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Number 80 Birthday Cake
This cake was made for an 80th Birthday celebration.
My client wanted the scout emblem piped onto the cake.
The numbers were fruit cake covered with marzipan and ivory and maroon fondant. When covering numbers it is impossible to cover the cake with one piece of fondant and get a smooth, neat finish. … continue reading ‘Number 80 Birthday Cake’
Chocolate Curls Birthday Cake
This cake was made for a friend of mine for her 30th birthday celebration.
It is a chocolate sponge with rich chocolate ganache filling and covering. Ganache is lovely to work with, it spreads beautifully and has a lovely velvety texture. … continue reading ‘Chocolate Curls Birthday Cake’
Choosing your Wedding Cake
This is an interview with Carley Roney who is the co founder and editor in chief of The Knot. … continue reading ‘Choosing your Wedding Cake’
History of Wedding Cakes
The tradition of wedding cakes dates back to Roman times.
A cake of wheat and barley was broken over the brides head to ensure fertility. Wedding guests would then dive in to get a crumb of the cake. The tradition of sharing the wedding cake with guests stems from here.
In Medieval times a mound of buns was presented as a wedding cake which is not so different from the trend of cupcakes we see now as an alternative wedding cake. … continue reading ‘History of Wedding Cakes’
Football Boots Birthday Cake
This cake was made for a 30th birthday celebration. It was a vanilla sponge cake with vanilla butter cream.
My client sent me a picture to work from. … continue reading ‘Football Boots Birthday Cake’
Heart Engagement Cake
My client had an idea of what she wanted and sent me a picture of a cake she liked.
The cake was a gooey chocolate sponge filled with delicious chocolate butter cream and then covered with marbled chocolate marzipan and chocolate flavoured fondant. Overall there was a lot of chocolate! … continue reading ‘Heart Engagement Cake’
Polka Dot Birthday Cake
This cake was made for a 21st birthday celebration. My client was having a big birthday party and her colour scheme was pink and orange.
These are both strong, vibrant colours which work very well together. … continue reading ‘Polka Dot Birthday Cake’
Casino Royale Birthday Cake
This cake was made for a 40th birthday celebration for a man who loves Bond films, particularly Casino Royale. … continue reading ‘Casino Royale Birthday Cake’
50th Pink Birthday Cake
My client ordered this cake for his wife’s 50th birthday celebration. He wanted pink and white decoration.
It is possible to buy or hire numeral shaped baking tins. In this case I had a frozen square vanilla sponge cake. Providing it is well wrapped cake freezes very well. … continue reading ‘50th Pink Birthday Cake’
Louboutin Shoe Birthday Cake
This designer shoe cake was made for a 30th birthday celebration.
The cake was chocolate sponge covered with chocolate marzipan and fondant. I began by making the shoe. I cut the shoe shape from the sponge, filled it with chocolate butter cream and covered it with chocolate marzipan. The colour of the shoe was black with red soles. … continue reading ‘Louboutin Shoe Birthday Cake’
