Little Pudding Bake Chat

Adam Miller of Bakeology and What's Adam Baking?

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 05:00:00 +1000

Lots of you will recognise Adam Miller from the final of the Great Australian Bake Off last year, where he narrowly missed out on taking home the fancy cake stand to his good mate Laura Foo. During his time in that most fabulous of baking tents, Adam turned out literal show stoppers like his Margarita Cake and his take on the classic from every good childhood - the Chocolate Bavarian Tart. But it is since the show wrapped that he's making his mark in the baking world with his What's Adam Baking insta feed and his baking podcast, Bakeology. As you know, I love listening to people chat about their baking, so it was an instant favourite. And who better to spill the behind-the-scenes Bake Off goss, than a finalist? So I thought I'd get him on. This is a fun chat, with lots of LOLs between two baking nerds - the best kind!

Find Adam's baking @whatsadambaking and the Bakeology pod @bakeology.podcast - because you can never have too many baking pods!

Thanks, as always, for listening.

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Jenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae Cakes

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Canadian baking superstars Jenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae Cakes recently visited Australia to teach some workshops, bringing their signature fun flavours and decorating style to Cakers Warehouse. I caught up with them while they were in Sydney to chat about their business, their career "pinch me" moments, their second cookbook and how they planned to spend their second week holidaying in Oz.

Find Jenna and Ashley's work on Instagram: @jennaraecakes or their website

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Thida Bevington

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +1100

UK home baker, Thida Bevington, says she is drawn to beauty, but on most days, it is she who provides small moments of beauty for her devoted Instagram followers through her baking, her ocean swims and her walks through the English countryside.
In episode 22 of @littlepuddingpodcast, Thida chats about practising to perfect her piping skills (and strengthen her arms), how she came to live in (and love) Norfolk, why her tessellated rhubarb tart is special to her, and the cake tool hiding in every kid's pencil case.

Follow Thida on Instagram @thida.bevington

Jath - The Sugar Hobby

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 06:00:00 +1100

A good macaron is a beautiful thing - the delicate crack of the shell, the slight chew, the velvety ganache or rich caramel that lifts the whole experience to another level. Like a lot of French patisserie, they can be tricky to master but Jath from The Sugar Hobby has not only perfected them, she has turned them into an art form. From her favourite book covers to floral art and the cutest little sea critters, Jath has made them all in mac form. In our chat, she tells me about writing her first online course for home bakers, how she comes up with her clever designs and she generously gives her best tips for mastering macs and busts some common myths along the way.

Follow Jath's work and sign up to her course @thesugarhobby on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and TikTok.

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Kylie Richards - Cake Decorating Central

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 06:00:00 +1100

Kylie Richards, co-founder of Cake Decorating Central, has seen a lot of changes in the cake industry in nearly two decades of running the business. But while trends and gadgets come and go, Kylie says the customers (many who've become friends) are why she loves her work, even the ones who bring in cakes requiring emergency surgery!
In this chat, Kylie talks with love about her late mother-in-law, Shirley Richards, a wedding cake maker of 40 years and legend of the cake industry who used to make all of her decorations by hand. Kylie also tells me about steering the business through the challenging Covid years, why she's passionate about championing Aussie baking talent and the surprising (to me anyway!) best-selling, game-changing product that sells out every Friday in her stores. Can you guess what it is?

Follow Cake Decorating Central on socials @cakedecoratingcentral
See the website for Valentines and Galentines decorating inspo, gorgeous Easter baking ideas, upcoming classes and store locations.

This episode of Little Pudding Bake Chat is brought to you by Cake Decorating Central - your one-stop-shop for all of your cake and dessert decorating needs!

Season 1 Highlights

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +1100

Happy New Year Bakers! This is a big ol' buffet of my favourite moments from Season 1 of Bake Chat. It's a Mad Hatter's Tea Party in here and I love it!

