Posts Tagged ‘chocolate’
Sandy’s Baby Shower
May 22, 2011 | 
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Here we have two awesomely yummy petite cuppies for a baby shower in a mixture of green, blue and pink cases. First we have banana and macadamia cuppies with chocolate buttercream frosting and topped with a macadamia nut. Second we have vanilla cuppies with passionfruit vanilla frosting and topped with a gold cashous. Both these cakes tasted devine!! (Of course I had to sample them first to make sure they were good! 
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The mum to be loved them, just what she had asked for and were apparently a hit at the shower. Can’t wait to meet the little bubba when he or she arrives!! 
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18th Birthday cake
It’s been a great week this week, with Easter now here, an 18th Birthday Cake and a new purchase!! This cake is a 20cm tall square cake. I used a double cake to get the height with the bottom half being milk chocolate mud and the top half being white chocolate mud. What a yummy combination!! Both covered in ganache and a thin layer of fondant. The cake was decorated with purple and silver/grey decorative strips, similar to that of a picture provided by the client. I went with the “explosion” top (my first one!) with the number 18 in the centre, balls & stars on decorative wire and a banner on top with the words “Happy 18th Gabrielle”. I used lustre dust to give a slightly metallic look to the colours. I was happy with the end result. Hope you enjoyed your suprise cake Gabrielle!!
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Earlier this week I received a parcel which my husband had ordered for me. The “Agbay” cake leveller! Now I must say that this cake leveller is awesome!!! I have previously been using the large Wilton cake leveller and have struggled with it, finding that the blade bends whilst cutting and having to need too many hands to keep it cutting straight. Having now used the Agbay, I absolutely recommend it to anyone who like me has a passion with cake decorating. It took me a total of 3 minutes to level my cake including the measuring up of the height I wished to cut. The blade cut beautifully with ease and precision. The blade did not bend and had a perfect finished result. I am very impressed!!! Thanks Dame for finding me the absolute best investment we have made yet.
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Wedding Cake
This weekend was a very exciting one, creating a stunning wedding cake! I had a great time creating this one. A two-tiered square cake. The bottom tier was a 10″ square, 5″ high caromello mud cake, covered with 
chocolate ganche and white fondant. The top tier was a 6″ square, 5″ high cherry ripe mud cake, covered with chocolate ganache and white fondant. The top tier was placed slightly off centre. The entire cake was embellished with 4mm, 6mm & 8mm gold cashous, giving a very elegant look. The cake was topped with a T & K initial topper provided by the bride. I am happy with the end product and hope that the bride and groom were also happy with it. All the very best to you both, I wish you a lifetime of happiness!!
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Gulgong High School Reunion
Last weekend I celebrated my 15 year school reunion with 50 odd past school mates and their partners. It was so great to catch up with everyone again!!
I made a caramello mud cake for the occasion. Covered with a Cadbury Milk chocolate ganache, yum!! The most time consuming was the school emblem. I hand made this emblem from fondant, piping the detail with royal icing. The lettering was also made from fondant.
I hope that everyone else enjoyed the night as much as I did
Caramel Mud Birthday Cake
Today is my mother in laws birthday so I made a caramel mud cake for her. Time was limited so I went for ganache covered cake rather than fondant. A 20cm round caramel mud cake with a touch of ginger, covered with white chocolate ganache and wrapped with a marbelled white and milk chocolate collar. I topped the cake with a chocolate Happy Birthday plaque and hand modelled roses. The cake was enjoyed by the family. Happy Birthday Jo! xx
First week of 2011
Well the first week of 2011 is just about complete and what a busy week it has been! The new look website has been launched, so check it out, make some comments and share with your friends. Let us know if you happen to come across any glitches so we can fix them up!
Of course, I could let the first week of 2011 go by without making some cakes!!! My cousin arrived in town this week with her husband and two littlies and we have not seen each other in quite a few years. It was great to catch up over a BBQ and of course some chocolate cupcakes for dessert! With one special cake decorated to celebrate Tippi’s birthday.
This week I’ve also been playing around with cupcake cases.
I just love those lace looking cases and have been dying to try them out. They are a little on the expensive side and in my research about the product, I came across someone who has made these cases themselves using paper doylies. I decided to give them a try and I think they look quite sweet. I will still be trying out the bought ones in the future. 
This month I plan to try out some flowers so keep an eye out for these! If you have a need for a special cake this year, please feel free to contact me via the contact form, I would be delighted to assist! I would like to encourage all of my customers to provide feedback on my site. Thank you
Shayne's 40th Birthday Cake
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For my brother’s 40th birthday, the cake request was a motorbike. (A Honda XR250R to be exact, a replica of his much loved possession!) After alot of research and experimentation, I decided the best bet for me was to produce a hand modelled replica as a cake topper. Read the rest of this entry » |
