Category: Cakes
Cakes
Two new cakes of late, the first being the wedding cake we were working on last week. The other being the Bass I did at work.. mostly on my own but with some help on the finer points of airbrushing technique.
Continue Reading...In Other News…
During a busy week at work, preparing for the holiday season (and getting to make sticky toffee pudding for up front!) I got to completely make, and decorate a wedding cake all on my own (with a little bit of guidance and supervision). Aside from all that, we’re working on Halloween so not much to […]
Continue Reading...New Cake
Up on Curious Confections. DmentD and I got to make it together which was nice after the last few cakes which have had me cake during the day and then him decorate while I was in school, coming home just in time to help with the clean up! We made it an extra cake taller […]
Continue Reading...Chocolate, Chocolate Everywhere
So much I’m already not wanting to eat it all.. now, put a nice juicy tender steak in front of me and it’s a whole different matter. Yes! That is what this class has done to me.. my sweet tooth is still there, it’s just a little overwhelmed with being surrounded for 5 hours a […]
Continue Reading...Slow News Day
I know, I haven’t written in a while. I was putting it off last week, working on the wedding cake every day I had nothing new to say until it was finished. Then with yard work and being busy, and now I’m working on a scholarship application. Suddenly it’s been nearly two weeks! My doesn’t […]
Continue Reading...Caaake!
Two weeks of cakes down, one left. I’m really enjoying it so far, picking up some new techniques and getting better. We’ve had a busy week making carrot cake and banana cake, a triangle cake, amour de polenta, pineapple upside down cake, sacher torte and an alhambra cake for the exam. It was fun making […]
Continue Reading...21st birthday cake
Nice and simple. Pound cake recipe (see Cthulhu cake), multiplied by 2.5 to fill a 10inch square tin.. This really did fill the tin, x2 would probably be just fine. Leveled out and cut in half with jam in the centre. Crumb coated and then covered in fondant. 21 made out of fondant. All piping […]
Continue Reading...Rainbow Cupcakes
After seeing variations on these being posted repeatedly on the Baking LJ group I follow (bake x3) I eventually gave in and had a try at them. A simple idea, take your basic cupcake batter and separate it into bowls and add a different colour to each bowl. Layer into the cupcake cases as desired. […]
Continue Reading...Wedding Cake
The finished product, assembled and with the topper Sadly it got damaged during transportation and cracked as it was being assembled.. did as much of a patch up job that I could, though I wasn’t particularly happy with it. Never mind, you live and learn.. and I’ve certainly learned a lot from this cake
Continue Reading...Wedding Cupcakes
To go alongside the wedding cake. There’s 100 of these! That’s 400 flowers I had to cut out, and 600 silver dragees (edible ball bearings *grins*)
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