100th Birthday Cake ( and my first heart shaped cake ! )

I hope if I get to be 100, someone organises cake !  I do hope the recipient of this rosey little creation enjoys her cake this weekend :) Kind of pleased with how it turned out, photo was taken in really poor light hence not the greatest shot . . .
Its a vanilla bean sponge with raspberry preserve and vanilla buttercream.

Candy Striped Birthday Cake

I made this cake last year for my wonderful Nans' 97th birthday, I had wanted to try 'Candy Striping' with royal icing and it was as tricky as I had imagined but I was pleased with the results and thought the colours were really summery and pretty :)

I also made a slightly different version of this cake for a birthday, with butterflies on top, as shown above.

Inside was a luscious lemon sponge with lemon buttercream- Perfect for a summer birthday

Monday

So, its Bank Holiday Monday, hubster has had to work, so I took the kids over to a park on the seafront this morning, we had a picnic there and it waa dull and overcast and not too exciting....well for me anyway, am pretty sure they enjoyed it all !
I have a 100th birthday cake to make this week, it feels an honour actually, to be making a cake for a centurian, what an amazing achievement. Just imagine how much the world changes in a hundred years ?!
I hope this special lady loves her cake. I have no artistic license on this one, the order is very specific. I will post a pic when its all done on Friday.

I am also trying to design a Christening cake today for a friends baby, she has a few ideas and loves my vintage style roses so I just need to figure how its all going to look together !

Happy Bank Holiday !

Sex and The City 2

I finally caught up with the girls tonight ! Of course I am referring to Carrie, Miranda (my second child would have been named after her- had 'he' been a 'she' !) Charlotte and Samantha !
Some minor criticisms but overall, I LOVED it, was like seeing your mates again after a couple of yrs and I so enjoyed a couple of hours of pure escapism, and a gin and tonic in the auditorium made it just perfect :)

Bank Holiday Weekend

....and no surprise really but its raining ! What a shame, Rubys foot is on the mend from a nasty cut last weekend and she was SO looking forward to being reunited with her new paddling pool ! Here she is pictured last weekend when the weather was GLORIOUS ... Maybe tomorrow ? . . . . .

Cherub Cupcakes

Gilded Cherub Cupcakes, made with belgian chocolate. By sugarsugar

Wedding Favour Cookies

My most favourite colour is duck egg blue, I find it so pleasing to my soul :)

These are wedding favour cookies, finished with royal iced stencilling and that teeny bit of sparkle.....