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Baked by Fiona

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25.01.2022 Christmas bikkie baking has started! Today it’s gingerbread biscuits. There’s ginger people and gingerbread stars so far.. . #bakedbyfiona #gingerbreadman #adobespark

25.01.2022 A little lolly cake, this one topped with Freckles and M&Ms. . #bakedbyfiona #lollycake

25.01.2022 Sourdough cinnamon scrolls. . The recipe is by @kingarthurflour and can be found on their website. I did change a few things (as usual ). I used rapadura sugar instead of brown sugar in the filling. And as well as the cinnamon in the filling I also added orange zest and @nomadspices ras el hanout spice mix. The fragrance from the buns as they were baking was delicious. I also topped the scrolls with @Phil lyaus cream cheese and finished them with a dusting of cinnamon. .... #bakedbyfiona #kingarthurflour #sourdoughbaking See more

25.01.2022 A coconut and raspberry cake. This cake served 2 purposes... It was a baby gender reveal cake. The buttercream filling was coloured to reveal the baby’s gender. The cake was also the birthday cake for the lovely mum to be. #bakedbyfiona #genderrevealcake

25.01.2022 ... and it was good! . Enjoyed still slightly warm with a slathering of @pepesaya butter and Vegemite. Oh, the simple pleasures. . My 3rd sourdough loaf, this time coated with sesame seeds. It was crispy, crunchy on the outside and soft with even sized and distributed air holes on the inside.... . I think my best so far. . #bakedbyfiona #sourdoughbread See more

24.01.2022 The weekly batch of sourdough pasta made into farfalle shapes this time. Also fondly called bow ties. . I’m not sure I want to return to eating commercial pasta. Which means scheduling a pasta making session into my week. I think I can do that. I’m also going to need a few extra pieces of equipment, like a zigzag cutter wheel for the farfalle edges (I really though I owned a zigzag pastry wheel, but seems I don’t). And I’d like one of those wood blocks that look like butter paddles, does anyone know what that’s called? . #sourdough #sourdoughpasta #bakedbyfiona

24.01.2022 It’s been a long time since I baked a quiche. . The pastry was made with 50% purple wheat flour and 50% white flour, and it had a lovely full flavour. . The filling had leeks and celery from my garden sautéed with bacon. Fresh sage and grated kefalograviera cheese were also in the filling.... . A tip for the custard... make it ahead of time, add plenty of nutmeg and pepper and let it infuse in the fridge for at least a few hours. Then strain the custard mixture when you’re ready to use it. . Dinner sorted . #bakedbyfiona #quiche See more

24.01.2022 Swirly baked vanilla donuts. Glazed with ganache and topped with Botanical Gold Flower Garnishes and sprinkles. . Before Christmas I bought some pecan nut products from a farm called @barefootfarmbyron. I discovered them through the @buyfromthebush campaign. I purchased a big bag of fresh pecan (which were/are delicious) and some spiced pecan dukkh (which was sprinkled over my cinnamon roasted pumpkin for Christmas). . While I was browsing their website I found a couple of pr...oducts called Botanical Gold. These beautiful jars are full of dried edible flower petals and flecks of edible gold. They are so pretty, and a lovely surprise find, both colours made their way into my shopping cart. . #bakedbyfiona #buyfromthebush #bakeddonuts . Donuts were baked in the @nordicwareusa swirl mini bundt pan. See more

24.01.2022 Thanks Costa, a gardening hero! . Long story short, I’ve been volunteering for the @sydneyediblegardentrail over the past 6 months, mainly working on their website and designing graphics. Mid last week, the trail had to be postponed and (very quickly) it was turned into a virtual garden trail. Costa Georgiadis Official very kindly and generously gave his weekend to visiting gardens, making live videos and interviewing garden hosts for ticket holders to watch online. . I was a...sked to make a cake for Costa on behalf of my fellow committee members. It was my pleasure, and I knew it had to have edibles for the decorations. Perennial basil and thyme were wrapped around the 2 tier bundt cake. . Thank you Costa! . Cakes: 2 different sized brilliance bundt cakes, pans by @nordicwareusa. Lemon curd white chocolate drizzle covers the cakes. Handmade bunting decoration by me. . #bakedbyfiona #bundtcake #sydneyediblegardentrail See more

