Category Archive: Cakes
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Grand Prix F1 Cupcakes
Just a quick one! Some Grand Prix F1 cupcakes for a friend. Stuart is 34 today, therefore why all the little cars have 34 on them. The chequered flags were all drawn on by hand (with an edible pen!) and the road lines were painted on by hand. I really loved having a play with these – I’m due to make some Jubilee cupcakes later this week and need a little inspiration. Will you be doing any cupcakes this week?
Cake of the Week – Silver Wedding Cake
This cake could also be tagged as the cake that nearly led to divorce/a breakdown. Its fair to say, it hasn’t been an easy week – sometimes being a mother of 3, running my own business just catches up with me. Matched with people making a LOT of demands on me, not returning my calls/emails and people letting us down, it has made for a stressful week. Not the fault of the couple who ordered this cake though – they were completely lovely. Very organised with pictures of themselves, swatches of the correct tartan and detailed descriptions of how they saw the cake but with enough freedom to be creative. The cake itself wasn’t without its problems – I had to remake the middle chocolate tier as it was a massive explosion in the oven. The blue dress just didn’t sit right the first time I made it so that got redone too and I nearly forgot the pinky sandals and french manicure on the lady – Yep, every little detail was included. I did have some lovely moments with the cake though. The couple’s 9yo son said it was the best cake he had ever seen (He can come more »
Raa Raa The Noisy Lion Cake – Cake of the Week
A totally new cake for me this week (Yay!) and the reason that Cake of the Week is running slightly late – Oops, we were out partying and then out with friends last night (Yep, we have some!) Anyway, on with the cakes – I have to admit that I had to google Raa Raa the Noisy Lion as I had never heard of it. The eldest girls have moved on from CBeebies and Tara just isn’t interested in TV – weird, I know! Raa Raa seems like a friendly chap but the size of his head gave me cold sweats. Even with a creme egg body, I still struggled to keep him upright but managed to lean him next to the cake. The colours on the cake matched Ruby’s napkins, tablecloths etc at her party – I was really pleased with the combination. The ‘tree trunk’ was made using a cake pillar and some leaves on wires poked into the middle. The girls had the most amazing time at the party. Vi bonded with another little girl that she goes swimming with and Millie played Mum with Tara -bonus! And it was held in our close, so we didn’t more »
In The Night Garden Cake – Cake of the Week
Of all the characters, I make, Upsy Daisy has got to be one of my least favourites. There’s so much that can go wrong with her (her spikes can break if you just look at them funny) and there’s tons of detail that takes forever. Every time I make one I say, ‘Never again’ … until the next time. Iggle Piggle is a joy to make in comparison – as long as I remember to make his body a couple of days in advance to dry (which I did this time – no Creme Eggs or Walnut Whips necessary for this one)\ So, I guess, what I’m saying is don’t expect many In the Night Garden cakes to be featured here – I’m not saying never, I’m just saying Not Often It was a great week for the Cake of the Week linky last week: We had a delicious looking (and flour free – does that make it gluten free?) chocolate roulade from Cara & Emma came back for a second visit with an intriguing Coconut Milk Layer Cake. Over at the Five F’s, Kate is getting familiar with sugarpaste and finding just how much colouring is needed for vivid more »
How to make a Peppa Pig Cake Topper – Tutorial
I’ve made thousands of Peppa Pig cakes over the years (maybe a teeny exaggeration but not much!) so now it’s your turn. Here’s how to have a go at making your own Peppa Pig Cake Topper using our good old friend, the Walnut Whip (walnut gets removed and eaten!) Equipment Needed: 1 x Walnut Whip, Red fondant icing, Pale Pink Fondant Icing, 2 small balls of white icing, Just under a malteser size ball of black icing, small rolling pin (or end of a paintbrush), sugar glue, small knife, paintbrush. Step 1: Take Walnut Whip out of packet, Remove Walnut and eat – Take ball of red icing (for approx size needed see pic next to a walnut whip). Step 2: Roll out red icing and cut a straight edge down one side. Paint around and on top of the walnut whip with the sugar glue. Step 3: Wrap the red paste around the walnut whip and cut the bottom edge with knife to make neat. Step 4: Pinch the top edges of the red icing together and cut with scissors or a knife. Flatten to more »
