photography, walking, traveling … and a bit of baking
It didn’t come as too much of a surprise to me when my Granddaughter asked for a Unicorn themed cake for her birthday. In many respects this cake was easier and less time consuming to decorate than some of the other requests I have had! See the pictures of the Unicorn cake in the photo […]
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A personal favourite of all the celebration cakes I have baked and decorated over the years is the Gruffalo cake. I made the cake featured in this post for my Granddaughters second birthday, For those of you unfamiliar with the The Gruffalo story, it is told in a wonderful book written by Julia Donaldson with […]
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It’s certainly true that being able to bake a decent cake is a skill worth having. Additionally being able to decorate a cake to a reasonable standard is certainly a sure fire way to delight friends and family. There are a number of posts on this blog about quite ‘specific occasion’ cakes. This post features […]
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Here’s an example of a cake I made for a friend using my standard and well tested celebration cake recipe. This was a fairly routine design, incorparating the Breast Cancer charity pink ribbon and was one of the first cakes that I made with a fondant covering. Clicking any of the pictures below will open […]
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Having Grandchildren has brought me many sleepless nights trying to think through just how I will produce a cake that a few years ago would have been well beyond me. My eldest Grandsons request for a Paw Patrol cake for his 5th birthday and a Lego cake for his 6th birthday are examples that spring […]
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Like many children growing up, my eldest grandson had (and still has) a favourite and much loved soft toy. For Daniel it’s been a monkey, who is now somewhat raggy and battered and is affectionately known in the family as ‘Monks’. So it wasn’t really a surprise that Daniel asked for a birthday cake that […]
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Who doesn’t enjoy a cupcake? I’m on safe ground saying everybody in my family enjoys them. Over the years I have made quite a variety of cupcakes for all sorts of occasions. Cupcakes in my household are a guaranteed winner. So just what is a cupcake? Well according to Wikipedia it is a small cake […]
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A party without a cake is just a meeting. When I am making celebration cakes I almost always use my favourite tried and tested recipe. It never fails to hit the sweet spot and is always well received. This cake was one of the first cakes I made using buttercream and fondant as a covering. […]
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It’s hard to imagine there are many children that grow up not knowing about or liking Thomas the Tank Engine. It was certainly a great favourite of my own children and just the same for my grandchildren – you can imagine the pleasure I got from making this wonderful Thomas the Tank engine cake for […]
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