Haven't been on here in a while so thought I'd come back and fill in the missing month. Been a bit of a crap June weather wise but did get a lot of baking done. Tried out some new recipes which I will post another time when I've sorted out proper measurements (I just like to trow things together and see what happens). Also had family visiting from Australia in the start of June which involved a lot of alcohol and basically moving into the local pub for a weekend haha so not very much baking done that week at all. I made cakes for three different events.
60Th Cake & Cupcakes
The first was a 60th birthday that I made a Chocolate Biscuit cake and 36 Cupcakes. The Cupcakes where vanilla and chocolate butter cream icing, chocolate and vanilla butter cream icing, chocolate cupcake and chocolate butter cream icing and vanilla and vanilla butter cream icing.
The Close ups
The Finished Products.
Double Christening Cake & Cupcakes
The second cake was for a double christening of a brother and sister and 20 cupcakes. The cake was made of chocolate biscuit and was really heavy. I was asked if I would include a teddy and car as well as blocks with the baby's names on the cake. I really enjoyed making this cake as I never made a christening cake for a boy and girl together and really loved the idea. the cupcakes there vanilla and vanilla (my most popular) butter cream. Ten where decorated with blue butter cream and blue fondant and the other ten where decorated with Pink butter cream and pink fondant.
The Close Ups
The Finished Products.
Birthday Cake For My Sister.
The third cake was a gluten free chocolate roulade layered cake with chocolate and vanilla icing. I made this for my sisters birthday and it was gluten free as she is coeliac. It was covered in purple fondant and decorated it shiny gold, silver and glitter jewellery themed fondant decorations. the cameo was made of chocolate and covered in silver luster dust. My sisters a jeweller which explains the design. I highly recommend making roulade instead of other gluten free cakes as it is very simple to make and is absolutely gorgeous. Instead of rolling the roulade like its traditionally made I cut circles out of it and layered then with icing. It can be very delicate so I had to be very careful lifting the layers but well worth it.