23.01.2022 Mini swirl bundt cakes. I’ve been testing out a couple of my new @nordicwareusa bundt pans I bought myself for Christmas. Loving this new swirl bundt pan, it’s a pretty, soft swirly pattern. . #bakedbyfiona #bundtcake

23.01.2022 The Christmas cookie tins, baked and delivered to family and friends. Merry Christmas to you. I hope you have a happy, relaxing Christmas Day tomorrow. . #bakedbyfiona #christmascookies #christmasbaking

23.01.2022 A couple of cakes to help celebrate two brothers’ birthdays. . There was a chocolate cake with Milo Swiss meringue buttercream and crushed Maltesers. And a coconut and raspberry cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd. . #bakedbyfiona #nakedcakes

22.01.2022 These fabric face masks are keeping me busy these days. It’s so good to be sitting at the sewing machine again. My masks are available on my website: http://www.ribbonsgalore.com.au/quite-con/fabric-face-masks

21.01.2022 The festival of tomatoes is coming to an end in our house. So far this summer I have harvested about 15kg of tomatoes from my little @drivewayveggiepatch. There’s been many tomato meals and salads enjoyed, jars of Greek tomato jam have been made and I even made my first batch of passata. . One thing I’ve been wanting to make is a tomato galette or as it’s known in Italian, crostini. I sought the advise of my foodie friend @_angelapalermo_ about the pastry I needed to make which was a lovely pastry with yoghurt. My first attempt at a galette is ready for dinner tonight. Using a variety of my tomatoes, fresh thyme and oregano from my garden, under the tomatoes is a layer of grated feta cheese and a little Parmesan. Looking forward to it! . #bakedbyfiona #tomatogalette #tomatocrostini

21.01.2022 Top 9 for 2019. Thank you for following along on my 2019 baking journey... thank you for all your support. I’ve loved baking each and every cake through the year. I’ve only just started baking the mascarpone cream cakes in the last few months, and they seem to have been well liked so far. Hopefully there may be more to come in 2020. ... I wish you a happy and healthy 2020. Please stay safe wherever you are. XX #bakedbyfiona

21.01.2022 A 6 tower coconut and raspberry naked cake, filled with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd. . #bakedbyfiona #nakedcake

21.01.2022 This week’s loaf. Covered in sesame seeds again. Eaten warm with butter and Vegemite (is there anything better ). . I think I’ll have to up the weekly production to 2 loaves, cause one is just not lasting at the moment. . #bakedbyfiona #sourdough #dailybread @ North Willoughby

20.01.2022 Another test batch of Monte Carlos. I took on board family feedback and made the biscuits a little flatter. While the first batch were more rounded and looked good... they were not easy to eat! So I flattened the bikkies as I baked them. Filled with my vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and the lovely tangy Aussie raspberry jam by @beerenbergfarm. . Also playing with my new camera lens with this shot... and I’m already in love after the first few shots . #bakedbyfiona #montecarloss #bakewitharnotts

20.01.2022 Sewing, sewing, sewing. More handmade fabric face masks are being handed over to their new lovely owners. . I’m appreciative of every order. Thank you, I’m still sewing, I have plenty of beautiful fabric and I’ve had another delivery of elastic. Happy days. . If you’d like to see what I have available, please visit my Ribbons Galore website. I’m adding new designs regularly. The link is: ... http://www.ribbonsgalore.com.au/quite-con/fabric-face-masks . #fabricmask #sydneyhandmade #fabricfacemask #

19.01.2022 Describe this cake in one word..... MOCHA! . Here’s more information for anyone wanting the details: 3 layers of my chocolate cake, soaked with a Kahlua sugar syrup. Filled with a @barrelonecoffeeroasters espresso Swiss meringue buttercream. Topped with the espresso buttercream and dark chocolate coated cake crumbs scattered over the top. .... Celebrations are still happening. Happy Birthday Alec! See more

19.01.2022 Coconut and cherry shortbread. Another bikkie baked for the Christmas bikkie tins. #bakedbyfiona #christmasbaking

