Sweetpeas are go - April 2016

A sweeping asymmetric spray of white sweetpeas with a memory rose, creepers and filler flowers.  A modern take on the traditional. 

More flowers; vintage rose spray, filler flowers, cherry blossom and modern open peony - May 2015

Various flower tests, mounted on a tiered dummy cake.  

First, a test of my new filler flowers in a spray

Two types of cherry blossom.  

I've been testing methods for finish and how long it takes to do them... still undecided.

One of the pink and gold peony testers

Sweet sixteen pink confetti cake - April 2015

Birthday cake for a "Sweet Sixteen" party.

4" top tier: lemon and almond sponge (my favourite) with orange frosting 

and pink sugarpaste confetti.  

6" bottom tier: chocolate fudge cake with white chocolate frosting and white fondant covering.  

Pink & gold buttercream finished cake - February 2015

Gold rose on a pink and gold smooth buttercream finished 8" three layer dummy cake.

Thanksgiving Red Velvet cake - November 2014

Two layer red velvet cake, with cream cheese frosting, for a splendid Thanksgiving party. 

I do love cream cheese frosting with lots of cream cheese.  A Red Velvet cake with good cream cheese frosting is like a cheesecake in reverse.  Yum!  

A very happy Thanksgiving to all those who celebrate it... and a happy Saturday to everyone else!

Flower making practice April 2014 - white flowers

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.