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Mary Quant

Inspiring young women to rebel against traditional dress worn by their mothers and grandmothers, Quant turned a tiny boutique on the King’s Road, London, into a wholesale brand available in department stores across the UK, US, Europe and Australia. Quant’s success soon hit New Zealand, where her designs made fashion less exclusive and more accessible to a new generation.

Her empire was vast from styling fashion superstars like Twiggy to designing super cool dolls that make Barbie look like a prude- check out her Havoc doll with its firearms and motorcycle.

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Desserts

Cream Cheese Frosting

My favourite frosting – great with carrot cake or add cocoa and spread it on your classic chocolate cake

Cream Cheese Frosting

A great frosting – I always use Philly Cream cheese as I prefer it's tang
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 500 grams Philly Cream Cheese
  • 3 tsp vanilla
  • 3½-4 cups icing sugar

Instructions
 

  • In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar to reach desired spreading consistency.
  • It's ready to use to frost your cake.

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