Have My Cake and Eat It Too

Yes it's that time of the year again when you peer into the mirror very closely and think mmm... do I really look another year older.Well who knows the answer to that, but I do know that birthdays are special, it's your one day of the year to celebrate you.
What better way to do that, than to have the ones you love around you and of course a birthday cake and this was mine.
A triple layer of lemon coconut sponge filled with vanilla bean cream and then completely covered with butter cream.
I opted to leave the fondant off the cake as I really like the textured look of the butter cream and of course the simplicity of the design. This was a white lillium I made out of gum paste and a simple piece of grosgrain ribbon.
And how old am I?
The same age John F Kennedy ran for the U.S. Presidency and won.
Happy Birthday to anyone and everyone x

Cupcakes for Cancer Nurses Society Australia

The good folk at Cancer Nurse Society held a morning tea. Hope my cupcakes made it a little sweeter.

Pretty Cupcakes

Some cupcakes I made for my husband to take to a meeting with predominantly ladies on the committee. Thought something pretty and feminine was in order. Lemon Coconut cupcakes with a simple butter cream topping.

60th Birthday Cake

This cake was ordered by Anne for her friend Pat to celebrate her 60 th birthday. The birthday girl has a soft spot for the West Coast Eagles {footy team}which gave me some inspiration with the colours and we will make no mention of a wooden spoon. Hope you enjoyed your birthday Pat.

Bianca's 18th Birthday

Just what every girl needs a handbag cake you can eat.
Bianca chose this for her 18 th birthday bash which I'm sure was a huge success.The base cake was a 10" square chocolate mud covered in chocolate ganache and pink fondant with the handbag sitting on top, also chocolate mud. Entirely edible except for the handles which were tubing covered in fondant icing. I added the oriental liily as I thought it gave a nice elegance to the completed project. It's also made out of modelling sugar paste and unlike the real ones will last forever.
I think pink and black look great together and make a real statement.Happy Birthday Bianca enjoy being 18.x

Royal Show Cupcakes

I entered my cupcakes into the Royal Show this year. I don't think I have won any prizes but I hope they put a smile on the face of anybody who sees them.

For the competition you had to submit six cupcakes decorated in six different ways. The cases had to be removed{ mine weren't when this photo was taken} and they were to be tasted. I decided to bake my chocolate flourless cakes as I thought these would be the most moist when it came to the judging.

I'll let you know if I get any feed back and if anyone would like to order any replicas of these just drop me an e mail

Spring Time

Some little mini cupcakes to celebrate Judy Ann's birthday. The colours are very spring like and remind me of coloured blossoms.