Martine Lleonart's Blog: BakeMakePlay

This cake was a request from my 8-year-old for her birthday. She asked for an ice cream cake with vanilla, pink & chocolate and she wanted the whole thing to be pink on the outside.You'll need:250 g (8 oz) Arnott's chocolate ripple biscuits (or Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Choco Chunky Chocolate Chunk Cookies), crushed1 cup Nutella125 g (4 oz) fresh or frozen raspberries125 g (4 oz) fresh strawberries1 L (4 cups) of good quality vanilla ice-cream (I used Maggie Beer's)150 g (5 oz) white chocolate, mel...

If you're a fan of gingerbread then you have to try this recipe. It is the BEST ever gingerbread. That's a promise. Serious stuff folks. This is actually my sister's recipe from a few years ago when she was trying to crack the secret to Aviv Bakery's delicious gingerbread men.This dough makes around 25 gingerbread men (depending on the size of your cutter).You'll need:125 g (4.5 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature cup brown sugar cup molasses1 egg and 1 egg yolk (white reserved for g...

Have you made lemon butter? It is wonderfully versatile. You can use it to fill little tarts, or as a filling in donuts, in lemon meringue pie, or as a cake filling. You'll need:4 egg yolks150 g ( cup/5 oz) caster sugar (superfine sugar)75 g (2 oz) butter, at room temperature2 teaspoons lemon zest90 ml (3 fl oz) lemon juiceWhisk together yolks and sugar and place over a low-medium heat. Add in the rest of the ingredients, whisking all the time. Keep whisking until the mixture thickens and beg...

See my full tutorial for these Christmas cookies over on Cupcake Project. You'll find the full instructions for my Santa Hedgehogs too.

This lovely light, lemony cake will make your kitchen smell amazing as it bakes in the oven. Real estate agents should get in on this – forget scented candles at open-for-inspections – bake a Very Lemony Bundt Cake if you want to sell your property at top dollar.You’ll need:3 lemons, zest only3 tablespoons lemon juice cup milk425 g (15 oz) plain (all-purpose) flour1 teaspoon baking powder teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) teaspoon salt250 g (9 oz) butter, softened350 g (12 oz) caster...

My crafty milk bottle tutorial is over on Party Pieces. Check it out to up your party table game. (Also there are sprinkles and marshmallows involved!)

Need a penguin in your life? I did. You'll find my tutorial (including templates) for these easy penguin felt balls on Party Pieces.

This is my go-to recipe for a dead easy all-round crowd-pleasing chocolate cake. I use wholemeal (wholewheat) flour in this cake because it makes it deliciously chewy and good. Best Ever Chocolate Cake smothered in chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and fashioned into a log for a woodland animals themed party. Photo by Lauren Bamford.You'll need:180 g (6 oz) unsalted butter, chopped and at room temperature345 g (12 oz/1 cups) caster (superfine) sugar3 eggs335 g (12 oz/2 cups) wholemeal (who...

Stefani from Cupcake Project is currently featuring my blog all about edible flowers. Thanks Stef!Head over to Cupcake Project to check it out.