Food x Fashion // The Sugar Hit

When Food and Fashion Collide…

Happy Monday lovely people! As you know (because I complained about it last week) I had a CRAZY busy week Friday, so I spent the whole weekend pinning things, eating waffles, and just generally mooching around the house. As a…

My Favourite Buttermilk Waffles // The Sugar Hit

My Favourite Buttermilk Waffles

  ‘Friends, Waffles, Work …or Waffles, Friends, Work, but either way, work comes last.’ – Leslie Knope   If there’s one topic on which Leslie Knope is my guru, it’s Waffles. From what I’ve observed, she appears to like them…

Swedish Mocha Cake // The Sugar Hit

Swedish Mocha Cake

    First thing’s first – the Valentine’s Day giveaway is over! Winners have each been contacted individually and thank you to everyone who entered.   And now, onto this sticky, chewy, chocolate-y mud pie of a cake. Because even…

Let's Make...Spaghetti and Meatballs! // The Sugar Hit

Let’s Make…Spaghetti & Meatballs!

  So there’s a cyclone headed towards my state, Queensland, here in Australia! It’s a pretty big state (two and a half times the size of Texas) and we’re very close to the Tropics, so cyclones often head this way…

Double Vanilla Jam Donuts // The Sugar Hit

Double Vanilla Jam Donuts!

  Guess what day tomorrow is, homies? FAT TUESDAY! AKA Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Tuesday, Fasnacht, Mardi Gras and about a billion other names. Today, Fat Tuesday is celebrated in the Christian tradition as the last day before Lent, and therefore…

Swedish Midsommar Cake // The Sugar Hit

Midsommar Cake // International Eats

  Swedish Midsommar! Blue skies, flower crowns, white dresses, smorgasboards and strawberries! Doesn’t that sound gorgeous? Especially when those strawberries are part of this light, luscious cake!   It’s simple, and utterly perfect. Two light layers of a simple sponge…

Peach Splits with Goma Praline // The Sugar Hit

Peach Splits with Goma Praline

  WELL HELLO THERE easy, impressive weekend dessert! This is my summer fruit jam-a-lam. There may be nothing better than a heat-kissed peach, and a big scoop of milky vanilla ice cream.   But if there’s one thing that can…