It's a hippo in a tub!

Had a request from my mum for one of our amazing cake creations - to be auctioned off as part of a charity dinner for homeless youth. Put some thought into it and decided to do a character cake - a hippo in a bath tub getting primped for a big nite out!

The cake was a 6 inch mud cake on a 12 inch base. We spent hours painstakingly creating the various elements of the cake. We created the hippo first, Lidia working on the head and I worked on the body. There were so many minute, meticulous details but - - the devil's in the details! Check out Lidia's steady-handed work with the eyelashes!

Then there were the million (okay, so I exaggerate) bubbles that we had to roll one by one! We also took a lot of care with the accessories as it really added to the overall effect.

It was quite daunting starting out this cake, but I absolutely loved the outcome :)

Golf themed birthday cake

Another request from my mum, a birthday cake for a family friend. I decided on the golf theme because, like my dad, Uncle Eddie lives and breathes golf!

I had initially wanted to create a mini golf course on the cake, but as it was only a small cake (4 inches) I didn't think it would make enough of an impact, so I decided to go with a golf ball on a tee. I covered the cake in green icing (a la grass, of course) and made a golf ball out of white sugar paste. I bravely tried to make the golf ball feature double as a candle, by pushing a candle through - which of course ruined the round shape of the ball and made it kind of oval-ish! But hey, at least it looks hand made! I finished with a Happy Birthday message on the top and front of the cake, and for the sides, I added bouncy golf balls. I added some "grass" at the bottom of the cake and around the tee - and voila!

T's baby shower cake and cupcakes

It was really exciting (and nerve-wrecking) working on the cake for T's baby shower. I wanted something pretty that would tie in with the 'high tea' we were throwing for T, and thought it was a good opportunity to practice sugar paste modelling. I opted for a 5inch mud cake for the top tier, with two kinds of mini cupcakes - cookies & cream and chocolate madness. Again, it took me an entire day to bake the cake and about a million cupcakes.. then Lidia and I spent an afternoon modelling the bears and making the baby-themed cupcake toppers. As it's a GIRL, we decorated in tones of pink and white.

There were a couple of near disasters... I nearly ripped my hair out when I broke the pram for a second time and especially when I accidently squashed my mama bear's head when packing for transport! But, managed to fix it all..

Of course T loved her cake, and so it was worth the stress!