Recipes & Tips — easy baking

Secret Kiwi Kitchen's Chocolate Cake Mix produces an epic tasting dessert as is. However, if you'd like to "next level" it with some unbelievable buttercream, this is the recipe for you. This buttercream is light and fluffy, almost like a mousse. It really is the most delicious icing we have ever tried. The secret is not in the ingredients- although good quality butter, cocoa and vanilla will elevate the taste. The secret my friends...is the whipping! Yup, the more you whip it, the yummier it becomes. So, put the butter in your bowl and whip for at least 3 minutes at high speed. Hopefully...

Nothing says romance like roses and dessert. This dessert is indeed a romantic stunner and a perfect Autumn dessert. We have rolled up Braeburn apples to create lovely little roses and baked them on top of our blondie mix. Apples, white chocolate, cinnamon, brown sugar: truly a combo made in heaven!  3-5 apples, we used Braeburn apple to make red roses apple juice/water- enough to fill bottom of small pan or pot lemon juice cinnamon, cardamon, nutmeg, ginger allspice (any or all) light coloured fruit jelly of choice- apple, ginger, apricot, marmalade jar of salted caramel spread  Secret Kiwi Kitchen Blondie Mix Prepare Secret...

Why are upside down cakes so mesmerising? At SKK, we are absolutely besotted with them! They add a magical touch to the simplest of cakes. Perhaps, because it reminds us of 'grandma' and elicits feelings of nostalgia for simpler and purer times. As far as upside down goes, you can't beat this delicious banana cake. Full of vintage glamour, it combine two of grandma's favourite things: upside-down cake and a trusty cast-iron skillet*. Caramel, chocolate and banana with a hint of cardamon and allspice: what's not to love! Some combo's are timeless!  Ingredients: Topping 150g (¾ cup, softly packed) brown sugar 75g butter, diced 5 small bananas, peeled and cut...

What if you could have campfire fun anytime you wanted! Well our S'more Skillet Brownie is the answer to your dreams. Loaded with ooey-googey goodness Secret Kiwi Kitchen's S’mores Skillet Brownie has all the flavour and fun but with no campfire needed. By making the 'Smores' in a cast iron pan, it's easy to throw them under the broiler to achieve that wonderful rustic roasted touch!  Consisting of SKK's fudgy brownie topped with a layer of gooey toasted marshmallows and Whittaker bar pieces, what's not to love?! The kids all went made for this dessert! We made it with extra big marshmallows, since...