Benjamin’s favourite book is The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett, so I made him a a birthday cake in the sahpe of the egg.
It was a carved chocolate cake, hand-painted, with a modeling chocolate duck and scarf.
The Odd Egg
Hourglass and Peony
My birthday indulgence! Extended height, carved middle tier piped with royal icing in a filigree design. Sugarpaste stripes on the bottom tier and sugar peony and hydrangeas on the top.
A lot of work, but good fun. I used four new techniques in the making of the cake and practised others.
Swan Cake
A swan cake for my daughter’s 8th birthday. The swan is made out of modelling chocolate following a tutorial by Jessica Harris. The cake is chocolate cake filled with chocolate buttercream and decorated with vanilla buttercream.
Blue and Cream Hearts
This cake was for my son’s dedication. Top two tiers were lemon cake filled with lemon buttercream; bottom tier was chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling. Decorated with modelling chocolate hearts and accompanied by sugar cookies covered in modelling chocolate, and home-made candy bracelets.
Flowers and Blackboard
A little chocolate cake with gumpaste double peony, ranunculus, ivy and filler flowers.
Purple Roses Wedding Cake
A small 4/6/8 vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream and fruit filling. Covered in white chocolate ganache and sugarpaste, decorated with handmade gumpaste roses.
Ladybirds and Flowers
A chocolate cake for Laylah’s birthday. With her favourite little beasties all over it, and a special surprise inside – a cascade of Skittles fell out when the cake was cut.
Pink Bow and Silver
A simple cake fro Tasha’s birthday. Chocolate cake for both tiers; sugarpaste bow.
Pink Heart Cupcakes
Just some simple vanilla cupcakes with pink heart sprinkles for Tracey and Steven’s wedding.
Postman Pat Cake
A little 6″ chocolate cake for Jacob. Toys on top supplied by his parents.
