Birthday Cakes

Pretty obvious what this cake was for! It is a vanilla sponge with vanilla butter cream filling.

My client in this case was pretty definite about what she wanted and gave me some pictures of other number cakes. … continue reading ‘21st Birthday Cake’

This cake was made for a 20th birthday party. The character is a well known cartoon character. I wasn’t familiar with it when my client described what she wanted although I probably should be as I have a 5 year old and could pretty much recite the script of some scooby doo episodes. … continue reading ‘Cartoon Birthday Cake’

This cake was made for a 50th birthday celebration. It is designed to resemble a bunch of flowers wrapped and tied with a bow.

Having covered the cake with marzipan and allowed it to harden I covered the sides of the cake. I rolled out rectangle sections of ivory fondant which were longer than the height of the cake. I then folded them to create a concertina effect. … continue reading ‘Roses and Ribbon Birthday Cake’

I made this birthday cake for my dads 60th birthday celebration. I decided on the list as my dad makes lists for almost everything. There are also some running jokes in the family such as Dad coming home from work with a puppy or buying job lots of certain shampoo in case the entire world stocks of it disappear tomorrow. … continue reading ‘Things To Do Birthday Cake’

This birthday cake was made for a 6th birthday party. The recipient was mad about dinosaurs so I decided to make a volcano cake with dinosaurs around the bottom of it.

I made the shape of the cake by cutting up the sponge into rough sections and sticking them on top of each other with butter cream until I had a shape I was happy with. Once I had the shape I covered the cake with brown fondant. … continue reading ‘Volcano Birthday Cake’

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This cake was made for a birthday celebration for a lady who lunches and loves designer handbags. It is a copy of Gucci’s Jackie O bag. … continue reading ‘Gucci Handbag Birthday Cake’

This cake was made for an 18th birthday party. Luckily for me, I love The Mighty Boosh so I was familiar with all the themes and logos.

The cake consisted of one main cake and then a second shallow tier. I did it this way because I wanted a 3D birthday greeting on top of the cake to make it more interesting. … continue reading ‘Mighty Boosh Birthday Cake’

This birthday cake was chocolate on top of chocolate. The cake was rich gooey chocolate cake filled and covered with chocolate ganache.

The rose was made from rolled out chocolate paste. This paste rolls out just as fondant does but is a rich dark brown colour and contains cocoa solids. I rolled out thin sausage strips and curled them down the side of the cake. I made the leaves from rolled chocolate paste using a cutter and embosser to create the veins. … continue reading ‘Chocolate Rose Birthday Cake’

This two tiered gooey chocolate cake was made for a birthday celebration. Both tiers were chocolate cake.

I covered both tiers with chocolate marzipan. Once that had dried out a little I attached the bottom tier to the cake board. I rolled out strips of dark brown fondant and then folded the it to create rolls around the tier. … continue reading ‘Marshmallow and Feather Birthday Cake’

These cakes were made as an alternative birthday cake. My client was having a small party with a few friends and wanted 15 mini cakes but did not want cupcakes. … continue reading ‘Mini Pink Birthday Cakes’