Peach and Buttermilk Heaven

This cake was bit of a surprise! It was a recipe my aunt found and wanted to try out. I went to stay with her and my uncle for a long weekend and we decided to give it a go! And boy am I glad we did! It was truly scrumptious! I love trying new recipes, it's the thrill of not really knowing how it's going to turn out! It's great when it all comes together and you end up with a great new recipe to add to the collection.

 It was also the first time using my fancy new camera I had recently got for my birthday. The photos are not as good as Hannah's but I am learning and hoping to get a lot better! 

Rainbow Cake

I made this gorgeous cake for a little girl turning 2. I had so much fun making it! It was so bright and happy, I couldn't help but feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Unfortunately you can't see the multi-coloured cake inside but I can tell you it was a show stopper! The children were so excited when they saw the colours inside the cake. It gave me so much joy to see their faces. I love making children's cakes!!

Red Velvet Birthday Cake

I got an order for a Red Velvet Cake (RVC) a week ago, I had never made one before so I decided to make a trial cake. Forntunately this trial co-incided with Hannah's birthday so a few people got to enjoy it. I'm not entirely convinced about RVC, I think they are overrated.. much prefer my chocolate cake, that being said everyone who tasted it raved about it, so maybe it's just me! It was exciting making something new, especially when it worked out as well as it did! So here it is .... the famous Red Velvet Cake!

It's all about family

This is what my baking is all about: family. I love baking for my family and in this case with my family! I was so happy when my YOUNGER brother joined me in the kitchen to make red velvet cupcakes.  I have so much love and respect for him, he has already achieved such big things in his short life, and will hopefully continue to do so. I can always rely on Steve to eat my baked goods, I suppose when you do the amount of exercise that he does there is no worry about putting on weight!! I love baking for Steve, he is so appreciative and complimentary and makes me feel like I've done something really special!

Vanilla Cupcakes with Peach Butter Cream Frosting

I made these beautiful morsels for the youngest cousin's 21st birthday. The colour scheme was white and peach, thankfully Wilton food colour gels actually had a colour called peach! But even with the peach gel colour it was still a little tricky getting the right tone. I was so proud of  how they looked, all dressed up in their own little lace frocks ready for a night out, pity they didn't get very far...

Dr Seuss

Once again, not great pictures but what can you do when your photographer is on holiday!


I made this cake for a little boy's first birthday, I know it's not your typical children's cake, but I am really proud of how it turned out.  I had so much fun colouring all the batter and splodging it in layers. If you're wondering what those weird caterpillar/sausage decorations are... they are Dr Seuss trees from "oh the places you'll go"...  of course!I so wish I could have been there for the cake cutting moment when the rainbow was revealed!

007

So not the best photos, but my photographer is currently galavanting about Europe so I have to make do with my point and shoot camera. This is a 60th birthday cake I made for a family birthday. I started colouring the icing with raspberries, so that I didn't need to use as much red colour, also to give it a better flavour. I learned a big lesson with this red colour, the secret is to colour the icing pink first, then add red.