19.01.2022 The Tim Tam brownies... from another angle . This recipe is one of @donna.hay ‘s recipes, with buckwheat flour (and I used some almond meal as well), cacoa, oil and maple syrup/rice malt syrup. . The Tim Tams weren’t in the original recipe, I just added them. ... . #bakedbyfiona #brownies See more

19.01.2022 Four weeks ago today we were celebrating the marriage of my niece and her husband. . It was such a beautiful day, with love, happiness and dancing. . The cake was a 10 midi lemon cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd filling. Flowers by @_ellebore. These photos by @thisdayforward_weddings.... . This was one of the last cakes I baked, for now. It was so special to make this cake. And so many happy memories from the day to hold on to. . #bakedbyfiona @ Moby Dicks Whale Beach See more

18.01.2022 Chocolate cake, chocolate drizzle and chocolates for a 21st birthday. Can you guess what the birthday boy’s favourite flavour is? . #bakedbyfiona #chocolatecake

18.01.2022 This was my last cake for 2019 that was delivered yesterday. This was a 6 midi vanilla cake for @pilatestrystudios. They were celebrating the studio babies born throughout 2019. I’d like to thank all friends and family who I’ve baked a cake for this year. I’ve loved baking each and every one. Thank you for trusting me to be part of your celebrations. I’m excited to see what 2020 will bring!... #bakedbyfiona

18.01.2022 From the archives... October 2016! My choc caramel tarts. I think I need to make some of these again very soon. . Shortbread pastry cases with salted caramel filling topped with chocolate ganache. . #bakedbyfiona #chocolatetart

17.01.2022 When I started growing my sourdough starter a few weeks back I had no idea where this little adventure would lead. . I certainly never thought I’d be making sourdough pasta on a weekly basis. . I felt adventurous today, and made tortellini with my sheets of sourdough pasta. Filled with ricotta, kefalograviera and wilted garden greens. First time making tortellini, pretty happy with these... and they tasted good!... . Staying at home and feeding us! . #stayhome #tortellini #sourdough #bakedbyfiona See more

17.01.2022 Some kid’s sized fabric face masks, these were made for 2 brothers aged 3 years and 8 years. Loving the giraffes . My face masks are available from: http://www.ribbonsgalore.com.au/quite-con/fabric-face-masks (link in my profile) .... #fabricfacemask See more

15.01.2022 This week’s batch of sourdough cinnamon scrolls. . Another delicious use of my big jar of sourdough starter that lives in my fridge. . This batch had hints of orange as well as the cinnamon.... . #bakedbyfiona #cinnamonrolls #sourdough See more

15.01.2022 This week’s sourdough loaf. Very happy with this one. It had a 40+ hour cold ferment and it rose beautifully. I’ve also finally bought a bread lame so my slashes are looking rather sharp on the loaf. . #sourdoughbread #bakedbyfiona

15.01.2022 The Hulk birthday cake. . A 6 tower cake decorated in the party colours of red, blue and yellow. . Blue and concrete buttercream colours by @colour.mill... . #bakedbyfiona #hulkcake See more

15.01.2022 Another cookie for the Christmas bikkie tins. The chocolate crinkle cookie, where have you been all my life. I don’t know why I haven’t baked these before. After MUCH research I chose John’s recipe from @preppykitchen. A couple of reasons... they looked delicious on his website (his food photography is great) and he gave his ingredient list in metric measures. By this I mean the ingredients were listed in both grams and the cup/spoon measurements. This might seem a minor thi...ng, but in baking, precision of ingredients is important and for this reason I only use recipes that give me the metric measurements. There are many great baking blogs/recipes in the US that only give cup measures BUT you have to be conscious when measuring these cup/spoon measures, that here in Australia our standard cup sizes are different to that in the US. You can sit and convert yourself (there are websites that help you)... but if a reputable blogger does this for me, they usually get the nod from me! . And back to John’s chocolate crinkle cookies... they are a little soft in the middle and crinkley on the outside and have a delicious chocolatey flavour. I’ll be making these again. Thank you John. . #bakedbyfiona #preppykitchen #chocolatecrinkles

15.01.2022 Playing catchup, a cake from a couple of weeks ago. An 8 tower cake for an 18th birthday. . #bakedbyfiona @ Lane Cove

