Cakes we made in March, 2009
Mini Pink Birthday Cakes
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’
Cupcake Birthday Cake
Cupcakes are becoming more popular for celebration cakes and look good with glitzy and flamboyant designs.
In this case my client wanted a cake for her 30th birthday. She was having a party and wanted something a little different. She also wanted a small cake included that she could serve to close family.
I began by preparing the dummies for the cakes to sit on. It is possible to hire or buy metal stands for cupcakes but my client opted for the design using fondant covered cake dummies. … continue reading ‘Cupcake Birthday Cake’
Naming Ceremony Cake
I love this cake. It is so pretty and delicate without using baby colours. My client did not want a pink cake so we discussed the colours and she really liked the red and blue which she had seen on another cake.
The cake consists of two tiers of vanilla sponge cake filled and covered with vanilla butter cream. The bottom tier is a shallow one which has one layer of sponge and the top tier is a regular sized two sponge layer. … continue reading ‘Naming Ceremony Cake’
Stained Glass Birthday Cake
This cake was made for a 60th birthday. The order was placed by a friend which is always great because friends usually trust me to create something really stunning and pretty much allow me to design it myself.
We decided that a small cake would work best. The recipient was having a celebration with family and close friends and the cake fitted an intimate celebration. … continue reading ‘Stained Glass Birthday Cake’
Ribbon and Floral Wedding Cake
This wedding cake was a combination of tiers of fruit cake and chocolate cherry cake. I began by coating each tier in marzipan and white fondant icing. I used chocolate marzipan for the chocolate cherry cakes.
I then made around 80 small orchids to sit at the bottom and top of the cake. I did not want to put orchids on every tier because I felt this would detract from the ribbons which was a central part of the design. … continue reading ‘Ribbon and Floral Wedding Cake’
White Orchid Wedding Cake
This cake consists of 3 tiers which are topped with orchids. It has a very clean look making it simple and elegant.
The orchids were made using flower paste which is a similar consistency to fondant but can be rolled out very thin and hardens very well. There are around one hundred flowers and 50 leaves on this cake. … continue reading ‘White Orchid Wedding Cake’
Halloween Birthday Cake
This was a chocolate birthday cake made for my son’s 5th birthday. It was great fun to make. I started off with 3 layers of cake instead of the usual 2. I needed 3 to get the height for the pumpkin and so that I could cut it into a good round shape. … continue reading ‘Halloween Birthday Cake’
Chocolate Roses Birthday Cake
This chocolate birthday cake was covered with rich chocolate ganache and then covered with roses and blossom flowers in fondant icing.
I made the rose petals by rolling out balls of coloured fondant and then making them into tear drop shapes. Then I placed them inside a plastic bag and squashed them with my thumb. This created a petal shape with a raised ridge at the top of the petal. … continue reading ‘Chocolate Roses Birthday Cake’
