Cake and Cupcakes

6" vanilla sponge with 2 dozen chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream swirls, topped with matching hand-decorated toppers.

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One party, two cakes...

The customer ordered a two tier rich fruit cake for her girlfriend - Rachel's - 50th birthday, topped with an edible gold tiara and decorated with an embossed diamond pattern around the side of the cakes and gold dragees and gold pearl details.

 Also ordered was a double height rich fruit cake for Rachel's mum, who was celebrating her 70th birthday.  Black and white bands, gold framed plaque and sugar peony really do make this a striking cake.

Both cakes inspired by photos the cutomer found on the internet - sorry I don't know who to credit for the original designs.

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Buttercream Cake

Louise asked for a simple buttercream covered cake for her son's 21st birthday.  I added just a few sugarpaste decorations.  I hope they all enjoyed his special day.

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16th Birthday Drip Cake

They're growing up too quickly!! I've know Taylor since she was at nursery school with my younger son... so 13 years! I can't believe she's 16 now (well, I can... my son is also 16... but, you know...!) Her mum asked for a 'drip cake' in pink with dark chocolate drips. I topped with with a 16 made from cookies, covered in 100s & 1000s, and lots of other goodies, including gold Maltesers, mini Party Rings, dolly mixtures, sugar roses, jelly beans, home made 'jazzies' - and there was a royal iced cookie on the front! The cake itself was chocolte sponge with raspberry buttercream!  Happy birthday, lovely Taylor! 

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Bowling Ball Cupcakes

Bowling Ball Cupcakes

Chocolate sponge with vanilla buttercream and hand-made sugar bowling pins and balls

Cheese Board Cake

Back in January, it was my husband's 50th birthday.  We celebrated with a lovely meal with friends.  Mr Pat-a-Cake said he didn't want a cake - didn't want me to go to any more trouble, seeing as I was already making dinner for 10 people.  But how could I not?  Now, when we go out, he will always choose a cheese board over a dessert.  He LOVES cheese!  So it was an obvious choice for me.  I decorated the cake board to look like a wooden board and then I baked 3 small cakes and decorated them to look like cheese - the Camembert was champagne & strawberry; the Edam was chocolate-orange; and the Swiss cheese was lemon.  I finished it off with some sugar grapes!  What was fun was how we passed the cake around after dinner and people were actually taking a little bit of each - like one would with cheese! 

Happy birthday to my darling husband.  

80th Birthday Cake

I'm lucky. I have the best mother-in-law in the world.  I really do love her and I know she loves me as if I was her own daughter.  It's her 80th birthday today and yesterday we celebrated at a lovely hotel with family and friends.  I made her this two tier cake - the bottom tier is lemon sponge and the tea pot is a rich fruit cake (her favourite!).  My first attempt at a sugar cup and sauce - which MIL has kept, along with the roses. 

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Pickle Rick

This was my son's 16th birthday cake.  I have two confessions... a) I have NO IDEA who or what Pickle Rick is, but my elder son said that it was THE cake to make for him. b) I'm ashamed that it's not on a proper, covered cake board, with an inscription.  However, in my defence, I was just getting over a chest infection (confirmed non-contagious by my doc!) and a flare-up of asthma... so he very nearly didn't get a cake at all.  My son loved it, however, and that's all that mattered!

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50th birthday drip cake for a gentleman who loves sweeties and lollipops!

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Friends Cake

A couple of years ago, I had the pleasure of making Annique & Lee's wedding cake.  A couple of times since the, Annique has contacted me to make celebration cakes, but sadly I had been fully booked.  This time, however, I was delighted to be able to make her cake - and for her 30th birthday, no less!  It was the same flavour as her favourite tier from her wedding cake - chocolate-orange.  I hope you had a fabulous day, Annique!

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Cupcakes

A dozen cupcakes for the singer of a band.

Silver bling cake!

Do not adjust your screen! Yes, this cake is ENTIRELY silver.  When too much bling is not enough, this is pretty much the perfect cake!  I hope Eloise had a fabulous 21st birthday party, celebrating with friends.
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One of the rare occasions when decorating the cake board takes a lot, lot longer than the cake that's going on it!  But I had to ensure there were 13 stripes - 7 red and 6 white.  And there are 50 stars in the blue square.  Apparently, the birthday boy hasn't been the USA and so his present from his wife was this cake, two tickets and some US$ spending money!  What a wonderful way to celebrate a milestone birthday.

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Map Cake

My friend asked for a cake for her very well travelled mum's 80th birthday.  She wanted to include a world map, and a model of her mum (in white trousers and a long purple cardi) pulling a suitcase on wheels!  The edible image flags around the side of the cake depict some of the countries she's been to.

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Caviar Birthday Cake

Happy 18th birthday to my first-born baby!

I look back and smile (and, yes, have shed a tear or two recently) at all the wonderful memories of his childhood, but my heart is full knowing what a wonderful young man he's become: Kind, caring, honest, hard-working, funny, loving, clever, intelligent....

As he is starting to appreciate the finer things in life this was a perfect cake for him (and I'm proud that he asked for a fruit cake for his birthday! I have taught him well!) x x x x x

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18th Birthday Cake

Pretty, pink, girly, lilac, purple...  all words that the customer used to describe the cake she wanted for her daughter's 18th birthday.  Unfortunately, due to my (lack of) photography skills, you can't see the hand-piped inscription. I hope Francesca had a wonderful birthday - I know they enjoyed the cake as I got this lovely message

"It was just what I asked for and tasted delicious. Thank you so much again for a brilliant masterpiece xxx"

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30th Birthday Cupcakes

30th birthday cupcakes with silver 30s, bows and blossoms.

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Bunsen Burner / Science theme cake

Small world or what, eh? :D I had an enquiry for a cake - the customer had found my details on Google. She wanted a cake for her husband's 30th birthday... and as he is a science teacher, she wanted it themed to reflect that. So we discussed various options etc... then I had a thought... and asked her "Does your husband teach at 'X' school?" And she confirmed her does. HE'S MY SON'S BIOLOGY TEACHER!!! LOL! I do love a nice coincidence!! Big thumbs up to my son for keeping it secret - my boys are well trained and have previously kept cake secrets from friends and family, so no need to worry on that count! So happy birthdy 'Sir'. Edible bunsen burner, beaker, test tube and a couple of text books, with a periodic table-inspired inscription (and for those scientifically-inclined, yes, artistic licence was used for the J!)

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Pink Drip Sweetie Cake

Chocolate orange cake, covered with pink ganache, topped with pink chocolate drips and just lots and lots and lots of goodies, including home-made meringue kisses; Oreo cookies; Party Rings; a doughnut!; white chocolate cigarellos; flying saucers; liquorice allsorts; dolly mixtures; Smarties... plus more! 

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Chocolate Drip Cake

These drip cakes are like buses, LOL!  You wait ages for the opportunity to do one then two come along at once! (well - the same week!)  Chocolate cake covered with white chocolate ganache and decorated with a dark chocolate ganache 'drip'.  The 50th birthday cake was topped with the birthday girl's favourites - Toblerone, Maltesers and Daim.  And the 15th birthday cake (for my son!!) had Maltesers, Crunchie, Curly Wurly, Matchmakers, fudge and marshmallows!

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