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6May

Batman cake

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A rather unusual superhero cake.

Batman Rainbow Cake

Batman Rainbow Cake

The Batman Logo, superman coloured covering, and a rainbow cake inside.

Different? Yes!

Fun? Definitely!

And a super chuffed little boy upon delivery!

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, May 6th, 2013 at 19:05
Categories: Cakes
1May

40th Anniversary Cake

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One of my regular clients approached me to make a cake for her parent’s 40th Wedding Anniversary, and this is what we came up with.

YM 40th Anniversary Cake
She wanted similar colours to her parent’s wedding day, and of course flowers.

The cake was red velvet on top, with the bottom tier being carrot. Both had cream cheese frosting.

I loved making this cake, and loved the look of delight on my client’s face when she saw it.

And the sms I received from her mom ” Thank you sooooo much for the beautiful cake you baked for our 40th Wedding Anniversary! It tasted so yummy too!

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Authored by: Shayne on Wednesday, May 1st, 2013 at 18:05
Categories: Cakes
27Apr

Vintage Country Wedding Cake

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I absolutely *loved* making this cake.

Vintage Wedding Cake

Vintage Wedding Cake

I think perhaps the fact that the client is also a friend & now a family member, that could have had something to do with it.

She gave me a picture of what she wanted, and I changed the colours to match her Country Themed wedding, set on her family farm in Hogsback, Eastern Cape.  The cake was Red Velvet on top, Choc in the middle and Carrot at the bottom.  YUM.

I also then made items of yumminess for the dessert table – Chocolate Brownies, Sugar Cookies, Cake Pops, Cupcakes and Caramel Tarts.  Other yummies included Heart Shaped Fudge, Lammingtons and Rocky Road.  A true feast.  I had an absolute ball putting together and decorating the Dessert Table – such fun!

An absolutely gorgeous wedding!

Dessert Table

Dessert Table

Pink Sugar Cookies & Rocky Road

Pink Sugar Cookies & Rocky Road

Lamingtons & Pecan Choc Brownies

Lamingtons & Pecan Choc Brownies

Vanilla Cake Pops

Vanilla Cake Pops

Green & White Heart Sugar Cookies

Green & White Heart Sugar Cookies

Rocky Road & Heart Shaped Fudge

Rocky Road & Heart Shaped Fudge

Vanilla Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcakes

Chalkboard

Chalkboard

 

 

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Authored by: Shayne on Saturday, April 27th, 2013 at 19:04
Categories: Cakes, Cupcakes
16Apr

No 2 Racing Car Cake

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A racing car cake is always a hit with little boys – and this one was no different.

YM 2 Race Track Cake

 

A rectangular Vanilla Cake, filled with Caramel Cream.

A no 2 ‘Racing Track’ (real cars were added later) and a few checkered flags and away you go.

Such fun – and so scrummy too!

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Authored by: Shayne on Tuesday, April 16th, 2013 at 19:04
Categories: Cakes
10Apr

Hello Kitty Cake

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A very popular choice for little girls these days – Hello Kitty.
YM HK Round

This one was ordered, together with Hello Kitty Cupcakes and also Sugar Cookies.

I usually try and stay away from doing ‘cartoon characters’ because they are quite difficult to replicate exactly I was however quite happy with the outcome of this one.

A Red Velvet Cake,with Cream Cheese Frosting.

The cupcakes were Vanilla with Buttercream Frosting, and then Vanilla Sugar Cookies.

Hello Kitty Sugar Cookies

Hello Kitty Sugar Cookies

YM HK Cupcakes1

Pretty, and yummy too!

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Authored by: Shayne on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 at 18:04
Categories: Cakes, Cupcakes
25Mar

Snake Cake

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One of my favourite clients ordered this cake for her son’s birthday.

A snake cake – eeeuww!  Living on a farm we have our fair share of them and i’m not a fan!

Chocolate Snake Cake

Chocolate Snake Cake

However, I did love how this one turned out.  He doesn’t like the sugarpaste covering, so this was just covered with Dark Choc Buttercream and then embellished with Sugarpaste.

Apparently it was a hit with the kids who fought over who was going to get the snake!

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, March 25th, 2013 at 19:03
Categories: Cakes
18Mar

Hello Baby

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I love doing cakes for Baby Showers – and I love doing something a little different.

Hello Baby Baby Shower Cake

Hello Baby Baby Shower Cake

This cake was a 4 layer Vanilla Cake, filled with Caramel Cream (a very popular combination).

Apparently the mum to be has a thing about pink ellies, hence little ellie on top, and I thought the bunting round the side brought it all together.

