spilt cocktail engagement cake!

This cake order came after I placed a flyer in one of my local shop windows in Halstead.  I received a phone call on the Wednesday evening asking if it would be possible to do a cake for the coming weekend.  The girls were having an engagement party and had a 1920's black and pink theme!  They wanted cocktail glasses and asked if it would be possible to have one of them spilling their names onto the cake - so that's what I did!!! The cake was a 3 layer rectangle sponge coloured pink (as requested!) with pink buttercream.  I used a layer of pink fondant then finally a thin layer of black for the top.  I pressed fondant into the spilt glass to give the effect of liquid spilling then rolled fondant to make the names.  Cake completed & delivered saturday morning - the girls loved it!x

Canon 50D cake!

This cake was made for my father in law.  Photography is one of his many hobbies so naturally a camera cake was the obvious idea to try!  For this cake I made one large rectangle cake cut into quarters then sandwiched back together with vanilla buttercream ready to carve into the camera shape.   For the lens and view finder I melted some clear glacier mints in the microwave and cut to shape to give the effect of glass.   I also made an additional lens body (not shown in picture) which I wrote on as a little extra!

blue bear cake!

The cake was baked in a specialist hired tin using a vanilla sponge which was cut in half and filled with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream. I then used white fondant to cover the cake entirely then piped the blue areas.  Extra white fondant was cut to size for the remaining areas then finished off with a ribbon and message.

hello kitty cake!

The cake was vanilla sponge cut to an oval shape using the remnants to form the ears.  The cake was split and filled with vanilla buttercream and jam then iced and decorated with fondant.

mickey mouse cake!

For this cake I made one large vanilla sponge for the main face and two smaller sponges for the ears. The ears were sliced and sandwiched with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream then covered with black fondant.  The face was covered with pink fondant then the black was shaped to form the features.  The edge of the cake was red with yellow stars.

lightning mcqueen cake!

Lightning McQueen from Disney's Cars was the obvious choice for our sons' second birthday.  Just like his Daddy, he has developed a taste for cars!!! For this cake, I baked 2 square vanilla sponges which were sandwiched together with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream then carved out into the shape of a car. The car itself was completely covered in bright red fondant.  The rear spoiler was formed out of plastic and covered with fondant.  The wheels were actually Babybels covered with black fondant and the transfers were printed and drawn by hand, coated in sticky back plastic and stuck on using a jam and water solution giving the finish of the cake a slight sheen. A great success - Charley popped when he saw it!

spider cake!

The cake was created for my husband's birthday.  I had already bought some spider cufflinks as one of his gifts so when shopping for wrapping paper and birthday cards, we found spiders everywhere and I thought it would be fun to continue the theme! The Friendly Spider is a very naughty chocolate cake covered with melted chocolate, double cream (I KNOW!!!) and butter which is left to cool and harden slightly before using as filling and roughly icing the cake. I then went on to break lightly 8 large Twix bars then with melted chocolate dripped onto the break to give the bend in the leg and finally two large white chocolate coins for his eyes.   Need I say, He didn't last long in our house!!!

belinda bear cake!

For this cake I made 2 vanilla sponge cakes.  The main body was cut, shaped and moulded from a rectangle sponge.  The head, arms and legs all from a square sponge.  The layers were all sandwiched with vanilla buttercream. Once I had prepared the pieces, I then covered everything with a layer of buttercream and left to chill while I prepared the fondant.  I mixed chocolate fondant and white icing and covered each section attaching to the body and texturing the fondant to give the effect of fur.

sushi cake!

I started off making the sushi pieces.  The rice roll-up mixture was made with melted marshmallow, butter and rice crispies left to set in a greased tin.  They were then rolled up with wine gums and covered in dark green fondant.  The rest of the sushi was made using various shades of fondant to create fish-like slabs, egg and butterfly prawns.  At the front of the block is pickled ginger and wasabi.  The chopsticks and soy sauce bowl were also made from fondant and a little chocolate sauce! The block was a chocolate sponge filled with chocolate buttercream then covered with chocolate fondant mixed with caramel brown fondant to form the wood effect base.  This was then finished off with some black food colouring streaks.

ariel the little mermaid cake

This cake was made for our daughter's 3rd birthday.  As you can see, like most little girls she has a love for Disney Princesses!  She had been very specific about what she wanted for her birthday, so I decided it was time to give the fondant a try! The cake was baked in a specialist hired tin using a vanilla sponge which was cut in half and filled with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream. The main body of the cake was covered in a pale blue fondant for the sea and sky background.  The shading was created painting various shades for the water and rock that Ariel is perched on.  The hair was red buttercream which was piped on for effect.  Her body was flesh coloured and shaded for depth leaving the tail which was formed green fondant.  For the final touch, edible glitter was painted on her tail for a bit of glitz!

ruby wedding anniversary cake

For this cake, I baked two square vanilla sponges which were shaped and sandwiched with strawberry jam and vanilla buttercream.  I then covered the cake with white fondant and formed the 40 out of burgundy fondant flowers and hearts in various sizes.  I continued this theme around the corners of the cake and on the sides. I was really pleased with the finished piece and my friend was over the moon!

hey diddle diddle baby shower cake

This cake was made for my sister in law who we arranged a surprise baby shower for!  I had been keen to try a 2-tier cake and this was the perfect opportunity so the creative juices began to flow!  I had the idea of basing the cake on a nursery rhyme and Hey Diddle Diddle seemed like the perfect challenge! The cake was a hit! For this cake, I baked 3 vanilla sponge cakes the smaller being just 5 inches across.  This was halved and sandwiched with vanilla buttercream then covered with a thin later of white fondant then blue for the night sky.  The stars were punched out and refilled with white fondant.  The base cake was sandwiched with strawberry jam and buttercream then I decided to try some baby coloured fondant to make up a quilt effect.  The characters were all hand-made by me using FIMO.