This was such a happy cake to drop off. Stephen's Mum had ordered his birthday cake so I never actually got chance to meet the birthday boy (man?). I had pretty much free reign once again - The cake had to be an 8", fruit and have some element of blue.
The reaction I got was wonderful - Stephen's Mum even rang me again later this afternoon to say how overwhelmed she was by the cake. She has tasted some of my fruit cake earlier this year when my Mum handed her some of her Christmas Cake from me! Who knew that my mother distributes her Christmas cake to the neighbours!
I'm enjoying being back at the cakes - the orders are coming in which I'm really grateful for. Lovely to be back in contact with some of my previous customers too! I still massively stress about actually going delivering the cakes though - definitely not my favourite bit!
A huge week last week for #BakeoftheWeek - Hopefully some of the hard work that myself and Sa
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shaheen says
Thank you so much for hosting, I am intrigued by all the sweet bakes.
Azlin Bloor says
Thank you for such a wonderful roundup and for hosting! PS: It's LinsFood, all one word! xx
Winnie says
What a gorgeous cake!! I'm always jealous when I see one of your cakes 🙂 You're very talented Helen!
Thank you for hosting this party and I wish you a lovely day
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
Wow what a lovely cake Helen, you have a lovely talent. Hope you are having a good week xx
Just Jo says
What a gorgeous celebration cake - I bet the recipient loved it 😀
kate @veggie desserts says
Such a gorgeous cake, Helen! I envy your decorating skills 🙂
Janie says
Good job! I'v always been far too intimidated to try a 'real' cake, but I have to say you make it look really easy 🙂
Janie x
Rhian Westbury says
So many cakes! haha. I love the cute 50th one you did, so simple but so nice x
Tracy | Baking Mischief says
That is such a good looking cake! And that cut out lettering is fantastic! No wonder the customer was so happy with it.
Sara | Belly Rumbles says
What a wonderful 50th birthday cake, and great round up.
Lisa | Garlic + Zest says
That is a gorgeous cake -- I have absolutely no knack for fondant -- so I leave it to the professionals!
Sarah Bailey says
What an absolutely amazing cake and round up! I really wish I was good at baking. x
Harriet from Toby & Roo says
Oh my goodness those cakes look amazing! I love a good cake 🙂
Life as Mum says
That cake looks so delicious and well decorated 🙂 The rest of the treats look delicious
Mellissa Williams says
That cake looks amazing. I didn't know what a brilliant baker you are! Did you teach yourself how to decorate?
The London Mum says
Oh wow, I literally want to eat this entire page! haha. Your cake looks amazing, so professionally finished.
Melanie Edjourian says
I'm loving the recipes they look absolutey fantastic, yum!
Rachel says
Having read this and seen the photos, I now want cake x
Nayna Kanabar says
What a spectacular collection of cakes, they all look delicious.
Fashion and Style Police says
Amazing collection of cakes here. I really need to start baking again. It's been so long.
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
What a beautiful cake! I always make a mess of decorating cakes 🙁
Miss Kitty Kaos says
Wow such a lovely cake I love the star details they are so pretty! X
Choclette says
I just want to get stuck into this lot and its killing me - on a fast day today 🙁
Thanks for hosting, your cake looks amazing.
Sam says
I am drooling at so much cake, the birthday cake looks amazing, but the other bakes... oh I am hungry!
Ana De- Jesus says
Oh wow this truly is the bake of the week! Your cake making skills is simply exceptional!
Renna says
I think reading this at midnight was a really bad idea!!!!! Now all I want is delicious cakes and flapjacks!!
Jemma says
Gorgeous cake Helen! I can never get mine to look this good.
Laura H says
The blue cake is so neat! I've baked cakes for my parents and they taste alright but the presentation needs some work!
Sarah Maison Cupcake says
Looks like a fun cake! Glad to hear Aardvark Cakes is back in business 🙂
munchies and munchkins says
That is a spectacular cake and I think you have definitely done the right thing by going back to the cake business.
Mandi says
The cake looks stunning, and with all of this delicious looking food, it is making me very hungry!
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
Hello, Helen. Sorry if I am just thanking you now. Life has been really crazy. Thank you so much for featuring my Nutella Cheesecake Cupcakes and Brioche Pudding. I am hoping to join you on the next parties. 🙂 I need to organize my blogging schedule. 😀