Diving cake

Absolutely LOVED the concept for this cake, as so many ideas and creative views could be taken on it. Due to the fact that we thought we would not quite be ready yet to make faces, we positioned the diver so that you could not see it's face. Also, we loved all the creativity available behind the fish, seaweed, shells and starfish and with such a striking colour of water, who wouldnt love a diving cake! 

Marathon Cake

Along with this cake, came many new challenges. First was the challenge of making a fruit cake, as in our family, it is not the most popular flavour, however, according to Iain and Fiona, it did not taste like a disaster. Secondly, was the concept of running and a marathon, which is hard as it is quite linear and does not leave much room for artistic creativity, but I think towards the end, it turned out ok, and the union jack ribbon really finished it off!! :P 

Tardis Cake

Wow, what a treat it was to be asked to make a cake which had to be Dr Who related. The whole world of Dr Who at my fingertips, so I decided to go for the iconic symbol which is, The Tardis. Through the technicalities, and the constant questions of whether we could make it bigger on the inside (We couldnt, so dont ask), we eventually managed a tardis cake - Towards the end, I was happy, although during, I was incredibly stressed! 

Happy Birthday Mum!

Seeing as my mum has a new found love for bunting, we thought it appropriate that her birthday cake should be something unique. I can certainly say we had fun cutting out the little flags and making them look like bunting, and the grass certainly took some creativity, so overall, this might just have to be one of my favourite cakes to make :) Happy Birthday Mum! 

Happy Birthday Lisa!

I got asked by a really close friend of mine to do her birthday cake and I almost did a little victory dance! However, there was a minor issue, as I often have difficulty with coming up with ideas,so there was a lot of time where we were just sat around thinking about what to do, but eventually deciding that Lisa's love for music was a good plan and to just go simple. So, here is the finished outcome! 

My first paid cake.

The exciting moment when someone asks to buy one of your cakes is pretty brilliant, however, it is also mixed with fear as you have no idea what to do! So, when I was told I had to make a cake for someone (and my only criteria being that it had hearts and stars), I panicked at the thought of it going wrong. However, I was delighted when it was finished, as I could officially say I had made my first comissioned cake!

Cookie cupcakes!

I love experimenting, so when incredibly bored, I decided to see whether I could combine my love for cupcakes with my love for Oreos! There are many different ways of doing cupcakes with cookies or other such things, but I chose to go for layers, so with a base of Oreos, then a cupcake then cream cheese frosting, hence becomes the Oreo Cupcake! 

The invention of Gracies.

In my household, the concept of a "Gracie" is not something particularly new, because for about a year, a chocolate cupcake with peanut butter in the middle has been known like so. It is called a Gracie because my Sisters two favourite things are chocolate and peanut butter, so it felt adequate to name the cupcake after her. So when it came to making her a birthday cake, there was really no option but to make a Gracie, but much, much bigger! 

T-shirt cake

I am always up for a challenge, so when the thought of making a t-shirt cake for my brother's birthday came to us, we leapt to it and did a little research. Due to his team being Norwich city, we found the most recent shirt available and tried to copy it as much as we could! I was extremely pleased with my brother's reaction, as he still talks about it now! :P 

Sunny days!

On a sunny day, am I the only one who loves to bake and then take photos of whatever it is, but outside? If I am then... oops :P Ah well, I just thought that these strawberries looked so gorgeous outside on top of some scones (One of my sister's favourites) that I couldn't resist a bit of food photography. 

3 layers of yum!

There is something so satisfying about eating chocolate with other things. So when you come across something which combines the likes of chocolate, shortbread and caramel, there really is no way to say no! :P And while your at it, why not make it look really fancy... or is that just my obsession...