Sunday, April 27, 2014
Adventures in buttercream - April 2014
This week we've been having a brain storm about new standard cakes we can have on display.
We're calling this the "fab" cake!
And this one I'm naming the "dib dab" cake. Maybe we should create a whole series of treat inspired cakes...
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Smooth sided ombré cake, first attempt - April 2014
My first try at smooth sided ombré buttercreamed cake.
Not as polished as I'd hoped, but then that's why I did a practice cake.
Just messing about with flower making, don't haul me in front of the rose police!
(I really do need to have a proper go at that though.)
Upside down buttercream method again
Hmm, far from perfect... some issues to overcome.
I quite like the effect though.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Baby TV Cake - April 2014
Birthday cake for a 1 year old who loves Baby TV, particularly Tulli and Oliver the Monkey. Figure making is a new skill for me so it took me longer than expected, but they didn't work out too bad.
Have to admit, Oliver is a slightly scary looking monkey to me, but apparently not if you're one and that's the important thing to remember. Tulli is quite a cute character, even if he does seem to be a slug!
I also made Number 1 (from Charlie and the numbers).
I made the rainbow using foam core covered in fondant.
This cake was made for The Angel Food Bakery in Brighton's iconic South Lanes,
where the Cake Angels bring Cake Love to the public on a daily basis!
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Rustic Wedding Cake - April 2014
This wedding cake was based on a previous design by the Angel Food Bakery. The bride planned to add a purple "Mr & Mrs" cake topper later that she had already bought from us.
Inside the tiers were vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream and strawberry jam.
This cake was made for The Angel Food Bakery in Brighton's iconic South Lanes,
where the Cake Angels bring Cake Love to the public on a daily basis!
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Toadstool cake - April 2014
Toadstool birthday cake for a little girl.
The cake was a red velvet stalk and vanilla dome, both with vanilla buttercream.
Structurally it was dowelled as per a standard two tier cake, but I used foam core as a board on the top tier (the dome) and cored it so I could add a central dowel that reached through both tiers to add strength.
I made the ladybird with sugarpaste and florist's wire (customer was warned!).
The butterfly was cut out with a standard plunger cutter, then the wings frilled using a ball tool as per flowers.
The foliage is a mixture of painting, royal icing and fondant pieces.
Another advantage of the foam core is that it gave a good white surface for the underside of the dome.
The dome is actually a dark "hot" pink as requested by the customer.
This cake was made for The Angel Food Bakery in Brighton's iconic South Lanes, where the Cake Angels bring Cake Love to the public on a daily basis!
Friday, April 04, 2014
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