Birthday Cakes

Anyone who watched the Gremlin films will know who (or what) Gizmo is.

My client wanted a cake with Gizmo on it for his wife’s 40th birthday. I wouldn’t usually expect to be making a cake with a gremlin on it for a 40 year old woman.

Having said that most kids would look at you blankly if you started talking about Gizmo and Gremlins and no food after midnight.

Having said that most kids would look at you blankly when you talk.

I was really pleased with Gizmo. He actually looked cuddly even though he was completely made using fondant icing.

I began this cake with the cake itself which was chocolate filled with chocolate butter cream and covered with chocolate marzipan and pale blue fondant icing.

The next thing to do was to make a teddy shaped object with white fondant icing.

I cut out the eyes, again from brown and black fondant.

Once I had a shape I was happy with I could begin applying his fur. I did this with a very handy little tool I have.

It is a clay gun with a tubular section where the fondant is placed. It has a lever at one end which is attached to a spring and pushes the fondant through the tube under pressure.

The other end of the tube can be fitted with different shaped discs to get different effects. I used a disc with lots of little holes in it.

This gave me lots of strings of fondant. I had to cut the strings as they came through and then attach little sections at a time until Gizmo was covered in fur.

This was a very time consuming process as I could only attach small sections of fur at a time and they had to be placed close together so each section of strings did not cover a very big area.

Once Gizmo was done I placed him onto a small round piece of round card covered with white fondant icing.

I inserted a dowel into the centre of the cake to sit under the card that Gizmo was sitting on. By the time he had all his fur on he was quite heavy and I did not want him to sink into the cake.

Once he was in place on top of the cake I cut the letters and numbers from rolled out white fondant which looked great against the pale blue background of the cake.

I remember in the films that little Gizmo always had a slightly worried, vulnerable look and he looks that way on this cake which is great.

This square cake was made for a 33rd birthday celebration.

As I often find when making cakes I learned something new. My client for this cake was German and she told me that in Germany they have special celebrations for 22nd, 33rd, 44th (and so on) birthdays. … continue reading ‘Cube Birthday Cake’

This was a great cake to make. It was for a little girl on her 5th birthday.

My little boy Dexter usually wants as many super heroes as its possible to fit onto one cake and definitely no pink! … continue reading ‘Sleeping Beauty Birthday Cake’

This is one of the many cakes I have made recently that I am only just finding time to post on my blog.

I love this cake - the giraffe on it is definately a girl and very posh I think. … continue reading ‘Giraffe Birthday Cake’

Had a lovely day today. Lots of cake orders this week so I wanted to plan to have some time with Dexter so that he was not watching every episode ever made of Ben Ten.

We went to the gym and had a work out, had lunch there, picked up his nanny and all went to the park.

So now that he is tucked up and fast asleep I can tell you about my latest cake.

… continue reading ‘Shooting Stars Birthday Cake’

Good evening folks.

All is quiet again. My son Dexter has been staying with his nanny up north for a week and he got back yesterday.

Within an hour of his return the lounge was upside down and the noise level was up a couple of decibels.

As he is now fast asleep it is peaceful and I can get a bit of work done without being asked why dogs can’t talk or what the sharpest thing in the universe is.

For all the noise and interruptions I am so pleased he is home.

I made a couple of cakes over the weekend - theres a funny thing! … continue reading ‘Tiffany Birthday Cake’

Hello again, I am back after my hols. The weather I ordered did not turn up except for a few hours one morning when I got very sunburned.

Still had a good break and got to stay in a windmill. Now my little cherub is having a week with his nanny and grandad up north eating screwballs so he is happy and I can get lots done.

Back to the point in hand. This lemon cake was made for a 50th birthday celebration. … continue reading ‘Lemon Birthday Cake’

If I had a kid’s cakes category you would expect to find this cake in it.

Actually it was made for a 30th birthday celebration for a steam engine enthusiast. … continue reading ‘Thomas Birthday Cake’

This cake was made for a 40th birthday celebration.

It was the first animal cake I have made and was challenging and really rewarding to do. … continue reading ‘Cat Birthday Cake’

This cake was made for a lady who obviously enjoys her garden.

It was to be given to her at a garden party with family and friends to celebrate her 70th birthday. … continue reading ‘Garden Birthday Cake’