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Squiz TodayThe Squiz Quiz of FebruaryReckon you're full bottle on everything that happened in February? Well, time to test your mettle on the Squiz Quiz of the month! Quizmaster Andrew Williams is joined by returning January champ Claire Kimball and new challenger Larissa Huntington to test their memories. Can you beat our Squiz news experts in the studio?Here's a quick scoring guide if you're playing along at home:The quiz has 10 questions.Each question is worth 1 point (for a total of 10). The final round is worth a maximum of 5...2025-03-1522 min

Jour, why not?Folge 17 – Next Stop: USAAustauschprogramme für österreichische Studierende powered by the U.S. Embassy in Austria Ein Studium oder eine kulturelle Erfahrung in den USA eröffnet vielseitige Möglichkeiten. Ob zur Fortsetzung der Ausbildung, zum Sammeln von Berufserfahrung oder zum Eintauchen in die amerikanische Kultur – zahlreiche Austauschprogramme unterstützen die Verwirklichung dieser Ziele. Die USA bieten nicht nur berufliche und akademische Weiterentwicklung, sondern auch die Chance, die lebendige Vielfalt und den einzigartigen Lebensstil des Landes kennenzulernen. Für österreichische Universitätsstudierende, Hochschulabsolvent und junge Berufstätige im Alter von 18 bis 30 Jahren stehen Programme wie das Culture...2024-11-1934 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatAdam Miller of Bakeology and What's Adam Baking?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. A...2024-04-1647 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatJenna and Ashley of Jenna Rae CakesCanadian 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 websiteThe Squiz - your shortcut to being informed. Get across the daily headlines delivered straight to your inbox or pod feed. I...2024-03-2031 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatThida BevingtonUK 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.bevingtonThanks...2024-02-2944 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatJath - The Sugar HobbyA 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, ho...2024-02-1334 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatKylie Richards - Cake Decorating CentralKylie 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...2024-01-3041 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatSeason 1 HighlightsHappy 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_table3.28 Amy @amy_minichiello_5.03 Kate @rarerollingobject13.28 Rachel @fortytwocakes19.23 Erin @thegreatmarburgbakeoff20.31 Charlotte @charlotteree23.25 Jen @meltdownartisan25.28 Monica @moreish.cakes30.19 Emma @emmajanecakedesignperth34.39 Das @dasmakescakes36.28 Alice @misstrixiedrinkstea @cobakespace38.12 Alisha @sweetbakes_ @cobakespace39.28 Thao @donttellcharles42.20 Anneka @bakeclub_australia43.22 Sophie @locallovelyNormal programming will resume on Jan 31st. See you then!Thanks, as alway...2024-01-0946 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatSophie Hansen of Local is LovelySophie 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...2023-12-0737 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatAnneka Manning of BakeClubAnneka 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 websiteAnneka a...2023-11-2849 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatThao from Don't Tell CharlesCakes 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...2023-11-1552 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatAlisha and Alice from Co.Bake SpaceAlice 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 hereFor more of Alice's work, see Miss Trixie Drinks Tea and for Alisha's work, see Sweet BakesThanks, as always, for...2023-11-0149 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatDas from Das Makes CakesIf 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 c...2023-10-1850 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatEmma Weaver from Emma Jane Cake DesignLet'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...2023-10-0440 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatCassie from Cas' CakeryCassie 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...2023-09-2039 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatLena from Savvy Cakes SydneyIt’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 web...2023-09-1724 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatMonica Cavallaro from Moreish CakesYou 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...2023-09-1239 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatJen Lo of Meltdown ArtisanThis 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 i...2023-08-2942 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatCharlotte ReeCharlotte 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 BooktopiaThanks, as always, for listening. S...2023-08-0839 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatErin Davis of The Great Marburg Bake OffRegional 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 Gr...2023-07-1753 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatRachel Spangaro of Forty-Two CakesDid 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...2023-06-211h 08

Little Pudding Bake ChatKate PritchettKate 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.Thanks, as always, for listening. S...2023-05-3146 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatAmy MinichielloBaker 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_minichielloThanks, as always, for listening. Sign up to the Little Pudding Bake Chat newsletter here for pod news, recipes, recommendations and other...2023-05-1145 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatEmily Gray of Em's CakeryEmily 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 @emscakeryMilkbar's Funfetti American Birthday Cake Follow along on socials @littlepuddingpodcastAnd for more of Larissa's baking and antics @littlepuddingThanks, as always, for listening. Sign up to t...2023-04-2025 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatTilly Pamment of Tilly's TableTilly 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.auFollow along on Instagram @tillys_ta...2023-03-2927 min

Little Pudding Bake ChatSiobhan RogersWelcome 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, h...2023-03-0131 min

Say No to Tyranny Say Yes to BBQSit down Interview with Lorissa Sweet. She is running for State Rep in District 50. Huntington, Wabash and Wells CountyLarissa promises to not sell her voters out once she wins. She will fight for your constitution rights and not compromise one ounce of them. Unlike her opponent who admitted recently in a news article he is ok with the 80% Rule. Check the podcast out here, or on iTunes, or Spotify. 2022-01-311h 16

Fruitful ConversationsEpisode 14 - Larissa Huntington - Cakes, Breasts & MicroBusinessWhat a pleasure it was to chat to the lovely Larissa Huntington of artisan bakery Little Pudding in Sydney. They deliver artisan cakes to cafes and do beautiful celebration cakes.Larissa is one of us. Just a hard working woman and mother of two who had a dream, and in her case, for a home based business.We talked about cake, of course. But we also talked about Larissa’s pivot from journo to baker, how cake is a vital food group, the importance of girlfriends, some pregnancy curveballs, the constant parenting/business juggle and ho...2020-10-2137 min