Christmas 2014 -Santa in the Bath Tub

70th Birthday in Pink

A cake for A friend in the palest pink with gum paste roses. I did enjoy making this cake.

A Paris Cake for a 21st Birthday

I had never made a "Paris' themed cake before. Where do I start? Why, with Mr Google of course!

Mr Google helped out again with lots of images of a 'PARIS CAKE'. The majority were in white, black and pink. Not sure why as the national flag is red, white and blue. But anyway black, pink and white makes for a lovely colour combination for a female.

The next thing that stuck out for me on the majority of the images was - you guessed it - an Eiffle Tower. So began a search to find an ornament that would stand amongst the flowers, on top of the cake. Couldn't find one anywhere - I don't live in France but on the other side of the world - AUSTRALIA. I came to the conclusion that I would have to make one. Not sure if I could, so back to Mr Google to try and access a pattern and I found one.

So here is the cake [note it is without the famous structure] I thought I would leave that for the customer to place on the cake. Happy Birthday Carissa.

Link for the E Tower:  http://mydiditlist.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/tour-eiffel-de-papier.html

I used the pattern to copy the shape and added the 'iron frame work' details with edible ink pen.


AND HERE IS THE FEEDBACK FROM THE LOVELY CUSTOMER, JENNY ......

Hi Janet,
I would  like to say thank you so much  for an amazing job on the cake.  Everyone loved it. It was a big hit. we would  recommend you to all our friends.

Thanks

Jenny hayward

Amy's Rose

A birthday in the family, celebrated at Woody Point, Queensland, 14 April 2014

A Bright Cake!

A bright cake was ordered and so here is the result. Lots of bright with spots, bows and gerberas. Oh and a lollypop adorns the top of the cake.

The client baked the cake (economic) and I provided the "glorification"

The cake is to celebrate the birthday (number One) of Audrey and is to be held in the Botanic Gardens in Albury. Expected temp 40 degrees +.

I hope everyone survives!

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!

A wedding celebration in Albury

Matt and Gillian had been married six weeks before in Taiwan and the celebration today was held in Albury NSW Australia for family and friends who were unable to make the ceremony in Taiwan.
The cake a rich fruit cake and the figures and flowers made from fondant/ edible gum paste. The holly was added - as it is Christmas 2013.

BINGO!!!!!

A cake to celebrate the birthdays of Graeme and Caroline. I loved designing this cake - a little bit of fun. Actual cake is a vanilla butter covered with a thin layer of darh chocolate ganache and topped with fondant. All decorations are edible fondant

The Leopard Cake

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.

Prize Winning Chocolate Cake

House sitting in Redcliffe recently I decided to enter a chocolate cake into the cookery section of the Redcliffe Agricultural, Horticultural and Industrial Society Show. So pleased that the  cake won second prize. The recipe is listed below:

NEVER FAIL CHOC CAKE
BUTTER – 90g
4 TBS COCOA
2 CUP SUGAR
1 CUP MILK
2 CUP SR FLOUR
4  EGGS
2tsp VANILLA
Heat oven to 180degC (160degC fan bake). Grease a 20cm round cake tin and line the base with nonstick baking paper.
Melt butter, add cocoa and stir until smooth. Add other ingredients in the above order. Beat for 2 mins.
Bake approx 1 hour in mod oven

The cake was covered with a dark chocolate ganache made with evaporated milk [not cream] - still very yummy and more economic!

Combined cake for 2 guys - 80 and 21 years young.

Customer contacted me by email and asked for a birthday cake for her son and father. No specifications so just did what I enjoy. I thought black and white were 'blokey' colours. I hope that they like Collingwood!
The cake is a 10 inch [25cms] round of three layers - chocolate, vanilla, chocolate covered with ganache and topped with marbled fondant.