Mum to be was thrilled and said she didn’t want to cut it!

 

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, March 18th, 2013 at 19:03
Categories: Cakes
7Feb

Heart Wedding Cake

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This is a wedding cake that I did in December. My client sent me a picture of what she wanted and said it was to look ‘exactly’ like the pic. So, that’s what I did.

3 Tier Heart Wedding Cake

I loved making this cake – it was so stylish in it’s simplicity, yet still had the wow factor. The 3 tiers were Red Velvet, Chocolate and Carrot at the bottom.  The only problem I had was the heat.  The wedding at was the seaside and it was hot and very humid.  So the sugarpaste went from hard to soft, the hearts moved and it was a bit of a stressful day for me.  But i think it still came out ok.

I also made mini cupcakes decorated with a swirl of Vanilla Buttercream, sprinkles and rice paper hearts. Too gorgeous.

Mini Heart Cupcakes

I took the liberty of taking some photo’s of the venue and tables as I was struck by the absolute beauty of the venue – a marquee on a bowling green. White, silver and hints of pink/purple.

Love the French accents in the detail

Simply Beautiful

The attention to detail is really what amazed me.

Slops for when your feet were sore from high heels

Seating Plan

And then the Candy Bar (the brides name was Candice). Such an awesome idea.

Candy Bar

Candy

The Milky Bar

Gorgeous yes?

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Authored by: Shayne on Thursday, February 7th, 2013 at 09:02
Categories: Cakes, Cupcakes
28Jan

Rainbow Party

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This past weekend it was my daughter’s 7th Birthday. A couple of months ago she decided that she wanted a Rainbow Unicorn Party. So that is what we did. We had such fun planning everything. My daughter assisted me with all the goodies – from what to say on the invite, to the sweeties on the table and also the decor of her cake.

So i thought I would share the party with you, including the cake and eats. I shall be doing a separate post with the tips and tricks for the eats, and creating the Rainbow Invites, Buntings etc.

Enjoy!

Rainbow Bunting

Party Packs & Rainbow Juice

Gift Basket

Rainbow Pegs!

Rainbow Birthday Table

Two Tier Rainbow Unicorn Cake

Rainbow Cake

Rainbow Marshmallows

So easy and so effective

Painting Table

The many uses of empty jam jars!

Painting Essentials

Busy hands

The completed work of art

Yummies for the Mummies

Simple, but elegant

Your comments (and questions) will be welcomed.

Thanks for taking the time to look.

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Authored by: Shayne on Monday, January 28th, 2013 at 11:01
Categories: Cakes
12Sep

Rainbow Cake

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I thought I would share with you today, the rainbow cake I made a while ago for a first birthday party.  I don’t normally share my recipes on my blog, however, this is a fun cake to bake (especially for kids) and I’m not really giving away my recipe, just giving you some guidelines to empower you to make this gorgeous cake yourself.

 I started off by mixing a batch of Vanilla Cake that I would normally use to make 2 x 9″ round cakes.  Line and grease your tins – i only have two, so had to re-use them 3 times as there are six colours.  Once you have mixed together your cake batter, divide it equally between six bowls.  I did this by weighing each empty bowl, clearing the scale and then adding in the batter.  I *think*, but cannot quite remember, that I put 150g worth of batter in each bowl, but don’t hold me to that measurement.  Basically you need to finish all your batter between the six bowls.

 You then need to colour each bowl of batter.  I used Cake Flora Gel Colouring in the following colours:

 

Electric Orange

Egg Yellow

Super Red

Regal Purple

Electric Green

Sky Blue

 You need to add as much colouring to get to the colour you desire.  Remember, the colour of the uncooked batter is that same as the cooked cake – it doesn’t darken or lighten.

 Once you are happy with your colours, pour into your greased cake tins and bake for between 10-15 mins @ 180.  Just keep an eye on them as they are fairly thin. Repeat this process until all the colours have been baked, and then allow to cool.

 

 I then mixed up a batch of Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and set about assembling my cake.  As violet is the bottom colour of the rainbow i started with that too, adding a thin layer of frosting and topping with your next layer (mine was blue).  Repeat this process until all the layers have been used and then frost the top and then the sides.

 

 My client wanted this cake covered in Kit-Kats round the side and then topped with M&M’s, but quite honestly – I LOVED the look of the cake without any adornments at all!

 

 Happy Baking!  And please don’t hesitate to ask if you have any questions :)

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Authored by: Shayne on Wednesday, September 12th, 2012 at 10:09
Categories: Cakes