Fiona's 21st Cake

Ok, I'm going to preface this by saying the only clay model's that I've made in the past have been a) of teddy bears, where realness isn't all that needed and b) done with slightly more time to finish them.

This however was a last min cake for my best friend Emma's sister, they were having a toga themed party and wanted a Greek/ancient Romanesq cake, and I attempted two things that were new to me. Firstly making something look like a person and secondly making pletes up the sides of the cake. (sidenote: Holy crap it is hard work to make pletes)

I was fairly pleased with how it turned out (apart from the less that great pletes), since it was done in such little time and from all acounts Fi was happy with it.





Rachel

Janice's 80th Birthday Cake

This cake was for the 80th birthday of a friend's mum, she wanted a victoria sponge. It's decorated with white sugarpaste, cut out pink sugarpaste letters and piped sugarpaste detail. With a few pink balls for prettiness.

The cake was the lady's first ever birthday cake and she was really overjoyed with it.


Rachel

Evalyne's First Birthday Cake - Teddy Bears Picnic

For my beautiful baby god-daughters first birthday I made a teddy bears picnic cake.

Chocolate cake, iced with buttercream and decorated with fondant.






Rachel

Whole Orange Cake

I had an over abundance of oranges this week, so went hunting for a recipe to use them up. This is what the wonderful google machine found for me:

2 Large Oranges
250g (9oz) Ground Almonds
25g (9oz) Caster Sugar
6 Large Eggs
1tsp Baking Powder

Pre-heat over to Gas Mark 5, and grease a 20cm cake tin.

Cover the oranges with water and bring to the boil, then simmer for 1 hour. Then remove and leave to cool.

Chop into piece, removing all of the pips and puree in a food processor. Blend in the eggs and then add the dry ingredients, transfer into the tin and cook for 45mins-1 hour. Until golden on top.

I found that the inside of the cake was very moist, but very delicious. I topped the cake with a chocolate gnash, and everyone seemed to enjoy it a great deal.





Rachel

Bob's 50th Birthday Cake

50th Birthday cake for Bob, made with plain sponge, jam and buttercream. Decorated with hand coloured fondant, and piped royal icing letters. I had a few issues with the royal icing, but I think I am finally getting the hang of it, I definitely need to start trusting my instincts on when its at the right consistency. All in all it turned out alright though.

Over view of cake.

Close up on edge detailing.

Close up of 'H' and edge decoration.

Rachel x

Spring Cake

I made this cake recently by request of some friends, and it was quickly demolished by a houseful of ravenous students.

This spring cake features ducks, flowers and carrots all made from fondant. The cake was a ginger cake with strawberry frosting, and turned out very tasty.


Some side decoration.


A squadron of ducks.

Overview image.


Close up of duck pond.


Rachel

1st cake - Charlotte's Princess Castle Cake

This is my first attempt at cake decorating, for my cousin Charlotte's 5th birthday party.

Its two sponge layers, each sandwiched with jam and butter cream, and the turrets are also completely made of small circles of cake, wrapped in fondant/sugar paste.

All of the decorations are hand coloured, crafted or piped.



The kids definitely loved it, and I've been told that what was left was fed to big strong burly welders who enjoyed the cake very much.

Rachel