Orange and coconut cakes...

I've always underestimated oranges but I've recently discovered they are such a versatile and abundant fruit! I already use them in dressings, drinks and sweet treats, but you can concoct aromatic tea's, fragrance chicken and fish or add fresh segments to salads for a juicy twist. YUM!

To make these little cakes I soaked some coconut in orange juice for 20 mins to re-hydrate it, then substituted half the wet ingredients needed for a vanilla cake mix with the orange juice I drained from the coconut. The rind of any citrus fruit holds so much flavor so I added the zest of 1 whole orange to the mix as well as the re-hydrated coconut.
10 minutes in a hot oven was enough time to ensure they were golden on the outside and moist on the inside :)

Floral on floral...

There's a bit of a theme running through my kitchen/lounge room at the moment... might be a bit obsessed with everything floral.

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The wondrous world of wrapping...

 DIY wrapping doesn't have to be expensive, start with a theme in mind, whether it's a colour tone, patterned piece of wrapping or a pretty piece of ribbon and build on from that. I generally dig around in my craft box and visit the $2 store for resources!

Too much chocolate!

 How to get rid of too many Easter eggs 101...

Melting chocolate centre, fluffy chocolate cake, gooey chocolate buttercream, popping candy egg on top... enough said.