favourite person. It doesn’t get much better than that. On Easter Sunday we hosted a nice casual lunch … Read More

Earl Grey, Apple and Chocolate Bread Pudding

If I were to pick my favourite ingredients to bake with, it would be a tough choice for sure, but tea (and booze!) would be right up there near the top. Every time I make something with Chai, Matcha or Earl Grey I wonder why I don’t do it more often. Tea is usually a subtle but beautiful taste that … Read More

Rum & Ginger Flan with Caramelised Figs + 13 Ways with Figs!

I would be in a world of trouble if someone asked me to name my favourite fruit. Could I do a top 10 perhaps? Don’t tell the peaches and the strawberries but figs are right up there. I look forward to fig season every year, and I love that they go so well in both sweet and savoury recipes. So … Read More