Owl And Flower Cupcakes

Nov3

Kerry ordered cupcakes to surprise her sister for her 30th birthday and as she loves owls I made these tiny sugar paste owls in pale blue and yellow. For added detail I embossed a circle for their little chest and added a heart to each one. The wings are hearts onto which I hand painted white dots, Finally I gave them cute googly eyes with eyelashes. For the flower cupcakes I cut out embossed flowers using the easy rose cutter and added the rolled easy rose as the accent in the centre of each flower. I also cut out blue and yellow daisies, peace signs and music notes to add to the cupcakes. I dotted the cupcakes with blue, yellow and orange sugar pearls to complete the colour scheme. The facebook feedback from the guests was that the cupcakes not only looked gorgeous but were delicious too. Thank you again Kerry for your order and so excited that one of my very first clients trusted me again with such a fun order!

Dancer Figurine Cake for my Daughter

Oct27

Ceire, our beautiful daughter, turned 17 in October and as she had fallen in love with the dancing figurine cake in Carlos Lischetti’s book and asked me to do that cake for her birthday I did but put my own twist and character to the cake. The cake was a cotton candy sponge which I covered with a vanilla buttercream. As Ceire is not too fond of fondant covered cakes I covered the sides and top of the cake with edible strips of lace which added to the feminine dance theme of the cake. The figurine represents Ceire and everything about her dancing days. Her elegant, slim and long legs are crossed gracefully as she sits on the edge of her cake and she is wearing a simple white dance costume that portrays the simple yet elegant dancer that Ceire was, Her hair is loose and flowing as from young Ceire did not love her hair tightly tied up but would rather have it loose and flowing. Her ballet shoes are next to her and they and the cake are dotted with tears that represent the sad goodbye she had to say to dance following surgery on both her hips. She has a slighty sad reminiscing expression but she is holding a tear to represent her courage and strength through everyting she has been through.

I am so proud of you Ceire, not only for the beautiful and talented dancer and gymnast you proved to be, but more importantly for the gorgeous, strong and creative young woman you have grown into and the delight you add into our lives!

Taking a Page out of Michelle’s Book…

Oct12

Great friends like great books are to be treasured for life! Michelle is one of those great friends who fills my life with joy, much laughter and fun. She is there not only for the fun times but also for the tough times and she has enough love and care to do this with all her family and friends. When it came to designing a cake for her Fab 50th Birthday I needed to include Michelle’s family and friends in the theme as they are so special to her. It also had to be soft, feminine and pretty and it had to last through 3 different birthday celebrations. The first occasion was a surprise birthday celebration hosted by Angela for Michelle and all the Wacky Wednesday Scrapbookers. The pastel pink book at the bottom of the pile pictured above was especially for this occasion. I baked a delicious raspberry sponge with a Vanilla bean filling and chocolate ganache and I titled it, Eat, Laugh and Scrap as that pretty much sums us up! True to form we did eat the gorgeous grub prepared by Angela, we laughed loudly and of course took loads of photos to scrapbook.

Michelle then celebrated with her family and friends on a balmy Saturday evening and I used the top 4 books again for her cake for this occasion. I had made these books as false cakes for this reason and the first book on the board I made a delicious strawberry sponge with a Candy Cane flavoured filling. I covered this book in Michelle’s favourite duck egg blue and titled it, Family & Friends. The pink floral embossed book at the top of the pile had to be for Michelle and this I titled Fab 50 for her because she is just fabulous in every way. My son came up with the ‘catchy’ title for Marco’s book. Marco was Michelle’s Catch of the Day the day she fell in love with him and chose him as her lifelong husband, friend and partner. Marco has also been spotted in one of his favourite spots fishing quietly and contemplating life. Shayna, Michelle’s daughter, wasn’t able to be at the party as she has gone Big in Japan & settled into her wonderful adventure and life in Japan. Michelle had a wonderful trip to visit Shayna a few months ago and they shared so many treasured moments seeing the beautiful blossoms and flowers of the Japanese spring. Brandon, Michelle’s son, has definitely caught the Travel Bug so his book was aptly named. I added embossed ships and compasses to this book. The sugar paste roses, heart and buttons complete the feminine look for Michelle’s cake.

