Happy 40th Birthday to my lovely friend, Amanda! How I kept this cake a secret from her for so long, I have no idea. I couldn’t even tell my kids who it was for as the temptation for them to tell Amanda’s children would have been way too much.
I made this cake back in December but thought it special enough to share for the first Bake of the Week of the year. I can imagine that having a December birthday is ultra tough – Yep, the shops are full of lovely stuff for presents but try to get people together for a night out or a meal booking is nigh on impossible. I wanted to make this cake totally Christmas free so went with a black & white spotty theme. Spookily enough, when I went round on Friday to deliver it, Amanda’s husband had also bought black & white spotty balloons! Ooh!
The diamante cake topper was so heavy but really effective with the black feathers – Its difficult to see them with the black background. A real show stopper, I hope you’ll agree!
The cakes look awesome. My favorite has to be the ones with the penguins on
Aren’t they so cute? Perfect for any kid’s parties.
What a beautiful cake! I think its nice that you stayed away from any Christmas colours, I can imagine a December birthday gets swallowed up by Christmas! I have linked up my cake I made for Christmas, slightly late but you know what its like, took me a while to find time to write it up. Looking forward to #Bakeoftheweek 2017. Chonnie xx
Thanks Chonnie – Looking forward to seeing more of your gorgeous creations. Thanks for joining in this week – I can do Christmas all year around so don’t worry! xx
What a gorgeous cake! I also have a December birthday so always want a non-Christmas themed birthday cake! x
Thanks Stephanie – Hope you had a lovely birthday! I always make an effort for December birthdays xx
All those cakes look wonderful. I wish I could bake – I’m useless.
The cake is just amazing, thing is I never want to cut them or eat them when they look that good x
The birthday cake you made is absolutely gorgeous! I love the color scheme and how fab that her husband had gotten black and white balloons! I bet she was thrilled with her cake x
you did an amazing job at this! it’s a stunning cake. i love the touch of feathers
That cake looks amazing and those cookies are to die for!
Wow these all look so amazing! I wonder if they taste as good as they look hehe .. put me in the mood for some cake now and it’s only 8am…
xx
The snowflake decorations are nice, but that is such a stunning cake x
I love that cake and the mini Christmas pudding popcorn x
All these bakes look fantastic! I spent the week running up to christmas making shortbread, gingerbread men, mince pies and festive cupcakes that I give out as gifts! The birthday cake is exceptional!
what a fabulous looking cake! I wish I could be so precise and artistic when it comes to cakes but I am of the “slapdash school of baking” Usually tastes ok though! x
Oh I love the bling cake – perfect for a 40th
The 40th birthday cake looks fantastic. You must have a very steady hand my dots would have been really uneven. How cute are those penguins!
What a fantastic birthday cake. It looks delicious! x
Oh they’re amazing, I really wish I could make amazing cakes!
What a wonderful cake, I absolutely love it! I love that it’s very understated and classy xx
I love that birthday cake – absolutely stunning, The Krestkrans looks delicious as well, making me feel hungry!
What a gorgeous cake! I also love the pinguin cupcakes! 🙂
So many amazing bakes here, I love the cake!
Amazing cake Helen, you are so talented. i wish my icing skills were half as good!
I am linking up a recipe I posted last week, I wanted to post a new one but time has run away with me this week. xx
That cake you made is so amazing, decoration just so perfect
Such an elegant cake, it really is very beautiful.
What a great cake Helen, and how spooky that your friends hubby bought black & white polka dot balloons too!
Angela x
What a fabulous celebration cake!!!!! I bet your friend was absolutely bowled over by it!
I just love the feathers, your cakes are just awesome Helen, love it!
Ah I am soo hungry right now! This cake looks delicious, love the design!
Ah they look yummy
Ah they look lovely, worth giving a save for next year, always good to be prepared x
Gorgeous cake! You have one very lucky friend 🙂 I love the entries from last year too – the penguins are cute!
That 40th birthday cake is so pretty. Simple but very classy. I love it!