Pom Pom Fondant Bow

Thank you to this customer who had a specific design for her daughter's 21st birthday cake. Never having created a pom pom bow before my fingers hit Google and came up with several tutorials. THANK YOU GOOGLE  and all those who gave me inspiration and pieces of info.
Oh the cake is a 10 inch (25cm) RICH DARK CHOCOLATE MUD CAKE - and I do mean rich!
The satin ribbons are attached to the cake by soaking in water and laying on the fondant after eliminating most of the water.

Silver Wedding Anniversary Cake

A cake for a lovely couple celebrating 25 years together. Congratulations Latitia and Ken. Light fruit cake covered in RTR icing.

Bride and Groom Cake Topper

Feedback: " Thank you for making the cake topper for Dani's wedding. The time effort and attention to detail that you have put in to it are very much appreciated and added that little extra to our special day"
The Ro.... family

AFL Engagement Cake

Seven days ago I was asked if I would be interested in making an engagement cake for Del and Rusty with the following specifications:

• Mud cake shaped like a footy oval
• Figures of a couple sitting on a bench with a rug over their knees
• Blonde hair on both figures and the man had to have a wink and be dressed in a Geelong [Cats] shirt!
• A trophy in the background or hoisted high to celebrate the Cats winning the Premiership in 2007.

So of course I said "No problem"! 

So here is the result with a few minor alterations and the figures a little cartoon like. I added a scarf to unite the two and gave Del a rose to carry and Rusty a Sherrin football.

On collection, the customer said " I love it" 

I hope she likes the flavour of the cake. Under the icing are two square cakes one is a rich mud cake [need only a small piece as deliciously decadent] and then a 3 tiered chocolate cake sandwiched with sour cherry conserve. Both cakes covered with Chocolate ganache [did I mention rich?]

Here is the feedback received:

Dear Janet
Just wanted to say thank you so much for taking on the challenge of doing my cake. Secondly putting so much love into it. you did an amazing job. So many people commented on how delicious it was and how amazing your icing was. I'm telling everyone how great you are! I will be back soon for my wedding cake.
Thanks again ..... Delvene and Russell

Engineer Cake

Mel, my husband has finally retired and has had in total six celebrations of this event. I decided to wrap this up by providing a cake for a morning tea! The cake was a a fruit cake topped with sugar fondant. I modelled a figure from gumpaste and placed him on the cake. The figure was complete with hard hat and safety vest. In 2003 when the drought was particularly bad he had been involved in a project in the Broken Hill [Silver City] region of NSW, Australia. I had the newspaper article enlarged and laminated then placed the cake on a glass plate on top of it.

Congratulations Mel.

Could also be used as a Father's Day cake for an engineer or similar

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!

Adamshurst Wedding

THE VENUE
A wedding at the beautiful Adamshurst in Albury was the setting for Lisa and Braden's wedding.The setting was truly magnificent but well the day was cold and wet. Now I come to think of it the last wedding cake I prepared was set against torrential rain. All the more reason to produce a cake which brings a smile to the eyes! Note I couldn't resist getting a photo in these surroundings!

PRIOR CONSULTATION

We had had a complimentary cake tasting and the flavours decided. The cake - rich chocolate mud and strawberry cake filled and covered with white choc ganache and finally topped with fondant. Cupcakes - vanilla / chocolate/ coffee/ banana. Lisa had requested a cupcake tower for 30 people and that she would supply the cake topper of a bride and groom. She added no love hearts but loved flowers. 

The flowers took some time to produce but i just love making edible decorations so it was no hassle. A dusting of pale pink was added to the dress of the bride [the topper not the real one] so that it toned with the large pink flower on the cake. The use of the lacy cupcake wrappers added to the style of the moment.

International Cuisine and Cupcakes.

Bruce and Jan came from Melbourne to lead the night. A harpist played who was being taught [via skype] by someone in Cornwall. A [Egyptian] koptic christian sang in Arabic. Two aussies sang about an "Old grey Fergie" ummm! The pictures say it all . ...... mateship across cultures.

We were treated to an aray of dishes - curries and bhutanese fare which were mainly vegetarian and spicy. All hail the slow cooker! A serbian cake by Hini was absolutely fabulous.

My cupcakes disappeared in minutes!