The final celebration of the wonderful trio of parties was a high tea Michelle hosted for her girl friends and again we celebrated with delicious food and cake. In addition to the cake I made vanilla bean cupcakes in a jar with pretty sugar paste roses and flowers and these were gifts for her friends. The soft pretty flowers were a perfect ending to a wonderful day for an amazing and truly special friend!

Twin Teddy Baby Shower Cake

Sep20

Janita ordered this Twin Teddy Cake and these cupcakes for a baby shower recently. The inspiration for the cupcakes was her delightful invitation with its cute teddies in shades of lavender, pink & blue, and of course the twin baby boy and girl. The cake was a simple vanilla and vanilla bean buttercream barrel cake which I set on a board covered with blue & lavender wood embossed sugar paste. I lightly dusted the top of the cake and painted the grass detail at the base of the cake. The twin teddies sitting cutely on their cake are dressed in their tiny blue and lavender outfits ready for their party.

Most of the cupcakes are topped with twin teddies sitting back to back or nestled in the creamy iced layers and the others have a twin boy and girl footprint to celebrate the imminent arrival of the babies. I am sure this family will be blessed with these twins in their lives and I wish them double the laughter, fun and joy that all babies bring into this world!

Masquerade Ball Cupcakes

Sep12

Tarryn celebrated her 40th birthday with her family and friends and she chose as her theme a Masquerade Ball. As much as I love clients who give me carte blanche in their cake and cupcake orders, I also love those who know exactly what they want when they place their orders. Tarryn was so organized with the ideas she had in mind right down to the exact colours and shades she wanted her decorations to be. The sugar paste masks and feathers were easy to do in the chosen colours and I added my touches with the embossing and stamping on the flowers, masks and feathers. I chose the music notes stamp as her niece was going to be singing some of her favourite songs on the evening of the party. The final touch were the hints of gold I added as beads to some of the flowers and edible lace to some of the masks. Thanks Tarryn for this marvellous Masquerade Ball Cupcake order and I was thrilled to hear that your party was such a success after all the preparation and enthusiasm you put into it. Perfect news to hear too that your guests enjoyed these cupcakes.

Granny Nora Turns 90!

Sep10

Granny Nora turned a grand 90 last week and I was excited when Tracy asked me to make this cake and these cupcakes for her mom-in-law’s 90th birthday. I had a few pictures of Granny Nora to inspire my figurine for this cake and I needed to capture the petite and pretty woman in the photo for the cake and then portray her love for flowers on the matching cupcakes. This miniature sugar paste granny turned out almost whimsical on her cake and I crafted her in a pretty hand-painted floral dress with her glasses as she writes the poetry that she so dearly loves to write for family and friends. She is sitting daintily on a white covered cake that I gently embossed with an intricate pattern and stamped with a quote.

The flowers for the cupcakes were just as exciting as I had carte blanche as to what flowers I made as long as they were in shades of soft pink and some of the cupcakes included 90’s to mark the special celebration. A garden of pink and lavender flowers grew from the sugar paste including delicate roses, open roses, fun pink daisies, hydrangeas, orchids, pansies and lillies and they gracefully surrounded the sugar paste Nora to quietly marvel at her amazing 90 years! I was so chuffed to hear that this tiny sugar figurine was as much the most photographed person as was Granny Nora at her celebration. Congratulations Granny Nora for celebrating your 90 years with your family and friends & your sweet additions in such style.

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and the inspiration behind them ….

Owl And Flower Cupcakes

Dancer Figurine Cake for my Daughter

Taking a Page out of Michelle’s Book…

Twin Teddy Baby Shower Cake

Masquerade Ball Cupcakes

Granny Nora Turns 90!

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