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Foodie Friday: Watermelon Cake

This week’s recipe comes from paediatric nutritionist, Mandy Sacher of Wholesome Child and not only is it a fabulous healthy alternative for the warmer months but it looks rather stunning too.

“When my daughter turned two and started daycare we served a watermelon cake for her birthday. The kids loved it, the teachers thought it was the best idea ever and the parents were amazed at how quickly it disappeared!” says Mandy of the cake that is gluten, nut and egg free making it ideal for allergy sufferers.

Serves: 16 slices
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 large seedless watermelon (7-9kg)
  • 1-2 cups (250-500ml) whipping cream (depends on the size of your watermelon)
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract or powder (optional)
  • Seasonal fresh fruit for topping

Method

  1. Remove the top and bottom from the watermelon as well as the rind from the middle section. You should be left with a cake-shaped piece of watermelon.
  2. Pat the outside of the watermelon dry with paper towels. This is a very important step as it helps the whipped cream adhere to the watermelon.
  3. In a large bowl, whip the cream with an electric hand mixer until firm and creamy. Add vanilla extract or paste, if using, and whip to combine.
  4. Frost the watermelon cake with the whipped cream and top with your favourite fruits and berries or serve without.

Serving and storing leftovers: Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to three days.

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Win a bedroom set for your little one from Cotton On KIDS

Cotton On KIDS’ latest room range – their third stylish, fun and affordable bed linen and accessories collection – is possibly their best yet, and we have a set to give away to one lucky reader’s kid!

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The collection, available now online and in selected stores, includes bed linen in a range of fresh and colourful prints and an abundance of new bedroom décor and accessories. Customers will be spoiled for choice with reversible quilt covers, matching sheet sets, decorative cushions, as well as timber wall hooks, plywood shadow boxes and cloud- shaped chalkboard wall decals.

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Little girls will be delighted by pastel hues, polka dots and watermelon cushions, while boys can steer the ship of their bedroom design with nautical-themed cushions, bold prints and bright block colours. Or you could mix it all up and be less gender typical! In fact, all styles are designed to be mixed and matched, with items from the third collection mixing in perfectly with the first and second ranges, allowing kids and parents to re-create any bedroom and style it their way.

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“The aim of the collection was to steer away from traditional girl and boy bedding options to ensure it was a combination of bright colours, fun patterns and most importantly, a collection that kids and parents will both love,” said Cotton On KIDS general manager, Natalie McLean.

The 100 percent cotton bed linen capsule is available in a range of designs suitable for single, double and queen size beds, ensuring everyone in the house, including toddlers, teens and even the big kids, can have fun revamping their bedroom.

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We have a room set to give away including:

1 x Sweet spot doona cover

1 x Pop musk fitted sheet

1 x Sweet stop pillow case

1 x Midnight black pillow case

1 x Mike Monkey.

To enter, please complete the form below by 5pm on Sunday 11 January 2015.

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Homewares

Typo’s second homewares range is all about getting outdoors

Whether it’s outdoor entertaining or lazy days at the beach, Typo’s got you covered, with the launch of the second collection from its homewares category, The Hall.

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This fresh summer range follows on from the hugely successful first collection. Head of Trend Jessica Granberg said the focus of the new collection was to develop a range of on-trend and affordable homewares that celebrate the fun and colour of summer. “We’ve added in fresh products which compliment the first collection so that customers can update their space by combining old with new.

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“We are also really excited about our brand new outdoor range which includes the printed beach umbrella and the two-man beach towel, which is ideal for lounging around on a Sunday afternoon.”

For the hostess with the mostest, it’s all about outdoor entertaining with the new collection boasting a gorgeous range of enamel crockery and bamboo homewares, perfect for afternoon garden parties or alfresco-style dinners. Foodies will be impressed by the dip-dyed salt and pepper shakers, bamboo pizza boards and vintage serving dishes, brought to life by The Hall’s vintage style glassware, pastel-coloured cutlery and fun-size paper pot plants.

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Items from The Hall start at $6.95 for a textured mug through to $69.95 for a printed beach umbrella.

It will be available online and in select Australian Typo stores from Monday 6 October 2014.

 

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Bedrooms Homewares

Possibly the best hand screenprinted, mix ‘n match pillowcase collection ever!

I Love Linen owner Lauren Roe has launched her own range of designs,  starting with the most fun and fabulous capsule collection of pillowcases.  They’re all limited edition and screenprinted by hand. Even the pom poms are hand dyed!

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The advantage of designing your own range is that you can take everything you personally love and bring it to life as products! And I’m sure Lauren will find that many other people love what she loves too. Pom poms, pineapples, chevron and ombre are definitely popular!

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The idea to kick off The Bedroom Society with pillowcases (a full range will follow for Spring/Summer full) came because her store, I Love Linen, already stocks many good basic sheets and quilt covers in a variety of colours. “Pillowcases are a great way to change the look of your bedroom without spending a lot of money, and I have seen many of us like to have maybe something a bit more simple for the duvet (like pure linen) and then have a bit of fun with a pillowcase,” she says.

“It’s true I designed the range with a bit of a selfish perspective in that I am addicted to polkadots, chevron, stripes, pom poms and ombre and I wanted to do something fun, so added pineapples (I went for a more sophisticated design) and watermelons (I chose a more graphic print for this one). All the pieces are great in that you can mix and match them too.”

Because the range is still being screenprinted (you know we like to bring you these things hot off the press!) you can only place pre-orders now, with items due to ship on 27 April. The prices are good too, at less than $50 a pair. I wouldn’t hang around if I were you. Look out for a giveaway in our newsletter in the not too distant future.

Pre-order online for delivery after 27 April.