40th Wedding Anniversary! {Ruby}

I recently had the pleasure of creating this two tiered 'shabby chic' style cake for my very good friend Deanne.  She hosted a fabulous afternoon tea to celebrate her parents 40th Wedding Anniversay, the weather was absolutely perfect and she did a great job putting it all together.

Inside was red velvet cake, which I thought would be perfect for a 'ruby' anniversary {it turned out pretty close to the same colour as the ribbons} and the top tier was chocolate mud cake.

I really underestimated how long the ruffles on the top tier would take me to do, totally worth it though I was very happy with the end result! and it was very well received :)

Thankyou De for trusting me with the job!

'Congratulations Ray and Donna, 40 years!'

Dora the Explorer! {First Birthday Cake}

I created this cute and simple design for a special little girls first birthday. Personalised with her name 'Savana' in vibrant pink letters cut from fondant icing.  I also made some little curly streamers to brighten up the cake board a bit.  The figurines are plastic and come in the set of three that you see here, Dora, Boots the monkey and Swiper the sneaky fox! Inside is three layers of delicious chocolate cake.

'Happy First Birthday Savana!'

If you are like me and love a good 'cake face' photo opportunity {especially for first birthdays!} then you will love these creamy ruffle smash cakes.  I added a little edible glitter to this one which looks amazing on a bright and sunny day, great for an outdoors party!

Life has been busy lately as you might have guessed from my lack of blogging, we also caught a nasty bug just before Easter that went through all four of us and put me out of action for a little over a week! So I'm very pleased to be back on track and getting close to being up to date with my paper party orders.  Also, my daughter turned nine on Easter day{!} as we were away we could'nt have the usual birthday party at home so instead a very simple afternoon tea with the family in Warwick.  Caitlin even decorated her own cupcakes this year using her favourite icing tip and topping them with tiny speckled easter eggs.

They turned out really cute don't you think? She did a great job!

'Angry Birds' Birthday Cake

Are you a fan of the 'Angry Birds' games?  Two weeks ago I had no idea what these things were!

That was until my nephew came over playing it on his ipod so I decided I would make him this crazy looking birthday cake for his party over the weekend.

I'm not sure what the red bird is called? I think the unfortunate looking little green thing is called King Pig.  Inside is chocolate mud cake. 

As you may have noticed I am a little behind on my blogging...are you all feeling a bit like me wondering where did February go?? I've been quite busy making sugar flowers for some upcoming wedding cakes, very time consuming but definately worth every minute, I am hooked on sugar art! I will post a few sneak peeks for you on my facebook page this month.  Other than that I have been busy making lot's of paper creations and printable fun for customers as far away as the UK, USA and Canada, isn't the internet amazing!

{Sneak Peek!} What I'm working on...

I have been busy designing some new and cute paper party goodies for a little girls 'Fairy Garden Party', I printed off some samples and thought you might like a sneak peek at them! Available in custom or 'fill in' style invitations, tented food/buffet cards, cupcake toppers, chocolate wrappers, pennant banners and more!

Keep your eye out I might just be giving away a paper party pack really soon :)

 I have also been busy learning some new skills in the art of creating sugar flowers, this year is shaping up to be my busiest wedding season so far...I am a little bit nervous and alot excited!!



Pirate Ship Birthday Cake {Captain Jack!}

"Ahoy there me hearties!"

Here is the pirate cake I created last week for a little boys fifth birthday, who just happened to have a great name for this design...Jack.

This was a really simple base design with the addition of a handmade fondant pirate figurine, lootbags, pirate flag, parrot, number 5 'anchor' and Captain Jack on the front to finish it off .

I was really happy with the way the 'water' turned out.  I used a mixture of royal icing and piping gel, I've not used the piping gel for many projects {prior to this one}but it was perfect for covering this cake board.

I really enjoyed making the pirate,  I saw a similar pirate figurine a while back in a UK magazine called 'Party Cakes' {this is a great read with step-by-step projects and some good recipes} I added a moustache which I modelled off my husbands lol :)

and I opted to put him in a pile of icing 'sand' instead of giving him legs as the cake was travelling to Brisbane and I was a bit nervous about breakages.

Inside is chocolate mud cake, Happy Birthday Jack!

If your hosting a pirate themed party I have a great range of pirate themed custom party stationery for boys and girls which includes all of my regular items such as party invitations and thankyou notes, paper banners, cupcake toppers, choc wrappers, treat bags etc. I would love to hear from you.

Have a great day!

Fondant Cupcake Toppers! {NOTICE}

I have been busy creating lot's of different designs for my cupcake toppers lately...the popularity of the humble cupcake is still riding high and why wouldn't it be when you can decorate them with cute, edible handmade sugar decorations like this little kitty! 

Last year I had to turn down quite alot of cupcake orders as I didn't have enough time to bake all the cakes required, so this year {aswell as my usual decorated cakes, cupcakes, cookies & stationery} I will be offering for sale my edible cupcake decorations on thier own for you to adorn your own  cupcakes! Prices will vary according to level of difficulty and a minimum order of one dozen will apply, please e mail me for a quote I would love to hear from you! Pick up, delivery or postage will be avaiable for you.

{Sneak Peek!} Pirate Cake

Happy New Year!

Pirate themes seem to be really popular at the moment, here is a sneak peek for you of my favourite pirate cake I created this week, this one set sail to Brisbane today for a fifth birthday celebration... so a full photo will be up for you on Sunday :)

I had lots of pointers from my own five year old son on how this cake should look, I hope you are all enjoying the school holidays...I love spending time with my kids especially with this glorious sunny weather we have been getting these last few days!