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Snow Leopard And Cub Cake
It was J’s birthday, and as he’s still snow leopard-mad, he requested (and by requested, I mean drew a design for and left it lying around the kitchen were he knew I would see it) a cake with a snow … Continue reading
Kitten Playing Football
My youngest son requested a birthday cake with his new kitten, Bella, on. As his other favourite thing is football, I decided to combine the two and came up with this cake featuring his kitten playing football in the grass. … Continue reading
World Cup
As Mr’s birthday fell on the first day of the World Cup, there was only one real choice for his cake this year. I carved this cake from sponge, then decorated it using fondant icing, which I sprayed with metallic … Continue reading
Harvest Allotment Cake
Having two children, that means I need to provide two donations to the local harvest supper auction, so my second was this harvest allotment cake. With carrots, beetroot, parsnips, cauliflower, cabbages and potatoes, there is something for everyone (all made … Continue reading
Harvest Scarecrow Cake
This harvest scarecrow cake was made as an offering for the local church’s harvest festival supper. My sons’ school hold a supper, in conjunction with the church, followed by an auction, and the funds raised go towards supporting a child in … Continue reading
Anfield Cake
When your soon-to-be 9 year old asks for a birthday cake in the shape of Anfield, what can you do? This is my usual madeira recipe, with vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam. I made the cake from two 8″ square … Continue reading
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Tagged Anfield, baking, birthday, boys, buttercream, cake, colouring, cooking, fondant, football, frosting, icing, jam, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool football club, sponge, strawberry, vanilla, You'll Never Walk Alone
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Turbo Cake
I made this Turbo cake for my youngest son’s birthday. I used a bowl for the shell part of the cake and carved the head and body from a square cake, before icing and assembling. The eyes were made from … Continue reading
Autumnal Cake
I made this autumnal cake for the school harvest festival auction. It’s a maderia sponge, filled with raspberry jam and buttercream, covered with white fondant icing and decorated with fondant icing autumn leaves and harvest mice. I shaped the leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, baking, buttercream, cake, celebration, fondant, harvest, jam, leaves, madeira, mice, sponge
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Bouquet Celebration Cake
A bouquet celebration cake I made for a birthday tea party, this cake features a selection of cupcakes with raspberry buttercream frosting, mounted with skewers onto a polystyrene ball, intended to look like a flower arrangement. Each cake is an … Continue reading
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Tagged afternoon tea, baking, birthday, bouquet, cake, cooking, Flowers
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Liverpool Football Shirt Cake
Made for my son’s 8th birthday, this Liverpool football shirt cake is made from madeira sponge. I shaped the square cakes into a shirt shape, stacked them with his favourite jam filling, and coated the cake with a vanilla buttercream … Continue reading