Venus Cakes Blog. Amazing Wedding Cakes and Celebration Cakes made by Amanda Macleod
Cheerleading Birthday Cake
April 23rd, 2012 in Celebration Cakes | Amanda
This cake was made for a client of mine who has ordered a a few cakes for celebrations. This time she wanted a birthday cake for her daughter and friend who were having a joint cheer leading themed party. …continue reading ‘Cheerleading Birthday Cake’
1 Comment »VW Camper Birthday Cake
April 9th, 2012 in Novelty Cakes | Amanda
This camper van cake was made for a friend as a surprise for her birthday celebration. …continue reading ‘VW Camper Birthday Cake’
2 Comments »Peppa Pig Birthday Cake
March 18th, 2012 in Cupcakes | Amanda
This cake was made for a client of mine who has ordered several cakes from me. This time around she wanted a Peppa Pig cake for her daughter’s second birthday. …continue reading ‘Peppa Pig Birthday Cake’
3 Comments »Number 21 Birthday Cake
February 22nd, 2012 in 1 | Amanda
This numeral cake can be made in any colour combination with the greeting of your choice. …continue reading ‘Number 21 Birthday Cake’
2 Comments »Berries Wedding Cake
February 21st, 2012 in 1 | Amanda
This cake was for a wedding in December and had a wintry feel to it. It also had hundreds of berries and leaves wired together to create sweeping decorations around two of the four tiers.
As you can probably guess I began this cake by making the many many berries and leaves needed. These all needed to be wired. This was the most time consuming part of the decoration and I watched lots of episodes of Peep Show and then lots of episodes of Black Books. …continue reading ‘Berries Wedding Cake’
2 Comments »Designer Birthday Cake
January 8th, 2012 in Celebration Cakes | Amanda
I loved making this cake. Partly because it has the classic tiffany box which always looks lovely but mostly because it had a Jimmy Choo shoe as part of it.
My client wanted to have this shoe on the cake as it is his wife’s favourite shoe. I made the shoe with an internal paper mache structure as it is makes the shoe stronger and less prone to breakage. It also makes the shoe very realistic and suitable as a keepsake. …continue reading ‘Designer Birthday Cake’
5 Comments »Ballet Shoes Birthday Cake
November 23rd, 2011 in Celebration Cakes | Amanda
I really enjoyed making the shoes for this cake.
I wanted them to look as realistic as possible with the blocky toe.
I bought a pair of cheapy ballerina pumps which I could then cut up to produce a template for the sole and upper. …continue reading ‘Ballet Shoes Birthday Cake’
2 Comments »Cake Decorating Workshops
November 21st, 2011 in 1 | Amanda
Hello all you fellow sugarcrafters.
I get lots of enquiries about teaching and courses so I am considering running some workshops in 2012.
I am not entirely sure what they will include or how long they will run for but plan to run some one day workshops to focus on some simple decorating techniques to start with such as achieving a smooth cake covering and creating some pretty effects.
I would like to hear your thoughts and ideas on what you would like to learn if you were to sign up for a workshop.
I would like to gauge the level of interest in these workshops before organising them so please register your interest and ideas in the comments box below.
Thanks and happy cake decorating!
13 Comments »Moshi Monsters Birthday Cake
November 14th, 2011 in Birthday Cakes | Amanda
Its that time of year again when my son decides that he wants a cake with everything he is into on it for his birthday and he wants it to be 3D and he wants it to lights up and have 30 moshlings on it. …continue reading ‘Moshi Monsters Birthday Cake’
1 Comment »Moulin Rouge Birthday Cake
November 13th, 2011 in Celebration Cakes | Amanda
I am feeling very tired today after a girly night out last night. I got home at midnight! This is the forty something equivalent of staying out until 4am when you are 18 years old. …continue reading ‘Moulin Rouge Birthday Cake’
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