15.01.2022 One of my vanilla mascarpone naked cakes. Decorated with little fresh flowers and berries. . #bakedbyfiona

15.01.2022 Choc Milo sandwich cookies... happy international chocolate day. One of the favourite cookies I’ve been baking in 2020. . #bakedbyfiona #internationalchocolateday #chocolatecookies

15.01.2022 Tahini and almond cookies. So delicious and a bit more healthy than the usual cookies I bake. Based on the recipe by Sneh of @cookrepublic (recipe is on Sneh’s website). I added some Arabic spices which blended nicely with the tahini. I’m thinking up some other flavours/varieties to bake next. #bakedbyfiona #vegancookies

15.01.2022 I made a cake last week! . When a family friend asked if I’d bake her a cake, I jumped at the chance. The cake was for her son who had just got engaged. She wanted a heart shaped cake, so a heart shaped cake she got. . The vanilla cake was hand cut into heart shapes, soaked with elderflower and vanilla syrup and filled with my vanilla mascarpone cream, fresh strawberries and freeze dried raspberries. The cake was topped with more mascarpone cream, fresh strawberries, rasp...berries, dianthus flowers, perennial basil flowers and leaves. . Such a fun cake to create, might add it to my repertoire when I’m back to baking again. . Congratulations to the happy couple. . #bakedbyfiona #heartcake #isobaking See more

14.01.2022 Making more of my chocolate Milo sandwich cookies in a couple of days. Each cookie has 2 sugar crusted chocolate cookies sandwiched together with Milo Swiss meringue buttercream. The cookies have a thin crisp shell but are deliciously soft and chocolatey on the inside.

14.01.2022 A 6 vanilla tower cake. Yellow, green and gold were the theme colours, so I used subtle buttercream colouring on the cake and then popped the yellow colour with the florals. I’m now taking orders for December. If you are planning a celebration, please get in touch if you’d like some cake! . #bakedbyfiona #birthdaycake

14.01.2022 I’m taking a short break from baking while I sew fabric face masks. . I’ve been asked if I’m selling these and the answer is, yes I am! . I’m selling them through my online store, Ribbons Galore. You can find the information and purchase the masks over there. I’ve put the link to the face mask page below. Thank you ... . http://www.ribbonsgalore.com.au/quite-con/fabric-face-masks . #fabricfacemask #buylocal

13.01.2022 Today’s #stayhome baking. . The Kingston Biscuit. . An Australian classic baked by @arnottsbiscuits and a childhood favourite of mine.... . I think I might bake my way through my childhood bikkie favourites. . This recipe is from @womensweeklyfood. They have many other fabulous recipes on their site. I’ve bookmarked a few for future baking sessions. . #bakedbyfiona #stayathome See more

12.01.2022 Homemade Monte Carlo biscuits. Based on the original @arnottsbiscuits classic Monte Carlos. Lovely coconut and golden syrup flavoured biscuits sandwiched with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and @beerenbergfarm Aussie raspberry jam. . #bakedbyfiona #arnotts #montecarlo

11.01.2022 Chocolate sugar cookie sandwiches with Milo buttercream. . Theyaregood! . #bakedbyfiona #chocolatecookies #cookiesandwich

09.01.2022 Maddie and James’s wedding cake. . A 10 midi lemon cake. Filled with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream and lemon curd. . Flowers by @_ellebore... . All my cakes are special, a few are just a little bit more special. Loved making this cake for my beautiful niece and her husband last week. . #bakedbyfiona #jimandmaddswheats See more

09.01.2022 Cool blues for these mini cupcakes. Celebrating the 21st birthday of a beautiful young woman. . #bakedbyfiona #minicupcakes @ The Treehouse

08.01.2022 They don’t always come out of the pan cleanly. Last night I had a complete disaster baking a chocolate bundt cake... just as well is was late in the night so there’s no photographic evidence of the mess. All that remains of the cake is a container full of chocolate cake crumbs! I did realize later I’d forgotten to flour the pan, I’d only greased it with the ghee. . So to redeem myself I returned to the same bundt pan that caused me so much grief and baked another cake t...oday. I did grease and flour it this time. It came out beautifully and smells delicious (it’s a lime and coconut cake). It just needs a little glazing and it’ll be ready... . This pan is the @nordicwareusa small Brilliance bundt pan. It is a really beautiful pan with its sharp edges. I have all 3 sizes now. . #bakedbyfiona #bundtcake See more

