Celebration cakes – making a Harry Potter birthday cake

Grandma I’d like a Harry Potter cake please Over the past few years I have been tasked with making birthday cakes for my grandchildren.  My grandson Daniel was eight at the weekend and a couple of weeks ago I asked him what theme he would like for his birthday cake.  It was no surprise when […]

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Celebration cake – quick and easy cat cake

For the first birthday of one of my grandsons I made a quick and easy ‘cat cake’. The colours were chosen as they were the same as one of the family cats (Jasper) that he was familiar with. Although I refer to this as a quick and easy cake it doesn’t mean to say that […]

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Celebration cakes – childrens lion birthday cake

My granddaughter Emma has carried and dragged around a small and loveable lion for almost as long as I can remember.  There is an endearing lack of originality to the name of this lion. He is simply called Lion.  He is loved in much the same way as other family favourites such as Monks and […]

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Celebration cakes – cakes for all occasions

This post features a variety of cakes that I have made for a various occasions. Sticky: The cakes include one of my husbands favourites, a rich Sticky Ginger cake with generous pieces of stem ginger. Themed cakes: The pig themed cake also features a fondant ‘look a like’ of his favourite soft toy a scruffy, […]

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Celebration cakes – Lego cake and Paw Patrol cake

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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