Despicable Me - Minion party

For my youngest child's birthday, he decided he would like a Despicable Me party.

To make the cake I used a chocolate fudge cake recipe, because of the weight and height, it meant it wouldn't sink as much.

I baked 3 6" round cakes and used a pyrex dish with a 6" diameter rim, then stacked them.

I found the easiest way to fondant ice them was to do it in 2 parts, the curved head first and then around the body. I used the minions goggle band to cover the seam.

Christmas Cakes 2013

Well sorry for the delay, but these are this year, or should I say last years! Christmas cakes! I decided to go for a Nordic theme and used Delia's celebration fruit cake recipe.

Wrapped in cellophane with a Nordic style tag and they make a lovely gift!

Chanel handbag / purse birthday cake

I didn't get to spend Christmas with my friend, due to her visiting her son in Australia, for Christmas and New year. She came back just in time for her birthday, so I just had to make her a cake! The one thing about Tracey is that she loves her handbags, shoes, clothes and accessories! So I decided to make her this Channel handbag.

It was basically a round cake cut in half and turned on its side. Super easy to make but very effective! And the best bit is that she loved it! Happy Belated Birthday, Tracey! X

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Cakes, cakes and more cakes!!

Well, I've just made my second wedding cake of the year! I only make them for friends and family and they are usually the persons present!

The first wedding cake of the year was in June, for my brother-in-law and his new wife (and long suffering girlfriend of many years!).

She asked for a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and decorations, she's a total chocoholic. There was only 18 of us at their wedding, I think her plan was to eat as much of it herself, well she had been on a diet for ages, why not!

Here's my results

very chocolate wedding cake

The groom didn't get any say in what they had as a cake, so I came up with a "cake" all for him, which my husband, who was bestman, incorporated into the speech

grooms cake

Complete with cigarettes tied up with bows, it went down well, thank goodness, saying that the bride wasn't too happy me supplying her new hubby with ciggies!


Just this weekend, my husbands cousin got married to his long term girlfriend and I had the honour of being asked to do their wedding cake too.

B & C's wedding cake 20/09/2013

This cake has 125 hand made roses (well I have to blow my partner in crime and my trumpet once in a while) and I would be still making them now if I hadn't roped my business partner into helping!! I think it even looks quite professional, to my amazement, I'm sure, you reader, will tell me not to give up the day job if it isn't.