3 Way Celebration Cake

I was asked to make a cake to celebrate 3 different occasions so we decided to split the cake into 3 and do a different theme in each. 

The first section, the brief I was given was cello so I put some musical notes and made a little cello. 

Music side of the cake

The second second I was asked for minions. I purchased the models for this (due to copyright) sprayed the cake yellow and stuck these on. 

Minion Side

The final section was lego friends, I sprayed it pink and the models would be added at a later stage. 

Lego Friends Cake

I had to be careful on copyright on this one but with the models I avoided that problem and was still able to provide my clients with a cake they wanted. This was their much loved chocolate cake. 

I had some lovely photos showing that they enjoyed the cake and I was lucky enough to be there when the cake was revealed. That was lovely for me and to hear their compliments was lovely. 

If you need a cake for any occasion please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Giant Ice Cream Cupcake

For my older brother's birthday I made a giant cupcake which I decorated as an icecream cone. I made the bottom of the cake as a chocolate cake and the top half was vanilla sponge. 

The bottom of the cake was covered in vanilla butter icing and then covered in chocolate fingers. 

Side view showing the chocolate fingers

The top has swirls all over the cake to imitate the swirl from an ice cream machine. I then decorated it with chocolate sprinkles, chocolate sauce and flake. 

Top view showing the "icecream"

I think overall the effect was good but there's still practice required on both making giant cupcakes and decorating them. I hope my brother liked the cake and enjoyed eating it. 

If you need a cake for any occasion please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Final Christmas Cake of 2014

The final Christmas cake I created this year was for my own family gathering. I made a rich fruit cake, covered it in marzipan and coated it in royal icing. I used several coats spread over several weeks to produce a reasonable covering.

I made up some stringwork icing and piped these along the top edge of the cake. I turned the cake upside down and piped the top edge of the cake in the same way. I piped shell detailing around the bottom edge of the cake.

Finally I made some sugar roses, freesia and leaves and bunch these together for the centre of the cake.

Sugar Roses and Freesias

I was very pleased with how this cake came out. I think it looks beautiful but it's not particularly Christmassy. I'm sure my family won't mind though. This cake would make a beautiful anniversary or celebration cake. The piping is very fragile though so I would like to do too large cake in this design but I do like the stringwork and think it's very effective. 

Finished cake