08.01.2022 The Tim Tam brownie cooling in its tin... this was so good, must add it to the baking roster again. . #bakedbyfiona #brownie

08.01.2022 Nasturtiums, calendulas, Johnny Jump-ups, feverfew flowers, asylum... just some organically grown edible flowers from my garden decorating this cake. . #bakedbyfiona #flowercake #edibleflowers @drivewayveggiepatch

07.01.2022 An 11th birthday, recently celebrated with a few friends and chocolate cake! . Cake details: 8 midi cake with 3 layers of chocolate cake sandwiched with Milo Swiss meringue buttercream. Coated with buttercream and decorated with KitKats, Maltesers and MnMs. . Can you ever have too much chocolate? ... . Thanks @laurareidphoto, I hope your gorgeous girl had a great day. . #bakedbyfiona #chocolatecake See more

06.01.2022 Lots of my handmade fabric face masks have been handed over to lovely customers this past week.. More will be sewn this week. . My masks are available from my Ribbons Galore website: http://www.ribbonsgalore.com.au/quite-con/fabric-face-masks

06.01.2022 One of my favourite flavour combinations... lemon and blueberry. Lemon and blueberry cake with tangy lemon curd and vanilla buttercream topping. . Another entry for the #sodarksomoody photography challenge. . @anisa.sabet @cookrepublic @poppybeesurfaces.... . #bakedbyfiona See more

05.01.2022 Portokalopita or orange pie. . A favourite to enjoy when we’re in Greece and at home here in Sydney. . The texture is unusual for a pie, I’d describe it a bit more like a pudding. Soaked with a fragrant sugar syrup while still hot from the oven. It’s delicious..... . Made with dried @antonioufillopastry filo pastry. . #bakedbyfiona #portokalopita #greekfood See more

05.01.2022 #stayhome cooking today was a batch of fresh sourdough pasta. This is my first time making pasta with sourdough and it was delicious. We had it for dinner coated with caramelised onions, bacon, leafy greens from the garden, chili, basil and sage. . #sourdoughpasta #sourdough #homemadepasta

04.01.2022 I’m re-discovering photos. Bundt cakes are some of my favourite things to bake. . Baked in one of my many @nordicwareusa pans. . #bakedbyfiona #nordicware #bundtcake

04.01.2022 I found myself baking again today, more Kingston Biscuits. . This batch of Kingston Biscuits is already on its way to Melbourne, sending a little care package to my gorgeous girl @emilycarter23. Enjoy. . The recipe can be found on the @womensweeklyfood website.... . #bakedbyfiona #quarantinebaking See more

03.01.2022 2 out of 2!! My second loaf. . I’ll get the critical point out of the way first. This one didn’t rise as much as my first loaf. I left the dough a little too long on it’s final proof before shaping. I could feel it when handling the dough. But this was not drastic in the final result. . The crumb was closer (result on the proving above), the bubbles/crumb were smaller and more evening distributed through the bread. I found this one nicer eating than my first with a slightly s...our flavour. . I will keep going! I’m going to try to bake a loaf every three days (this is how long a loaf lasts in our house of 2). . I’d like to acknowledge a couple of people, and their accounts, who have been sharing their knowledge: @joseybakerbread (the fabulous baker at @themillsf) is sharing an enormous amount of his baking knowledge on his account. He is also answering lots of questions about sourdough keeping and baking. @tartinebakery has been sharing the videos of baking sourdough bread. . #isolationbaking #sourdoughbread #bakedbyfiona See more

03.01.2022 My #stayhome baking. I’ve been making a sourdough starter over the last week (see my stories ). One by-product of this process is the sourdough discard. There’s lots of things to make using this discard, cause, let’s face it, it’s just flour and water with some fermentation. . Today’s baking using the discard was a batch of Oat, Date, Orange and Ras el Hanout Sourdough muffins.. . A perfect addition to a cuppa... of which we’re having a lot during our days at home.... . #bakedbyfiona #stayathome #isolationbaking See more

