Welcome to my kitchen.

Hailing from a long line of bakers, I’m at home in a messy kitchen with a spatula in hand. You can browse my culinary ventures below.

Michaela McGrath Michaela McGrath

A Nutella brownie layer cake

Lathered in Nutella cream cheese frosting, my Nutella brownie layer cake isn't a traditional brownie nor birthday cake but a delicious amalgamation of the two.

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A zesty lemon layer cake

This lemon layer cake has it all: tart, creamy lemon curd sandwiched between moist, airy lemon cake layers, smothered in lemon-flecked cream cheese frosting and topped with candied citrus slices.

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A chocolate lover’s bundt cake

This double chocolate bundt cake holds its own under rivers of oozing caramel and a carefully curated selection of chocolate confectionary.

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Amped-up double choc malt cookies

Swapping Horlick's for Ovaltine (and a happy accident) led to these amped up, indulgently chewy, double chocolate malt cookies in tribute to a timeless flavour combination.

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A Valentine’s red velvet bundt cake

Forgoing passé hearts and indulgent lashings of chocolate ganache, this cake bucks the tired Valentine's day clichés in favour of freeze-dried raspberries, a smooth cream cheese icing, and delicate marriage of cocoa and vanilla.

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A strawberry swirl shortcake

Classic, polished and a little bit fancy, this pink and white marbled shortcake is layered with decadent vanilla bean mascarpone frosting, and topped with fresh strawberries and dusting of icing sugar.

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A chocolate lover’s birthday cake

The brief for this cake was overwhelmingly chocolatey and over-the-top indulgent. The result is a salted dark chocolate layer cake with caramel and Mars Bar filling, milk chocolate ganache, a KitKat fence and Maltesers on top. Decadent, right?

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Coffee-infused french toast

Eschewing the staple white bread dunked in egg, this elevated french toast recipe calls for brioche, coffee, and crumble resulting in a breakfast that errs on the side of dessert.

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