Disney Castle Cake with Mickey and Minnie – Cake Of The Week
I wasn’t going to post about this cake. It was a really difficult cake to make – not just because it was massive and Disney characters are really hard to get right but because of what the cake meant. I got asked to make this cake for the 2nd birthday of a little girl who is terminally ill and will be celebrating her last birthday. Doesn’t get much worse than that, does it? I didn’t know if it was appropriate to write a blog post about the cake and Olivia but when I got to the venue today and met her Mum & Dad, all their wonderful friends and most importantly, Olivia herself, I realised that they wanted today to be as much of a celebration as possible. The room was decorated so wonderfully – loads of balloons, Disney decorations and had such a lovely feel to it. As people were arriving it was clear that the day meant a lot to everyone, there were some gorgeous outfits, hairdos and a feeling of holding everyone up. There were tears too – not just me, but Olivia’s mum when she saw the cake and I get the feeling that they won’t more »
Yellow Tea Roses Cake – Cake of the Week
I’m posting this week’s Cake of the Week on a Tuesday this week not because I forgot but because I’ve only just dropped the cake off in the past half an hour! This is a repeat order for a family I have got to know. One of the Mums was 80 in December and the other Mum is 80 this week. What a healthy long living family they are. My brief for this cake was to be fairly similar to the last cake but this time with yellow tea roses. They still wanted the bling that was on the last cake and I’m never going to argue with that, am I? I really love the fresh spring colours and its such a beautiful day today that it seemed only right to have a happy cheery looking cake. We had a new entry into Cake of the Week last week. Amy joined us from Cooking,Cakes and Children with this fabulous lego cake. I’m desperate to do a funky lego cake but try as I might my girls seem to want other things.
Come Dine With Me Cupcakes
I was given a very secret mission a couple of weeks ago – Come Dine With Me Cupcakes. No, not the actual TV programme but a friend of mine was involved with a group that were doing Come Dine With Me evenings. Now, I don’t know about you but I hear tons of people suggesting we should do Come Dine With Me evenings but they never seem to come off. Sometimes, the logistics are just impossible – we have been trying to thing of a way around doing one with my sister and her husband but they live in Leeds and so do most of their friends. Well, this group of friends have actually managed it and they are taking it VERY seriously, marking it and giving out menus beforehand. My friend, Andrea’s night was on Valentine’s night and she wanted to end the evening by giving her guests a cupcake each with a Come Dine With Me and a Valentines theme. I’m not sure if Andrea came clean and told her guests that she didn’t make the cupcakes – don’t blame her if she didn’t. Her menu sounded gorgeous. Hope she wins!
Pink 50th Birthday Cake – Cake of the Week
I’m just back from a child free weekend! Yes, me! I’ve spent the weekend getting pampered and spending time with 7 other lovely ladies here. The occasion was to celebrate on of my best friend, Sue’s 50th birthday. This weekend was just one of a number of outings we are having this year to celebrate Sue’s milestone age- in fact the year 2012 is to be her birthday year. I fully intend on doing the same in 2013 to celebrate my 40th birthday and invite you all to join me along the way. I made this cake for Sue last week for her big birthday party – her theme was PINK! I love doing these sugar loops and the big polystyrene sparkly 50 seemed perfect to show off her age. Don’t worry, there’s barely a soul in St Helens who hasn’t heard about her significant age. Last week was a brilliant week for Cake of the Week. We had some new members – Kate with a very delicious looking Victoria Sponge and Anjali’s pineapple ice-cream cake (which I MUST make!). Jackie has taken part before but wonderfully says this week, she would like to take part every week – Just more »
