Lemon Kefir Shiso Cake w Umeboshi Plum and Creme Fraiche. A tender lemony cake for a patio party with a dapper friend.

Banana Date Molasses Tea Cake. A fermented sourdough batter, made with organic flour, keffir butter, free range eggs, and refined sugar free. A perfect accompaniment for a local bush walk, picnic, or visiting a friend. Delicious with a mug of tea.

A Buckwheat Chiffon, with Orange Blossom & White Chocolate Creme Patisserie, Couverture Ganache, Star Anise Roasted Quinces, topped with Autumnal Botanicals (stuff from the garden) and Local Candied Hazelnuts. Recipe follows.

A Brown Butter Rhubarb Custard Cake. Retro baking is where it is at. A way of kindly describing myself as old yet super cool. When I saw my favourite cookbook republished as “vintage” I knew I needed some serious re branding of self and my baking style. Recipe follows.

A Sad Grey Cake with a big Rainbow surprise! Full of frivolity and gaiety. Recipe follows.

Ginger orange cake with turmeric orange cheesecake, roasted yellow nectarines, salted burnt orange silk meringue buttercream, roasted almond praline. Recipe follows.

Almond semolina sponge layer cake with lemon butter, ube creme patisserie, and sugared violets. Recipe follows.

Gingerbread, turmeric cheesecake layer cake with salted caramel swiss meringue buttercream, roasted pears and hazelnut brittle. Recipe follows.

Chocolate sponge layer cake with chocolate swiss meringue buttercream. Recipe follows.