Jikana Damaru

Mini gluten free dessert tower

I loved how my mini gluten free dessert tower turned out this Christmas and it was so much more convenient than making five large desserts. For starters, they were much easier to store in the fridge and I never had any leftovers - just more pretty desserts!

On the top tier of my cake stand from Williams Sonoma were key lime pies. On the second tier were raspberry trifles, and on the inner bottom tier I put strawberry panna cotta. On the outer bottom tier, I alternated Summer fruit mousse with cherry cheese cake.

I can't wait to make another dessert tower for Easter!

Apollo spice jars from Higgins Hardware

Divine bakers twine in aqua, cotton candy and green apple from Sew Sweet

Have a sweet day!

in the picture {january} a piece of me

this year i am going to be taking a self portrait journey in an attempt to capture some images of me, for my girls, as i am often on the other side of the camera & not so often in the multitude of photographs i take everyday!

{read more about this idea of Christy's from the urban muser blog by clicking on the button below}

52 Weeks of Grateful: Kindness

Jars for Cakes and Drinks

I have a thing for interesting jars but I also have a thing for jars that have multiple uses! My latest love in jars is the fabulous Ball Mason Jar - yes I love the antique vintage blue ones but this one is brand new and is so versatile.

It is the perfect size for a cake in a jar - a great way to serve your guests at a party or even as a take home gift - change the colour of the patterned paper in the lid and you can match the theme of your event. Here I have layered a red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting to go with the festive red dots and twine used as decoration. Attach a spoon and an instant dessert is ready.

When you have finished your cake you can then use your jar as a fabulous way to serve your next drink.

Just right with a delicious ice cold summer punch and they look
cute with these little lids that are a perfect fit for a stripey straw.

Eating cake and drinking punch just keeps getting more enjoyable.

These great jars (as well as all the other goodies you see here) can now be found in the Sweet Style store here.

Thank you to Jordan from Polkadot Prints for sharing this post on her blog earlier this week.

Images: Sweet Style

Hotel Chocolat Review & Giveaway

I was recently sent a Sealed with a Kiss box of chocolates to review from the lovely folks at Hotel Chocolat. I received a glamourous heart-shaped box full of 35 chocolates, from irresistible liquid caramels and melting pralines to ravishing truffles in beautiful hearts and smoochy chocolate truffle filled lips. My favourites were the new orange and purple striped hearts filled with a light strawberry truffle and a pinch of black pepper and the mellow vanilla filled swirl topped hearts.

Hotel Chocolat have got a great selection of Valentine's Day gifts this season from caramel sweet chocolate hearts to the prettiest pink champagne truffles. There is something to suit all tastes and budgets.

I am pleased to announce a giveaway of a Sealed with a Kiss box of chocolates from Hotel Chocolat - worth £45!

To enter, please visit Hotel Chocolat and then leave a comment below this post letting me know what delicious chocolates you would like to give or receive this Valentine's Day. The giveaway ends on Thursday, February 9th 2012 at 10pm (GMT) and I will randomly select and announce a winner on Friday, February 10th.

To increase your chances of winning this fabulous prize, you can gain one additional entry for doing each of the following:

tweeting about this giveaway
blogging about it
following the Torie Jayne blog
following Torie Jayne on Twitter

For the first two, please leave a comment below with the link to your tweet or blog post.

This giveaway is open to UK readers.

Good luck and have a sweet day!

Happy Australia Day

Happy Australia Day to all the Aussies around the world.

We have had a wonderful day flying the Aussie Flag, enjoying a backyard bbq and finishing the meal off with some pavlova - hope you are having a wonderful day wherever you are.

the week so far

{park play & ice cream in extra special cones that are usually not included in their allowed to be consumed food group! they loved me a little more this day for saying yes to the sprinkle cone}

{time spent in chapel st after a movie with uncle Jonny. my bro. photo booth photos mandatory}

{in search of ice cream. every big day out needs to be celebrated with ice cream!}

{testing out new textas. five of them are scented. the bikini clad babe is herself}

{slip n slide time. great way to cool down on a 34 degree day. pink hair is not her real hair. it's a hair piece she fell in love with at the toy shop while busy choosing the perfect toy with Granny & Grandad. it's the first thing to go on every day!}

{hot summer skies. just perfect. & the perfect dinner to enjoy on said day tacos & beer. yum!}