In order:
1.32 Tilly @tillys_table
3.28 Amy @amy_minichiello_
5.03 Kate @rarerollingobject
13.28 Rachel @fortytwocakes
19.23 Erin @thegreatmarburgbakeoff
20.31 Charlotte @charlotteree
23.25 Jen @meltdownartisan
25.28 Monica @moreish.cakes
30.19 Emma @emmajanecakedesignperth
34.39 Das @dasmakescakes
36.28 Alice @misstrixiedrinkstea @cobakespace
38.12 Alisha @sweetbakes_ @cobakespace
39.28 Thao @donttellcharles
42.20 Anneka @bakeclub_australia
43.22 Sophie @locallovely

Normal programming will resume on Jan 31st. See you then!

Sophie Hansen of Local is Lovely

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 01:00:00 +1100

Sophie Hansen is a food writer and cookbook author who lives with her family on a deer farm near Orange in rural NSW. She writes a blog, Local is Lovely, and compiles a weekly newsletter, 5 Things to Be Cheerful About, which is always full of good ideas for things to cook, read and watch. She also co-hosts Something to Eat and Something to Read, a podcast for people who love reading and cooking, and reading about cooking.
In this special Christmas themed episode, Sophie chats about her career in food, her new cookbook, What Can I Bring? and all the things she loves to cook and bake during Advent and Christmas.

What Can I Bring? is available now for pre-order
Follow Sophie on Instagram and check out her newsletter, 5 Things to be Cheerful About
If you like this podcast, you'll like Something to Eat and Something to Read too.

This episode was brought to you by The Healthy Baker range of flours and mixes.
Follow @thehealthybaker on Instagram and Facebook, and see the website for delicious festive recipes.

Anneka Manning of BakeClub

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +1100

Anneka Manning is Australia's real-life, delightful answer to the fictional Elizabeth Zott from Lessons in Chemistry. In her courses at BakeClub, her popular school for bakers, she teaches the "why" behind the processes of baking as well as the "how."
Anneka chats about her career in food, from her start in magazines and publishing, to building BakeClub, extending it online and most recently developing a membership/loyalty model. She also tells me about life on the NSW South Coast, who she most loves to bake for and what she's planning for Christmas.

BakeClub website
Anneka and BakeClub on Instagram

Danielle Alvarez's cookbook, Recipes for a Lifetime of Beautiful Cooking

Thao from Don't Tell Charles

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 +1100

Cakes made by Thao from Don't Tell Charles are instantly recognisable for their perfect, sharp edges, line cleans and abstract art. From a tiny cafe in Melbourne, Thao has built her business into an online cake school where she has taught thousands of cake makers from all over the world to "cake smarter, not harder."
She's always three steps ahead of the industry and whether you're a hobby baker looking for advice or a cakepreneur, you're bound to get a lot out of this chat.

Follow @donttellcharles on Instagram or check out Thao's courses on the Don't Tell Charles website.

Alisha and Alice from Co.Bake Space

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:00:00 +1100

Alice from Miss Trixie Drinks Tea and Alisha from Sweet Bakes are the cake babes behind Co.Bake Space, a luxe event and pop-up space for bakers and savvy brands in Melbourne.

In this super-fun chat, they tell me how Co.Bake Space came about, why they love working together and how they stay ahead of the game in a competitive, constantly changing industry.

Check out Co.Bake Space here

For more of Alice's work, see Miss Trixie Drinks Tea and for Alisha's work, see Sweet Bakes

Das from Das Makes Cakes

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +1100

If Girls Just Wanna Have Fun was put into cake form, Das from Das Makes Cakes in Sydney is the lady to make it. Her cakes are as creative and fun as she is, and her love of fashion, pink and all things 80's often shines through in her work.
Das talks me through her beginnings in baking, from being a bit over-competitive in her office bakes and going all-out on her kids' birthday cakes, which led to her first orders.
A few years later, and those orders have grown into a thriving cake business in the city's east. Das is generous with her tips and advice for aspiring cake makers and her stories are equally helpful and hilarious.

Find Das's work on Instagram @dasmakescakes and her website Das Makes Cakes.

Emma Weaver from Emma Jane Cake Design

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:00:00 +1100

Let's Price Up Shall We?
Emma of Emma Jane Cake Design gives it to us straight about pricing and talks about why she was compelled to cost up her cakes on social media in her Let's Price Up series. But first she makes a cocktail.
Emma is a trailblazer in the cake industry, inspiring the flower shaped cake trend with her range of acrylic discs which she ships from Perth all over the world and she balances her business with a big family. She is funny, frank, and at times a little salty, and cake makers are going to love this one.

