Monday 29 August 2011

Good luck Wouter & Frederique!

The best man of the wedding of Wouter & Frederique - to be held on the 3rd September next weekend - ordered this cake as a 'Welcome Back' cake. They live in China now - hence a red cake- and will be moving back their after their Dutch wedding.

Red, corresponding with fire, symbolizes good fortune and joy in China. Red is found everywhere during Chinese New Year and other holidays and family gatherings. The stars on the cake are a nod to the chinese flag, which the couple have also in their wedding 'button', a heart with four stars.

I do wonder what colour her dress will be? Red? Or just red roses....








Monday 22 August 2011

Marzipan babies anyone?

When researching marzipan fruit I came across these incredibly life-like marzipan babies, can you believe it (don't forget I was researching fruit!)?! I think they are so freaky because real babies are never so small, and their life-likeness is just amazing! When I make baby shower cupcakes I always wonder who is going to eat the baby? Anyone? Or does the mum-to-be just keep it in a box?!!




Monday 15 August 2011

Cupcake party!

My good neighbours and friends, will shortly be moving to Norway and what better way to say Cheerio than with a Princess party? I turned up with a box of cupcakes and boxes of pretty pink princess decorations (blue aeroplanes and fondant lego for the boys!), buttercream and some cupcake toppers and bobs your uncle - a princess party was born!

Amazing how quiet is was when they all got down to cupcakes decorating business!

Ready made cupcake party 6 children (2 cupcakes per child):
Box of 12 regular cupcakes
6 small boxes of handmade fondant decorations
12 cupcakes toppers
Tub of buttercream

€45,-

Cupcake party packages for more than 6 also possible.

It's not Goodbye, just Cheerio to the Kaye Family ;)








Cupcake party!

My good neighbours and friends, will shortly be moving to Norway and what better way to say Cheerio than with a Princess party? I turned up with a box of cupcakes and boxes of pretty pink princess decorations (blue aeroplanes and fondant lego for the boys!), buttercream and some cupcake toppers and bobs your uncle - a princess party was born!

Amazing how quiet is was when they all got down to cupcakes decorating business!

Ready made cupcake party 6 children (2 cupcakes per child):
Box of 12 regular cupcakes
6 small boxes of handmade fondant decorations
12 cupcakes toppers
Tub of buttercream

€45,-

Cupcake party packages for more than 6 also possible.

All you need is some kids!







Tuesday 9 August 2011

Days gone by: birthdays

I've always loved a good piece of cake, and these photgraphs of me and my little sister (aged 4 and 2 respectiavely) prove it don't they just? Look at me with my beady eyes, eager for a slice of that huge 'gateaux'. I mean, I am almost 'helping' her blow out the candles!

Birthdays for my little sister - as I remember - consisted of going on holiday, visiting a huge hypermarket in France or Italy and choosing a 'gateaux' for her birthday. Be it 'black forest', with its huge cherries, mounds of whipped cream and chocolate, or strawberries and cream sponge cake, they were always a delight to choose. Funnily enough I don't remember much of my birthday cakes, I do remember the parties though. Since my birthday is always in the bitter cold winter I never celebrated it on holiday in the sunshine, or got a french gateaux, but I do fondly remember dancing to the 'birdy song', pass the parcel and musical chairs.

Later, when my sister was a bit older, she got to have birthday parties too (as her birthday fell during school time), allbeit in the garden so never any snow cancellations for her!

You can't pick your birthday and when it will fall, and I know we both enjoy our winter and summer birthdays; she has friends who can't come as they are on holiday and I have guests who cancel purely because their cars won't start in the snow!