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17Dec

Christening/Dedication Cake

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When asked to do this cake for one of my regular clients I was so excited!

Her 5 month old baby boy was being dedicated, and she wanted a biblical cake to mark the occasion.  This cake was just perfect – well I thought so anyway.

Noah’s Ark.

Isn’t it gorgeous?  I only did 4 animals around the front of the cake, purely because no-one sees the back of the cake, and she wanted the focus of the cake to be on the Ark, not the animals.

I loved the result.  And so did she :)

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Authored by: Shayne on Saturday, December 17th, 2011 at 15:12
Categories: Cakes
5Dec

Christmas Cake & Cupcakes

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I decided this year to make Christmas Cakes. This was the first time I have done this, and whilst they are fairly time consuming to make (and bake), I feel that they are well worth the effort. I was lucky enough to be given my mother in laws recipe, and it is divine. Jam packed with fruit, nuts, cherries and lots of extras, it is an absolutely delicious cake.

Fruit & Nut Christmas Cake


As I have a wedding cake order for next year, I made a small cake, as a ‘taster’ for my client, but decorated it in the Christmas Theme for fun. Simple, but classy.

Vanilla Christmas Cupcakes

And then my favourite, vanilla cupcakes with white buttercream frosting and Christmas decor. SO pretty. And aqua and white for a change, with silver accents.

Merry Christmas to all of my readers, followers and clients. Thanks for all the support this year – it really has been an amazing year. I have been so blessed by all of you.

Travel safe if you are, and enjoy this special time with your families x

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, December 5th, 2011 at 10:12
Categories: Cakes, Cupcakes
29Nov

Christening Cake

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Seems November is the time of the year when babies get dedicated by their parents to our God above.

Train Christening Cake

I loved how this cute Christening cake turned out.  A square Vanilla Sponge, topped with the cutest (and simplest!) train you ever did see.  Plus of course the baby’s name.  Blue, because he’s a boy, but also because he has the biggest, bluest eyes you ever did see!

And I believe it went down a treat :)

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Authored by: Shayne on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 at 10:11
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28Nov

Cupcakes Cupcakes Cupcakes

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I thought I should do a post just about Cupcakes. I make *a lot* of cupcakes. But I don’t always showcase them here on the blog, they normally just get added to the gallery.

So here are some for you to drooool over :)

Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes

Choc Espresso Cupcakes

Chocolate Butterfly & Gerbera Cupcakes

Corporate Cupcakes with Printed Icing Logos

13th Birthday Cupcakes

 

Now where’s my cup of tea?

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, November 28th, 2011 at 10:11
Categories: Cupcakes
27Nov

First Holy Communion Cake

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The first First Holy Communion Cake i’ve done. But I knew it had to be simple and stylish – and to me this cake is exactly that.

Vanilla sponge with Vanilla Buttercream frosting, coated with sugarpaste and a few accents.

And then a smaller cake to accompany it – similar decor but different.

Loved how these both turned out.

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Authored by: Shayne on Sunday, November 27th, 2011 at 16:11
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12Nov

Garden Cake

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I recently had a request for a cake for a little girl turning 7 and who was having a “Garden Party’. She did not want the cake covered in sugarpaste, because it was too sweet.

So i decided that simple cake with green buttercream frosting, lots of bugs, bees and flowers would be perfect for her.

This was the outcome.  And I’m pleased to say that she was delighted with it. Yay!

I love the contrast of the pink & green, and also the cute No 7 caterpillar. And just because I had extra cupcakes over from another order, I made a Garden Cupcake too – cute huh?

And with that i’m off to work in my garden!

Happy Weekend all x

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Authored by: Shayne on Saturday, November 12th, 2011 at 14:11
Categories: Cakes, Cupcakes
23Oct

80th Birthday Cake

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I recently had the priviledge of baking a cake for a very distinguished lady.  She is a lady in every sense of the word, and when her daughter-in-law asked me to bake her 80th birthday cake, I was thrilled.  And I knew that it had to be a beautifully simple, but classy cake.

This is the result.  Vanilla sponge with caramel filling.  A sugarpaste coating and then a single ivory sugarpaste rose, with a trail of ivory dragees.  And a no 80 adorning the front of the cake.

So simple, yet oh so elegant.

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Authored by: Shayne on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 at 18:10
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23Oct

Handy Manny 2nd Birthday Cake

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One of my regular clients requested a Handy Manny birthday cake for her 2 year old nephew. She doesn’t have children herself, so had to google to see what he was all about! Luckily I have a 5 year old daughter who is quite the Handy Manny fan, so any questions I had regarding the cake went right her way!


A vanilla bean sponge, sandwiched together with caramel. My most popular cake flavour among adults and children alike. Covered in sugarpaste and then Handy Manny himself, together with his trusty philips screwdriver, Felipe.  Cute huh?

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Authored by: Shayne on Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 at 17:10
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3Oct

Winnie The Pooh Cake

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A sweet little boy called Noah recently turned one, and it was my priviledge to make his cake. Which had to travel a good 400 km’s to reach it’s destination, but i’m glad to say that it did.

A 2 tier cake. Bottom layer rich chocolate with buttercream frosting and the top layer simple vanilla bean with vanilla bean frosting.

Winnie The Pooh, his hunny pot and presents are all made from sugarpaste.

You have to admit – he’s very cute!

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, October 3rd, 2011 at 19:10
Categories: Cakes
19Sep

30th Birthday Cake

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This cake was requested by my client for her friends surprise 30th birthday party. She was very specific. The cake had to be white, with this exact shade of blue, be decorated with dots and also have carnations on it as these are her friend’s favourite flowers.

I was a bit nervous that I would not be able to match up the blues correctly, but I did, and this was the outcome.


Instead of one large carnation on top of the cake, I did 5 smaller ones and clustered them together.

A simple design, but quite lovely. Oh, the cake was Dark Chocolate with Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting.

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 11:09
Categories: Cakes