See Emma's work on Instagram here.

Cassie from Cas' Cakery

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 09:00:00 +1000

Cassie from Cas' Cakery is not only a leader in her field of cake decorating, she's an inspiration to all women in business.

In Ep 12, ahead of her appearance at the Cake, Bake & Sweets Show in Sydney, she talks about the beginnings of her cake business with simple mud cake hacks while a mum to four kids under six in a remote mining town, the incident that made her commit fully to the business (instead of pursuing a career in fitness) and how her life has changed over the past five years because of that decision. Cas also shares some behind-the-scenes fun of big cake shows, she tells me why she's excited to be bringing her daughters with her to Sydney and why she's made it her mission to support and empower women in the industry.

Follow Cas on socials @cas_cakery and find her website here.

This podcast was made in partnership with the Westgold Cake, Bake & Sweets Show, at Sydney Showground from September 22-24.

Go to the website here for tickets and information and follow all the fun @cakebakesweets.

Lena from Savvy Cakes Sydney

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +1000

It’s Cake, Bake & Sweets Show week! This is go time for all the bakers presenting in Sydney next weekend. They’ll be baking and packing products, finessing their stands and probably trying to fit a nail or brow appointment in somewhere too!

Here to talk us through her show demos, how she got started in baking and how she developed her very handy product, Cover Up, we’re kicking off the week with Lena from Savvy Cakes Sydney on Ep 11 of Little Pudding Bake Chat.

Follow Lena's work @savvycakessydney on Instagram or check out her website.

This podcast was made in partnership with the Westgold Cake, Bake & Sweets Show, at the Sydney Showground from September 22-24.

Go to the Cake, Bake and Sweets Show website for info and tickets, and follow all the fun @cakebakesweets on socials.

Monica Cavallaro from Moreish Cakes

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +1000

You might remember Monica Cavallaro as the tall cake queen from The Great Australian Bake Off, where she was a finalist in 2016. Since then, she has built a successful range of decorating essentials for bakers, her beautiful cakes have featured on two seasons of Married At First Sight, and she has appeared at cake shows all over the world.

Monica's next event is the Westgold Cake, Bake & Sweets Show in Sydney, where she'll be presenting on the Super Stage, building a cake with her audience over three days. She talks me through what's happening at the show, how she developed her product range, her favourite cakes, and how even the wedding cakes in MAFS come with a side of drama.

Follow Monica on Instagram @moreish.cakes and check out her products and cakes on her website, Moreish Cakes.

This episode of Little Pudding Bake Chat is made in partnership with the Westgold Cake, Bake & Sweets Show, from September 22-24 at Sydney Showground.
Get your tickets here!

Jen Lo of Meltdown Artisan

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +1000

This one is for the chocolate lovers! Jen Lo, the delightful chocolatier behind Meltdown Artisan, talks about her business journey from baker and cake designer to chocolate maker. Jen reckons there's quite a few parallels between the two, and she likens coming up with her bon bon flavours to "taking a cake and reducing it to a tiny, bite sized piece."
We cover some of the challenges she has faced as a solo business owner and also the fun bits, like developing her own range of ethically sourced chocolate bars, Just, and helping to raise awareness of sustainability issues in the industry.

Check out Jen's work at Meltdown Artisan and on instagram @meltdownartisan

Charlotte Ree

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +1000

Charlotte Ree is an author and home cook whose new book, Heartbake - A Bittersweet Memoir, tells the story of her search for love and identity following her marriage break-up, and how she learned to care for, nourish and accept herself while finding joy again in cooking. In this episode, she talks candidly with Larissa about all things Heartbake and her life before and after her own personal reckoning.

Find Charlotte on Instagram @charlotteree or her website.

