Wednesday 6 February 2013

My Wedding Cake


I recently got married and took the opportunity to make my own wedding cake! Yes, some may say I was crazy, but I really wanted to do it myself. It was a 4 tier fruit cake covered in ivory fondant with brush embroidery and sugar paste tropical flowers. It was my biggest challenge yet and I'm really happy with the finished cake....it tasted good too!!


Close up of the brush embroidery and gum paste orchid




More roses, orchids and Calla lillies cascading down the corners of the cake


I scattered edible crystals around the cake to give it a little bling!
Hippo Cake


What do you make for a 30th Birthday for a lady who loves Hippos? A Hippo Cake! And better yet, a Hippo sun bathing on the beach! This was a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and fondant decoration.





Curious George Cake


My nephew is a fan of Curious George and I was asked to make a quick 2nd birthday cake for him. It was a simple lemon sponge for a small gathering of family. He insisted on blowing out his candles twice and took great pleasure in eating the edible glitter covered fondant balloons!



Disney Castle Cake


I was asked to make a Disney Castle birthday cake for a 3 year old girl. I had a look at the various cartoons and decided on a pink castle with white turrets. I bought the figurines so she would be able to play with them after the cake had been eaten and decorated the turrets with piped ivy and flowers.




Christmas Mini-Cake fun!


A few days before Christmas, my Mum asked me to make some mini cakes for dessert on Christmas day. We has 22 guests for Christmas lunch, so I tried to make each cake individually festive! The cakes themselves were lemon sponge and all the decoration was made out of fondant and gum paste.




Arsenal Cake


I had to make a quick birthday cake for an avid Arsenal fan. It's the first time I've piped grass! It took ages, but was definitely worth the effort!


Finding Nemo Cake



This was my favoutite cake to make. It was for a baby shower and I really wanted to make a fish themed cake. I was inspired by cake which were submitted at the Cake International show and on the internet. The base is marbled fondant and both tiers are carrot cake also covered in fondant.