This cake had everything that petrifies me about doing wedding cakes - Pillars and getting cakes to be the same diameter as the boards they are on. Even after doing wedding cakes for 5 years, I still get nervous about the set up and leaving ...
Celebration Cakes
No celebration should be without a cake! Check out our selection of celebration cakes at Casa Costello.
Purple Sparkly Wedding Cake – Edible Diamontes
I haven't posted a wedding cake for ages so thought this one was long overdue. A very neat cake and one that the bride took a great deal of thought over. There are some brides that have a rough idea of what they would like their cake like ...
Engagement Cake
Cake of the Week is back from its summer holidays! Hope everyone had a good one and is raring to go back with the baking. Here is my cake of the week - A joint Engagement and Emigration cake. The Groom (are you called that once you get ...
The Muppets Cake
Muppets Christening Cake Well here is my Cake of the Week - a very special one as it is my daughter, Tara's christening cake from last week. I know its not a traditional christening cake but we don't do traditional in this house. My elder ...
Mr Men Celebration Cake
I am loving today's Google front page! It is the 76th birthday of Roger Hargreaves, the mastermind behind the Mr Men and Little Miss books. The page keeps changing between the Mr Men & Little Miss characters - I'm spending so much time ...
Gruffalo Cake
What a cake to start back with after a 3 month absence! This was the cake I made for my lovely nephew, Miles Patrick 'Milo''s Christening this weekend. I have to admit The Gruffalo book isn't one of the favourites of my girls. We prefer ...
Baby Girl Christening Cake
Going through some archived pictures - This is a Christening Cake from 2010 for a couple whose wedding cake I made a couple of years ago. I have to admit this cake seemed to take forever as there were loads of little bits - The topper ...
Boy and Girl Christening Cake Ideas
After a long absence from the blog, I am back with loads of new stuff to post. Millions (well nearly) of cakey and baking books to review (its a serious addiction of mine and all part of the plan to own and use 200 good baking/cook books by ...
Arum Lilies and Pearls –
A modern take on a classic cake - the brief was Arum Lilies and Pearls (the couple have a daughter named Pearl!) - Based loosely on a M&S cake that seems to be very popular. All sponge tiers to be eaten on the night. The pearls were ...
Happy 100th Birthday to the Guides
The Girl Guides Association are celebrating 100 years of 'service'(?) during 2009/2010. To mark the start of their year of celebrations an event was held bringing together the North West Division - and of course where there is a celebration ...
