Barbie Cake for Charlie

A Barbie cake was requested by my granddaughter Charlotte. She was to be 6 on January 1. She requested it have colours of pink, purple and white. Now I am an avid Op-shop shopper always searching for a bargain and it happened that I found a great Barbie with pink hair. When  I got her home I gave her the full beauty treatment and she turned out to be the ideal centre star of the creation.

The cake comprised six layers of butter cake coloured pink, vanilla and chocolate sandwiched with dark chocolate ganache and covered with white chocolate ganache. the layers of fondant are frilled around her.

I loved making this cake - 'twas fun!

Hayni's 'mother's group' first birthday.

Hayni a neighbour asked me to decorate a cake she had made, to celebrate her mother's group. 11 tots in all. 7 boys and 4 girls (spot the redhead!)

Cake covered with chocolate ganache and topped with sugar fondant. Figures made from gum paste. The girls are holding flowers and the boys footballs.

FairyToadstool Cake

The challenge to make a fairy cake for Rhianna, a 3 year old.  So the thinking process began .... I went straight to Google and discovered the Fairy Toadstool idea. Noted that one caker had reported that she had found it difficult to get a good finish on the roof of the toadstool ... ummm I don't want that! Suddenly I remembered that I had a polystyrene ball which if cut in half could be used for the roof. definitely a EUREKA moment!

I cut and covered the semi-sphere with red fondant and produced a dome ready to be covered with spots and a chimney. The cottage was a plain vanilla cake covered in a decorator buttercream which had been flavoured with caramel. Rhianna the fondant fairy was added to the scene and totally edible fondant [sugar- paste] flowers sprinkled around the board which had been first covered with the white fondant surrounded by hearts. Yes I loved making this cake. 12 cupcakes were also provided with the cake.

Comment from customer as she reported that her grown son who tasted one of the cupcakes said,

" Now that's a CUPCAKE." She also said that her granddaughter Rhianna loved the fairy toadstool. So everyone was happy!

Dora the Explorer

New Year 2012 arrived and with it Charlotte's fourth birthday. A Dora cake was chosen for the party. Bright colours the order of the day together with the figures of Dora, Boots and Swiper [purchased not made - she was able to take the figures home]. Chocolate and strawberry cake covered with ganache and fondant. Base board covered in orange fondant.

I loved making this cake. On reflection - what I love about cake decorating is getting in on the party! Oh, did I mention about the SMILES?

Star Wars Cake

I love getting feedback, this time by email and printed word for word:


Hello there Janet,
                            My apologies,  I've been meaning to contact you in regards to Reubens birthday cake,  I must say it was a winner for sure!  And you were worried that it was going to be too sweet,  well it was supurb!!!!  Mmmmm,  Very very Yummy indeed.  Reuben was most satisfied, as was everyone else.  I wish to thank you again for your scrumsious creamy buttery icing!!  Two thumbs up!!!!!!!  Thanks again Janet!!!
Regards  Jodie P


How nice.

Dorothy the Dinosaur in her Rose Garden

Charlotte [3 year old granddaughter]is adorable and she loves Dorothy the Dinosaur and so what  a wonderful excuse ....... there followed the learning of how to make roses [from the internet - Cake Central to be precise] so that Dorothy could sit in her rose garden. My husband Mel even got in on the act - fixing up her teeth for me [Dorothy of course not Charlotte!]