In the swing!

As some of you may know- I'm currently off on leave. I won't be back to caking until April 2014- time is flying- but that doesn't stop me itching to make cakes though :)

One of my friends is having a baby soon- this is her second baby- and it's due to be a little girl- so I was itching to make her a cute cake :)

After I got the all clear to make it my mind went into creative overdrive. 

I wanted to make something that wasn't too over the top- and also incorporate the mum-to-be's request for a soft iced cake and Red Velvet. 

While the cake itself wasn't exactly Red Velvet- it was an ombré pink Velvet cake:D

I kept true to the request and iced the cake in a soft icing. 

Using the petal method I piped the base tier in a pink ombré- then finished the top tier with a little bunting on the wall and a sweet sugar baby carriage on top!

This cake definitely satisfied my need to "make a cake" fix!

Thanks for reading

SJ xx

Weddings Parties- Anything!

This past week bought me much diversity in my cake making!
From Classical wedding cake designs through to corporate and Birthday cakes- made for an artistically challenging week!
I traveled to Sydney with the "chainsaw" cake- to celebrate my Uncles 40th Birthday! After much security checking, and curious onlookers, I made the trip safely to Sydney with the cake!
It is great to be able to create cakes which are so much fun- and really get guests talking!
The cake is entirely edible- including the saw part- and when I went through airport security the guards there were very curious as to how it was all constructed- so in true form- I held up the waiting passengers at Brisbane Airport whilst I tried to explain-quickly- how I managed to make the whole cake from sugar- to curious people who had never decorated a cake before! It really wasn't an easy feat!
I then again spent much time with fellow party goers- explaining the ins and outs of cake decorating! At least I love to talk!
The cake was a surprise for my Uncle- he knew I would bring a cake- but he certainly didn't expect a chainsaw to arrive from Brisvegas! His job is what prompted the unusual design- which he seemed to really love!
I enjoy seeing peoples reactions and cutting the cake just as much as I do enjoy the finished product. It isn't often that I actually get to see one of my designs being cut- or get to talk with guests, and hear their thoughts first hand. Suffice to say the cake ( white Chocolate and Raspberry mud cake inside) was gobbled up as fast as I could cut it!


This week brings a lot of weddings for the long weekend! until then.... Have a great time!

Great South East

This weekend has been one of my most hectic yet! My husband and I drove more than 550km's yesterday-delivering cakes. We started early delivering cakes around the Brisbane CBD- then we headed out to Grandchester and then back to the Gold Coast- before finally returning home at 6pm! It was a massive day of driving to say the least!

This week saw me create a stunning Navy Blue cake design. This is an adaptation of a design I had already made for a couple last year- But in keeping with this couples Navy and Silver theme- we adapted the design to include Navy icing- and white decorations and draping. I was excited to see the navy napkins they had chosen were the same colour as the icing. Such a bold cake in a predominately white room was very striking! I also had another couple who had chosen the same design- in a classic red and white colour scheme. It is amazing how different the same design can look in a different colour!


Being a Long Weekend- I have another 2 weddings today- and once they are delivered- I am free to enjoy the rest of my weekend!