Olivia’s Kitchen

Olivia’s Kitchen Welcome to Olivia’s kitchen. I’m a stay at home mum with a passion for creating cakes and cupcak

I’ve been wanting to make a cake like this for ages because I think they look so pretty and the colours and possibilitie...
29/04/2023

I’ve been wanting to make a cake like this for ages because I think they look so pretty and the colours and possibilities are endless. This one was shades of pink and red and I used stabilised chantilly cream to “ice” the two layers of white chocolate cake. On top are various shades of pink meringue kisses, the last of the summer berries and some beautiful macaroons that I can’t take any credit for. I cannot get mine perfect and it really annoys me 🤬.

I haven’t made a cake for a while because of some personal stuff going on. But today I made a cake for my 9 year old far...
01/04/2023

I haven’t made a cake for a while because of some personal stuff going on. But today I made a cake for my 9 year old farm girl. My go to chocolate cake with vanilla and chocolate buttercream and raspberry jam.

🧁 cup cake donation 🧁Hi guys. I would love to do my bit to help out Hawke’s Bay through my baking because who doesn’t lo...
21/02/2023

🧁 cup cake donation 🧁

Hi guys. I would love to do my bit to help out Hawke’s Bay through my baking because who doesn’t love something full of sugar and butter?!

So nominate a friend or even nominate yourself, I don’t mind. Explain to me why you think this person might appreciate a half dozen of my yummiest cupcakes. It might be for someone you think is struggling with it all and could use a pick me up.

Also, does anyone know where most of the volunteers are based (ie army, police etc)? I would love to take some round to them.

Anyway, get nominating and I’ll start baking.

My baking efforts for new years. Nests of meringues with mascarpone cream, and compote topped with summer berries. They ...
02/01/2023

My baking efforts for new years. Nests of meringues with mascarpone cream, and compote topped with summer berries. They were super delicious! Also I cheated and beefed up the kale salad with bacon pine nuts and pomegranate.
I can make these for anyone. just need to do it last minute sk they don’t go soggy. A great alternative to a traditional pav!

I did it! Was slightly nervous this was going to turn into an Eaton Mess but I was pretty chuffed with my pavlova Christ...
25/12/2022

I did it! Was slightly nervous this was going to turn into an Eaton Mess but I was pretty chuffed with my pavlova Christmas tree using rosemary sprigs, berries and chocolate as the decorations. Nice to try something new

Merry Christmas everyone. Nothing like a yummy piece of fruit cake with butter cream icing. This was a collaboration brt...
24/12/2022

Merry Christmas everyone. Nothing like a yummy piece of fruit cake with butter cream icing. This was a collaboration brtween my mum nikki for making the best ever cake and then I iced it (i think I need to buy her an off set spatula though). Don’t the red currents look cool on top

My own birthday creation. Pistachio and strawberry entremet. This was lovely and light with very delicate flavours that ...
14/10/2022

My own birthday creation. Pistachio and strawberry entremet. This was lovely and light with very delicate flavours that worked beautifully. Not every dessert needs to be rich.

The kids and I decided to master the art ofMaking croissants. I think that we did quite well! The kids loved the science...
11/09/2022

The kids and I decided to master the art of
Making croissants. I think that we did quite well! The kids loved the science involved in
Making them and watching them grow.

11/09/2022

Glazing Digbys Father’s Day cake. I think I’ve found the perfect mirror glaze recipe that isn’t so sickly sweet. I find watching this incredibly satisfying!

My latest entremet experiments. So far so good. 😋🤤
11/09/2022

My latest entremet experiments. So far so good. 😋🤤

Argh I wish I had taken better photos than this so you could see how glossy this cake looked. I’m enjoying playing aroun...
10/09/2022

Argh I wish I had taken better photos than this so you could see how glossy this cake looked. I’m enjoying playing around with different flavours and textures while making these entremet. This one consists of..

A cake with almond dacquoise, white chocolate mousse, strawberry gel, whipped white chocolate and hazelnut ganache, raspberry mousse, all topped of with a super shiny berry mirror glaze.

If you have a dinner party or special occasion that you like a show stopped dessert than get in touch. The possibilities are endless

A few years ago I decided to make digby an entremet for his fathers day dinner. It has become something of a tradition n...
03/09/2022

A few years ago I decided to make digby an entremet for his fathers day dinner. It has become something of a tradition now as I love the idea of different flavours and textures coming together to make a taste explosion. This year Harriet and I had a lot of time on our hands in the last few days with a nasty cold so we decided to get really technical (possibly because we are addicted to MasterChef aus). We have made a double berry and chocolate panna cotta entremet. This consisted of a chocolate Genoise sponge, a rich chocolate panna cotta, toasted hazelnut ganache, a tangy double berry mousse and all topped of with a double berry mirror glaze that was so shiny you could see your face in it!
I think this sort of thing is a really nice alternative to a traditional birthday or celebration cake. We had a lot of fun making it with all of the little elements that we used to decorate it (we made mini macarons, meringue kisses, meringue shards and toasted hazelnuts). If you have a special occasion coming up and would like to try something different then feel free to get in touch.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads/grandads/step dads and father figures.

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