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My first and last wedding cake! I broke my rule regarding "no wedding cakes" for my nephew. I carried the bottom rich fruit cake layer and the gum paste calla lillies from Pinehurst USA to Oswestry, Shropshire UK. The other three layers are chocolate with raspberry mouse, I made them upon my arrival in the UK. After much sleep deprivation I put it all together - didn't come out quite as I imagined, but I think they liked it and it did taste really good!
Made this little quickie for a friend of mine who has so many pairs of golf shoes he can't decide which ones to wear. The dogs have been know to "adjust" the odd shoe.
I made this cake for my friends 25th wedding anniversary - It was the perfect excuse to make the Dog roses and honeysuckle I had seen in Alan Dunn's book. The cake is apple and walnut.
The main cake is rich fruit cake. Irish cream cupcakes, Gingerbread cupcakes, 50/50 gum paste/fondant sleigh & trees. This was a lot of work but I learned so much and really enjoyed it. I was greatly inspired by the wonderful creations here on CC. Thanks for looking!
I made this for my friend's birthday, it is her fave - carrot cake. Originally it was just going to be covered in cream cheese frosting, however my skills are not up to making it nice and smooth so I gave up and covered it in fondant - much easier! My first attempt at Hydrangeas, more work than I thought but very enjoyable! Sorry for the poor picture quality - running late and only had time for a quick snap before leaving for the party.
Large cake is rich fruit cake. Cup cakes are Red velvet with white choc mint butter cream and carrot cakes with cinnamon butter cream. Gum paste poinsettias. White choc snow flakes. Stands are up turned candle holders with mini Christmas lights inside. Didn't have chance to get any good pics of the finished display but you get the idea. TFL
A friend called me on very short notice to help with her Grandson's birthday cake, she made the cake but was struggling with the requested Star fighter. There was not enough time to do a good job, nothing was dry enough to put together properly so I had to build up layers of fondant to support the wings. Did not even have tome to put guns and other details on. Just hope the grandson doesn't look too closely! Anyway, I enjoyed the experience of my first kids cake.
My first attempt at orchids. Making the parts was easy enough but I found putting them together very difficult. Also my first effort painting on the cake, the design is not as I originally intended because I had to disguise the mistakes I made. All good experience, I learn a little more each time!
A quickie for my neighbors birthday. Blueberry with white choc cream cheese filling.
Last minute cake for 4th July party. Lemon with lemon curd filling and white choc butter cream.
My friend hosts an annual tea party to celebrate the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth. The theme for the invitations etc this year was the old Penny Black stamp, so the cake is black and white. Top layer is choc orange, bottom layer is zingy lemon. Gum paste flowers and stamp. The design was inspired by a cake I saw in the wonderful Cake Central magazine, the original was way beyond my skill level but I am learning all the time! Thank you CC.
I made this for our Kentucky Derby party, it is a replica of the Derby trophy and the garland they place around the winning horses neck. My most challenging project so far! (almost as challenging as posting my pictures here, this is my second attempt, tried to change the picture and lost everything!) The roses and trophy are 50/50 fondant/gum paste.
Second attempt - I posted this earlier this week but it disappeared somehow, so here it is again. This was a surprise for my neighbors 52nd wedding anniversary, it is Maple pecan cake, a recipe I found here on CC and now a firm fave. It was may first attempt at wiring flowers, a little tricky but enjoyable!
My first baby shower cake! It was made for a friend of a friend. Poppy seed cake with raspberry mouse filling. Covered with fondant. Giraffe is 50/50 fondant & gum paste. I used a mold for the baby - so easy! I saw a photo of the baby blocks somewhere but I can't remember where, so whoever had the original idea - Thank you!
This is the cake I made for cake class "re- dressed" for my neighbors anniversary. It is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. Decorated with royal icing Lilly that I just learnt in the Wilton course 3 class.
This is the finished product of the Wilton class I just completed. It was a lot of fun but a lot of work! I really enjoyed making the roses but they took me so long.
Lemon cake with raspberry filling. Covered with fondant, (not very well, I need a lot more practice.) Bow is 50/50 fondant and gum paste.
Rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and fondant. Royal icing snowflakes.
This cake was made for a friend, she is a journalist who loves to garden, fish and loves her dog, Tyler (Who shares her birthday) I tried to cover all this. The cake is tangy lemon with raspberry mousse filling and swiss butter cream frosting. The decorations are all 50/50 fondant and gum paste. This is my first "figure" cake and I want to thank Lorraine Mckay for her excellent tutorial. Also thanks to all the other CCers for the inspiration.
This was made at very short notice so it is rather basic and lacking detail. The cake is chocolate with chocolate pastry creme filling and butter cream frosting. The details are fondant. The cake was a surprise for my husbands boss. My husband works as a mechanic for a trucking company, so I have him fixing the truck again!
My first commission - thankfully just for a friend who won't mind the many imperfections. Two layers of chocolate cake with chocolate pastry creme and one layer of lemon with raspberry filling. The instruments are fondant/gum paste mix and the details are royal icing. Thank you to kakebakery for the inspiration.
Thanks to cakecentral members for the inspiration
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