Anyone for tennis?

Ann has been playing tennis all her life and her family wanted a special cake for her 90th birthday. Inside this racquet is a jam and vanilla sponge and the balls are made out of gluten free sponge cake. Hopefully this meant that everyone could have a bit.. very many congratulations Ann, I am sure you had a lovely day with your family and friends

Matilda cake topper

I’m going to be away for Angus’s sister’s birthday so her mum asked if I could make a sugar Matilda to go on the top of her home made cake. Here she is. All Rachel has to do now is do a bit of baking.

Minecraft TNT

Angus is 8 today and is having his party this afternoon. This is a chocolate fudge Minecraft TNT cake complete with a sugar Minecraft Axolotl …. 🤷🏼. Anyway, I trust this is what you meant Angus and happy birthday!

Avatar cake

Grace is a fan of the Avatar films and asked me to make a cake for her 11th birthday. This is a chocolate fudge layer cake covered in midnight blue fondant and decorated to look a bit like the forests in the film. Her mum got hold of an avatar cut out and I made a sugar planet to back it up. I think the result was quite effective

Ted’s football cake

Ted’s birthday always falls in the summer holidays and Trish asked me to make him a special cake for his 9th birthday. Underneath the Man U colours is a chocolate sponge filled with sticky chocolate ganache. I understand that the family made short work of it. Happy birthday Ted.

Florists Shop

Back in the day, Tara’s godmother was a well known florist in Covent Garden. For her 80th birthday celebrations, Tara asked me to make Isabel a fruit cake (with homemade almond paste) depicting the shop. Tara found an old black and white photo of the property which I did my best to copy. Tara also needed me to feature a pig in the design … a long standing family joke. So here it is. I hope your godmother recognises it Tara and that you all have a lovely day.

Double 80th birthday celebrations

Libby and her twin brother Richard, turned 80 this summer so I made this open book cake with a page for each of them featuring their wide range of interests over the years. Libby loves her cat, had a career in teaching and used to dance the night away. Richard was a plumber, a cyclist and a sailor. Inside is a lemon cake filled with fresh lemon curd.

Sweet overload

Rather a last minute request from Oren’s mum for this Victoria sponge layered with jam and buttercream and smothered in Oren’s favourite sweets. It was the centre piece for his 7th birthday party – nothing like providing a major sugar rush for a room full of excited 7 year olds!

Double birthday celebration

Margaret and Alan both have their birthdays just two weeks apart. This year they had one big party to celebrate a bit of a milestone at Rays in Milford. They asked me to make this very personalised two tier cake to share with their friends after the meal. The bottom tier is for Margaret – a fresh lemon curd and buttercream layer cake decorated with flowers and butterflies. The top tier is Alan’s – a carrot cake filled with cream cheese frosting and decorated to reflect his love of playing golf. I know you had a lovely day. Happy birthday to you both.