It's all about the colour Purple

Did you know purple is the colour of good judgement. It is the colour of people seeking spiritual fulfillment and it is said if you surround yourself with purple you will have peace of mind.

Purple is the combination of red and blue, the warmest and the coolest colours.
Purple is the colour of mourning for widows in Thailand. It was the favourite colour of Cleopatra and has traditionally been associated with Royaly and the Nobility. Most children love the colour purple. It is the colour most favoured by artists. Thursday's colour is purple.

I didn't know all of these facts when I decided to make some purple sugar flowers for a cake.
So have a wonderful week and colour your world...purple xx

Wedding Cake

Just delivered this pretty three tired wedding cake at Royal Perth Yacht Club. The design was modelled on a picture the bride Talea sent me . The flowers were based on a Gardenia and I know they don't come in a purple hue but therein lies the magic of cake decorating you can have what ever your heart desires, so shades of purple or I should say violet it was.

The venue looked spectacular, with beautiful floral arrangements and crystal stemware on the tables and in the background little yachts bobbing on the Swan River.
The cake consists of three flavours. The bottom tier chocolate, middle tier lemon and coconut with white chocolate ganache and the top tier white chocolate.

Best wishes to Talea and Tom on your wedding day may you be blessed with health and happiness. xx

That Crown Cake

OK, so two traits that I admire greatly in people are graciousness and modesty.  I may be pushing those boundaries here but couldn't resist posting a pic of that Crown Cake with all it's prize winning finery, ie. shiny blue first prize ribbon. Sorry about the photo there is a lot of glare.

Crown Cake

A little sneaky peek at my Royal Show Cake entry. The category was a cake to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee. More to come.

A Really Big Cake

So it's been a while since my last post but I have been so busy making cakes, flowers a spot of teaching and well all the usual bits and pieces you try to squeeze into a day. Thought I would share with you a really big cake I made for my two son's Basketball Club to help celebrate their 25th Anniversary. We had a great family fun day to celebrate the event and cake of course and as someone once said ( I think it was Audrey Hepburn) a celebration without a cake is just a meeting.

So details of the really big cake.90cm long about 40 cm wide and 12cm tall. Chocolate sponge filled with chocolate butter cream and whipped ganache and crushed malteesers. All decorations were hand painted on  sugar paste even Air Jordan. The club catered for 400 guests on the day so I hope you all tasted some cake, if not you'll just have to order another one from me. Just make sure it's a wee bit smaller, that was a challenge transporting. Enjoy.

Baby shower Cake

Just a quick picture of a sweet little cake I made for a good friend Ute. We had a baby shower with lots of gifts and yummy goodies to eat and lots of well wishes. Enjoy your time leading up to the birth Ute and hoping everything goes well. Tammy x

Hooray For Bright Colours

Stepping out of my comfort zone this week  I made this  wedding cake with a tropical inspired tangerine coloured blossom. It highlights two simple design principles
1. Less is definitely more and
2. Bright splashes of colour can look elegant and sophisticated.

Sometimes one large bloom or statement flower is all you need on a cake to have that wow factor. This would look fabulous in bright pink, lime green, or even a deep purple for example. Think of it like a simple make over for the humble two tiered cake.

Hope you like, thought you might be getting sick of the same backdrop I use with my photography so this was taken on a table in my living room.

Have a great weekend.