Flour&water girl

08/06/2026

I used to like red wine.
Actually, any wine, really.

Three years ago on that day I put my glass down and haven’t picked it up since.
This wine-coloured gluten-free dark chocolate heart, carved to stand upright and finished with a handmade sugar flower, felt like the perfect way to mark the occasion.
This heart is standing on its side, and in some ways so is my life. The same heart, just a different perspective.🤎

27/05/2026

So grateful for local support and kindness! Thank you Kris for featuring my rolls and putting together this sweet little giveaway 🤎

If you’d love a chance to win some dangerously good cinnamon rolls 😋 head over to the original post and enter!

Fresh. Soft. A touch of sweetness.
Almost still warm. Perfectly fluffy. The sort of scroll that somehow disappears before you’ve even opened your eyes from savouring the first bite 😍

I’ve teamed up with Flour & Water Girl to give away a couple of packs of her dangerously good scrolls.

To enter:
✔ Like my page Kris Macartney - Bower Real Estate Papamoa

✔ Like Flour&water girl

✔ Tag someone you’d share them with (or maybe not 😄)

It’s that simple… almost as simple as getting an INSTANT property estimate these days (link in the comments).

Winners drawn Friday .. you choose delivery day next week.



(PS - for ease of delivery for Mt and Papamoa residents only)

24/05/2026

This little safari cake was created in warm tones of beige, orange and brown to celebrate a very special second birthday.

Soft vanilla cake layers were filled with homemade orange coulis and smooth milk chocolate ganache, with flavours chosen to match the warm earthy feel of the cake and make a sweet little milestone extra special 🦁✨

20/05/2026

🍓 Strawberry Dream for the birthday girl 🍓

A soft strawberry shortcake made for a special little birthday celebration, layered and filled with whipped fresh cream and sweet organic Bell Road strawberries 🍓

Dandy is her favourite colourful character topper for that extra little birthday magic and a touch of fun ✨

One of the loveliest parts?
I was later sent a photo of the cake sliced inside, and seeing all those beautiful fresh strawberry layers is always the sweetest reward ❤️

04/05/2026

This time, I wanted something different.
A vertical rainbow… handcrafted, shaped, left to dry, and built to stand tall on its own.

There’s something about it.
More structure, more presence, more intention ✨

An eggless strawberry cake, soft and full of flavour inside…
and a sky of delicate clouds wrapped around a rainbow that truly stands.

Always evolving, always refining.
And so happy this one became a beautiful surprise for a little birthday princess 👑🍓🌈

04/05/2026

Urgent Same-day lemon cake 🍋
Freshly baked, carefully chilled, finished in silky Swiss meringue buttercream.
Refined, even under pressure. Ready in 4 hour

03/05/2026

Superhero 5 for Thomas 🦸‍♂️
Took my time piping every detail, and bringing all his favourite heroes together
One of those cakes where every little element matters 💥

28/04/2026

Palette knife texture, isomalt wave…

Inside, four layers of banana cake with caramel buttercream 🤍

All about movement and connection to the ocean.
Capturing the strength in every breaking wave 🌊

26/04/2026

Lilac… or Syringa 💜

My mum’s favourite tree and colour, recreated here in New Zealand for her 70th.

I couldn’t get fresh lilac, so I sourced a realistic bouquet and hand-crafted every detail to match. Each tiny “button” made from isomalt, shaped and coloured by hand, fully edible.

Lemon gluten-free cake with raspberry coulis, finished in white chocolate ganache for a clean, travel-safe finish.

She loved it so much she couldn’t cut it… so it travelled back to Tauranga and was finally enjoyed later that evening 😂 💜

17/04/2026

This cake is completely gluten-free… and completely hers. 💗

Inspired by Scarlett’s love for flamingos, I discovered something magical in their shape. The curve of the neck became her name, and the delicate leg, gently folded, became her number… four.

Every detail is fully edible, hand-crafted with care, from each petal to the final brush of colour. Inside, rich Dutch chocolate cacao layers filled with her favourite chocolate ganache.

Every cake tells a story… and this one is hers 🦩