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Celebration Cakes

Celebration Cakes for all Occasions. You will find Birthday Cakes for all of the Family, Christening Cakes and even some wedding cakes.

Most of these cake designs can be made by beginners to cake decorating with some suitable for the more intermediate decorator.

There's cute cakes, cake toppers, sugar flowers but most importantly of all, they all taste amazing!

Teddy Bear Christening Cake

February 10, 2026 by Helen 27 Comments

2 tier teddy bear christening cake with handmade marzipan cake teddy bear topper

This is one of my most favourite cake designs (I'm pretty sure I say that for nearly every cake I do!). I love that the marzipan Teddies are slightly individual every time I make one - Surely their personality popping through? The stars (or ...

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Ombre Ruffle Cake Tutorial

March 18, 2024 by Helen 3 Comments

pink ombre ruffle frosted cake on a white board with a sparkly 18 cake topper inserted

This Ombre Ruffle Cake post was originally published in 2017 and has been newly updated for 2024. I love the simplicity of this Ombre Ruffle Cake. Once you learn how to make a ruffle cake, you will come back to this style of decorating ...

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One Direction Cake

April 13, 2023 by Helen 14 Comments

Title page for a one tier pink and white striped One Direction Birthday Cake

This post contains some affiliate links. I've entered into the world of One Direction cakes - Argh! When Clare asked me to make her daughter's 6th birthday cake, I'll admit to being stuck for ideas. Clare showed me a pic of the logo that ...

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How to make Edible Sugar Glue

March 28, 2023 by Helen 1 Comment

Cover pic showing a clear pot with sugar glue in

This post contains affiliate links. One of the most important substances you will use when doing any sort of cake decoration or sugarcraft is the glue. For the most part you will want to use a sugar glue that is fully edible. Ready-made ...

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Yellow Gerbera Wedding Cake

November 24, 2022 by Helen 6 Comments

Cover photo for white wedding cake with yellow sugar gerberas

This post contain affiliate links. I don't think you can beat a neat, simple yet bright and striking wedding cake and this Yellow Gerbera wedding Cake is no exception. The simplicity of the actual cake means that most prime colours can ...

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Rainbow Drops Birthday Drip Cake

June 5, 2020 by Helen 3 Comments

Title picture for Pink Rainbow Drop Birthday Cake

We've had our first lockdown birthday this week, No excuse for not getting a birthday cake though (even though we knew we would end up eating it all due to the lack of visitors). Middle child was 14 on Wednesday so celebrated with a super ...

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Everton Football Birthday Cake

May 19, 2019 by Helen 17 Comments

Everton Football Cake

I really thought I had shared this Everton cake but seems I forgot. Football cakes are so versatile - I really do love making them and setting myself the challenge of each one being that little bit different. An Everton football cake is ...

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Football Cake for Girls

March 9, 2019 by Helen 13 Comments

Girls' Football Cake

Tara is 8! How has that happened so quickly? I swear she has only just started school and all of a sudden she has grown so tall and can hold a proper conversation. Her love of football is well known around here - no synchro for this one. ...

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Winter Scene Christmas Cake

January 10, 2019 by Helen 32 Comments

Over the past couple of years, I've definitely developed a thing for pale blue Christmas Cakes - perhaps a yearning for crisp snowy Christmasses? I wouldn't normally like blue food but somehow such a pale hue for a Christmas cake seems ...

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Joint 40th Birthday Cake with Teddy Cake Topper #BakeoftheWeek

June 10, 2018 by Helen 14 Comments

Joint 40th Birthday Cake with Teddy Cake Topper

If you follow me on social media (or you are in fact Clair & Andrew), you may have already seen me sharing this cake. I made it a couple of weeks ago to celebrate our good friends' 40th birthdays. I wanted to make their joint 40th ...

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Hi, I'm Helen. Mother of 3, Wife of 1. Tired since 2002. To be found in the kitchen or poolside.
I'm here to help you find easy, tasty family recipes and gorgeous bakes for busy households.

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