Cakes we made in March, 2009
Thank You Cupcakes
These are gooey chocolate cupcakes given as a thank you. Cupcakes are perfect when the recipient is not having a birthday party or celebration but you want to make a nice gesture. … continue reading ‘Thank You Cupcakes’
Christmas Tree Cake
This cake was made for an exhibition while I was a student at Brooklands College. Brooklands is a centre of excellence for sugar craft.It is a polystyrene dummy so no scrummy cake inside. … continue reading ‘Christmas Tree Cake’
21st Birthday Cake
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’
Cartoon 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’
White Ruby Wedding Cake
My client needed a big cake as there were lots of guests coming to her parents Ruby Wedding celebration.
The cake was vanilla sponge filled with vanilla butter cream and covered with marzipan and white fondant. My client wanted something simple and elegant. … continue reading ‘White Ruby Wedding Cake’
Digital Village Anniversary Cake
This rich fruitcake was made for the 30 year anniversary of Digital Village. My client wanted a very traditional looking cake with candles on it.
The Digital Village logo was done by making a raised stencil with the logo back to front. It looked something like a rubber stamp used to make prints with. … continue reading ‘Digital Village Anniversary Cake’
Roses and Ribbon 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’
Things To Do 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’
Volcano 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’
Gold and Chocolate Wedding Cake
This wedding cake was created using an embossing effect and chocolate cake covering.
The cake was two tiers of chocolate sponge cake with chocolate orange ganache filling.
I covered each tier with ivory fondant and while it was still soft used an embossing tool to create a textured pattern all over the cake. I left both tiers to harden a little before painting them with edible gold paint. … continue reading ‘Gold and Chocolate Wedding Cake’