03.01.2022 An 8 midi lime and coconut cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream filling. . Coated with textured buttercream, coloured by @colour.mill food colourings. . #bakedbyfiona

02.01.2022 Here’s a chocolate cake with chocolate ganache, chocolate buttercream and chocolate freckles. Just to get the weekend started right! . Baked in my trusty @nordicwareusa Charlotte cake pan. The cake possibilities are endless with this little pan! Happy weekend!... #bakedbyfiona #bundtcake #chocolatecake

02.01.2022 We had toasted sandwiches for dinner tonight. . This week’s sourdough was baked through the afternoon and, really, we couldn’t wait til tomorrow’s breakfast for sourdough toast. . This is loaf no. 4. It was slightly mis-shaped (thanks to my late night effort of the final shape late last night). Sesame seeds definitely a favourite in our house. The crumb was more dense looking (not so many big air bubbles) BUT it was actually quite light when eating. Good flavour. Still happy ...with my progress.. . For the record I had ham, cheese and my homemade Greek tomato jam in my toastie... with @pepesaya butter on the outside so when you toast it that butter just melts into the crispy bread. . #bakedbyfiona #sourdough #sourdoughbread See more

02.01.2022 It’s nice to hear people are starting to have small celebrations with family. . This 6 midi coconut cake went out yesterday to celebrate a Malteser loving 70 year old. . #bakedbyfiona #birthdaycake

02.01.2022 Gingerbread biscuits sandwiched with salted caramel. These didn’t make this year’s cookie tins, unfortunately, the caramel was a little too gooey. But they are still being enjoyed. I just need to make my caramel a little thicker... next time. They’re a delicious experiment this year. #bakedbyfiona #christmasbaking #gingerbreadcookies

02.01.2022 The 90th birthday cake I made for my dad last week. Inside were layers of chocolate cake with a Callebaut Gold chocolate ganache (spiked with salted caramel Baileys). Coated with piped Swiss meringue buttercream. A very special cake to start my 2020 baking journey.... #bakedbyfiona #90thbirthday @ Store Beach

01.01.2022 I can not express how happy this little bump of crispy, crusty goodness makes me feel. . I may not be baking cakes for others at the moment, but baking for us at home is becoming so satisfying. . Sourdough bread, the recipe i used is the Basic Sourdough from The Tivoli Road Baker cookbook by one of Australia’s best bakers @michaeljamesbakes.... . The process to make this loaf started about 36 hours before (not including the time spent building the sourdough starter). Yesterday was spent turning and folding the dough at regular intervals followed by proving time then shaping. The dough spent last night in the fridge for its final prove. This morning it was baked and has already been enjoyed with my favourite butter from @pepesaya. . Next time you think a loaf of artisan sourdough bread seems expensive, remember how long this good food takes to prepare, using premium ingredients that actually nourishes you. . I’m going to mention some of my local Sydney bakeries I love supporting. @berkelo.au, @staple_bread, @flourshopau. These guys are creating and baking some of the best bakery goods on the north side of the Harbour. If you live local to these guys, please support them! . #sourdoughbread #shoplocal #bakedbyfiona See more

01.01.2022 Friday’s sourdough loaf... the second loaf this week. . I was really happy with the dough of this loaf, it just had a nice feel to it when I was folding and rolling it. I placed the dough in a sesame seed lined loaf tin and it was proved overnight in the fridge, in the loaf tin. . It came out nicely risen from the oven. The crumb was fine and soft, the crust just crunchy and delicious. I’m claiming another success! ... . #bakedbyfiona #isobaking See more

01.01.2022 An 8 tower cake, with mint and gold, finished with fresh flowers. . #bakedbyfiona

01.01.2022 This week’s sourdough loaf being held, again, by my resident, work from home, food holding hand model. . This baking ritual is becoming more natural and I’m still happy with the results I’m getting. . #bakedbyfiona #sourdoughbaking

01.01.2022 An ‘A’ shaped layer cake. Vanilla cake with vanilla Swiss meringue buttercream layers, hand cut to shape. Topped with piped buttercream. There were vanilla cupcakes to match. . #bakedbyfiona #lettercake

01.01.2022 Tim Tam brownies. That’s all! . #bakedbyfiona #brownies