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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For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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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For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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

Thanks, as always, for listening.

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For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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.

This podcast is made in partnership with Cake Decorating Central - your one stop shop for all your dessert and decorating needs. It's 100% Australian owned and dedicated to supporting local baking brands and talent. 

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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!

Thanks, as always, for listening.

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To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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!

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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.

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

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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

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

If you like the show, share it with all your friends who bake!
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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.

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

If you like the show, share it with all your friends who bake!
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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

Thanks, as always, for listening.

Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other useful bits & bobs.

To see all the cakes discussed on the show, follow along @littlepuddingpodcast on Instagram and Facebook.

For more of Larissa's work, follow @littlepudding and drop by her website.

If you like the show, share it with all your friends who bake!
I love hearing from you! If you have a second, I'd be so happy if you left a nice review on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.

See you next time for some more Bake Chat!