Noah loves the Julia Donaldson book ‘Tiddler’ and Lucy asked me to make his third birthday cake featuring the characters from the story. Inside is a jam and buttercream layered sponge and all around are Tiddler and his fishy companions. I have three grandchildren under four, all of them discerning Donaldson fans and I was relieved when all of them instantly recognised the theme of the cake from this photo.. phew!
Happy Birthday Noah
Theo is 7 and was having an archery themed party this year. His mum asked for a chocolate layer cake with an archery target on the top with as many organic ingredients as possible. A nice easy one.. once we had made the arrows..
Francesca has been dreaming of a totally chocolate cake for her 18th birthday. It has become something of a family joke that when the time came it would be chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. So here we are, a chocolate sponge, covered in chocolate buttercream and crumbled flake, piled high with chocolate sweets. Even the board is covered in chocolate buttons. I really hope that this scratched the itch Francesca, Happy birthday.
Casey contacted me about a Simba cake for Nolan’s 6th birthday party. The children don’t like fondant icing much so we needed to find a way to make a passable Disney lion without the need to use too much. This is a jam and buttercream layered sponge cake covered in buttercream with just edible modelling paste used for ears and face. job done!
Jamie’s family have come down to the south coast for their Easter break and to celebrate his 18th birthday. Jamie is a jazz double bass player so his mum asked if I could help with a suitable cake. This is a Victoria sponge filled with jam and buttercream and covered in chocolate fondant. Everything is edible apart from the slightly wonky wire strings. Hope you all had a great day.
Christine’s partner Neil chose to have a cartoon character themed fancy dress party to celebrate his 50th birthday. He chose to go dressed as Jim Carey in The Mask and after a few different ideas we came up with this simple but effective design which would cater for the large number of guests. The bottom tier is a raspberry and buttercream vanilla sponge and the top is lemon cake with homemade lemon curd between the layers. Everything is completely edible – I was particularly pleased with the sugar hat and the vivid colours are certainly eye catching. I am sure you all had a fabulous time. Happy birthday Neil.
Fearn was 7 this weekend and was off to celebrate with a climbing party. Her grandparents have asked me to make her cake every year for a while now so here is Fearn climbing up two tiers of strawberry and buttercream filled sponge cake. Hope you had a great party
There was a bit of a drama surrounding the cake for this joint birthday party and I was asked rather last minute to make one to fit the bill. Three Dulcie, Clayton and Barney were all sharing a 5th birthday but with very different heroes and heroines so half Frozen and half Spiderman was the compromise. Inside was a victoria sponge layered with jam and buttercream. Hope you all had a lovely day.
Karen contacted me months ago to ask me to make a gluten free cake for her 60th birthday party. The ice bucket is made of gluten free lemon sponge with the ever popular fresh lemon curd filling and everything else is made out of sugar. Hope your party went well Karen.
Martin has a vintage American Jeep which is his pride and joy. Moira asked if I could (sort of) recreate it in jammy victoria sponge cake for his 70th birthday. The essential distinguishing detail was the American flag on the bonnet which I think at least made it vaguely recognisable! Happy Birthday Martin
Cakes on Sea 