Buy her books, Heartbake and Just Desserts, at Booktopia

Erin Davis of The Great Marburg Bake Off

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 16:00:00 +1000

Regional baker, Erin Davis, is putting the town of Marburg on the map through cake. She is the Creative Director of The Great Marburg Bake Off, a country show cake competition in, you guessed it, Marburg, and she is a hoot. We chat about pernickety cake show judges, the Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Cookbook and associated nostalgia, and why you should never put your head too close to your beaters, especially if your hair is long. Also, I may yet nick her idea for a podcast name and change mine to Show Us Your Tins.

The Great Marburg Bake Off is on Saturday, September 30th in Marburg, QLD

For all the cake criteria and dates for 2023, see the website.

For Erin's updates, follow The Great Marburg Bake Off Instagram feed @thegreatmarburgbakeoff

To see all the cakes discussed on the episode, follow @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and @littlepuddingbakechat on Facebook

For Larissa's cakes and baking, follow @littlepudding

Rachel Spangaro of Forty-Two Cakes

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +1000

Did you know that the number 42, much like cake, is the answer to everything?
Rachel Spangaro of Forty-Two Cakes knows this and it is the clever literary key to her business name. Rachel is famous for her wedding cakes and her signature lamington cakes - clean in design and precision-perfect but also lush and beautiful. She built her brand in Canberra but she has since moved to Perth and she talks about how it's all going, why she loves making big wedding cakes and how she stayed up late every night the week before her wedding to make her own cake.

Follow Rachel on instagram @fortytwocakes. Her website is Forty-Two Cakes.

Kate Pritchett

Wed, 31 May 2023 12:00:00 +1000

Kate Pritchett (clang!) is a cake genius, famous Chatter and all round hilarious and wonderful human. In this Ep, she talks to me about where she finds inspiration for her beautiful cakes, the cherished memories and connections she has made through her baking and through the Chat 10 Looks 3 community, and about that time she delivered a wedding cake for a minister to a harbourside venue on a rocky outcrop in a cyclone.

Find Kate on Instagram @rarerollingobject
Chat 10 Looks 3 podcast and facebook group.
That baptism cake.

Amy Minichiello

Thu, 11 May 2023 11:00:00 +1000

Baker and author, Amy Minichiello, chats to Larissa about how her little heirloom recipe project, where people hand-wrote their cherished family recipes and sent them in the post for her to cook, photograph and feature on Instagram, grew into her beautiful new cookbook, Recipes in the Mail.

Order Amy's book and find more of her recipes and writing on her blog, A Mini Kitchen, and find her on Instagram @amy_minichiello

Emily Gray of Em's Cakery

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +1000

Emily Gray started her cake business, Em's Cakery, when she was just 16!
In this episode, she talks about baking for the busy NSW Hunter Valley wedding and events market, starting her business, the cakes she loves to make and some of the highs and the challenges she has faced along the way.

Find Em and her cakes on instagram at @emscakery
Milkbar's Funfetti American Birthday Cake

Follow along on socials @littlepuddingpodcast
And for more of Larissa's baking and antics @littlepudding

Tilly Pamment of Tilly's Table

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +1100

Tilly Pamment of Tilly's Table chats to Larissa about writing, styling and shooting her upcoming cookbook, The Plain Cake Appreciation Society, and her sentimental favourites inside like her nanna's rainbow cake. She talks about designing her range of botanical linens, her column in Country Style and how much she values her semi-rural community in the Blue Mountains – a big change from her days of inner-city living when she used to pack her car to the brim with cakes to sell at Bondi Markets.

Find Tilly's work at www.tillystable.com.au
Follow along on Instagram @tillys_table

Siobhan Rogers

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 11:00:00 +1100

Welcome to Little Pudding Bake Chat! This is a podcast for bakers, cakers and eaters, where journalist turned baker, Larissa Huntington, chats to amazing bakers about their work and how it fits into their lives.
The show is designed to further conversations within the baking community and I hope listeners will hear stories they relate to, learn a few things, have a laugh and get to know the bakers they've admired through cookbooks, TV and social media a little better.
In Episode 1, Larissa chats to Siobhan Rogers, baker, author, maker, about juggling work, family and creative pursuits, her early baking influences, a vanilla slice mishap and why there's nothing wrong with baking your own birthday cake.
Find Siobhan on Instagram @siobhanrogersco
Siobhan's Etsy Store