A little while ago I was asked to make a slightly off the wall cake for an informal wedding. The Groom has a deep interest in sharks, with his particular favourite being Hammerheads. The Bride is fascinated by edible seaweed….. and they have a cat. So I was charged with getting them all onto this layered Victoria sponge cake. Roses might have been more conventional. I understand it went down very well. Congratulations to you all.
Claire and her new husband John met on a cruise on the Queen Mary 2. They got married today and asked for this layered lemon cake to be iced to reflect their love of the sea, topped with a sugar cruise ship. They are booked on another trip on the QM2 for their honeymoon. Congratulations to you both, I hope you had a wonderful day.
I made a cake for Pam’s birthday a few months ago and now it is her husband’s turn to celebrate his landmark. A slightly unusual request for a sponge cake with one chocolate layer and one lemon layer, sandwiched with chocolate ganache. John is a life long rock and roll fan so what better than a couple of rock guitars and plenty of edible glitter.
Anne was so excited to have won her first sailing trophy that she asked me to make her a celebratory cake. She invited her fellow sailors round for a soiree in her garden and finished off with this lemon sponge cake decorated with her dinghy. Well done Anne.
Maggie and John celebrated 50 years of marriage this weekend with an informal garden party for their friends. They chose a lemon layer cake iced with sugar models of the three things they felt represented them the best.. their first car a Morris 1000 Traveller, their joint passion for gardening and their beloved dog Matt. There is a very subtle nod to the goldenness of their anniversary in the colour of the writing and trim but nobody is really counting are they? Congratulations to you both.
I had a rather last minute call from Sarah who needed an emergency cake for her friend’s 60th birthday. She had a topper all lined up but thus far the cake was missing! So in the end we agreed on a lemon and rosemary sponge layered with buttercream, fresh lemon curd and fresh raspberries and topped with macarons and more raspberries. Some sprigs of rosemary from my garden finished the decorations off and we got it done in time.. phew
Later, Sarah sent me a photo of the cake after it was cut. Thankyou, glad it went down well
Another 70th birthday! This time for John who really loves going to France, very much enjoys his whisky and is a keen bird watcher. A flag, a bottle and some flying bird silhouettes brought it all together. Underneath is a jam and buttercream filled vanilla sponge.
Fiona reached a milestone birthday earlier this year and invited all her friends round for a garden party in the sunshine to celebrate. She didn’t want any writing or fancy icing but underneath all the chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries is a coffee and vanilla layered sponge sandwiched with coffee mousseline – her favourite. A little bit of gold dust helped add some sparkle. I know you had a fantastic afternoon Fiona, hope the cake went down well
Pam had a few days away with her old friends to celebrate her big birthday. Ann surprised her with this lemon layer cake carved into a golf hole. I gather you all had a fabulous time.. I suspect the noise level was pretty high at dinner that night!
‘Sophie opened the door and there was a big, furry, stripy tiger’….The Tiger that Came to Tea is Arthur’s favourite book and so for his third birthday his dad asked me for a cake on that theme. I loved doing this! There is a chocolate layer cake under the tablecloth, a real mini chocolate cake on the table and everything else is made from sugar. I hope you enjoyed eating it as much as I enjoyed making it Arthur.
Cakes on Sea 