Thashana P.
So my little boy is turning 2 and as a conventional mum, I decided let’s have a pirate party because that is what boys like. However my little one decided otherwise and wanted a Frozen party at the 11th hour so to be fair, we merged the theme. It’s a new idea for Disney, Jake and … Read more
My monsters were turning 2 and 6 respectively and I call them the monsters because as every mum would know, raising boys can be beautiful and disastrous. However we love them no matter which one it is. So a combined party meant a theme that would suit both and what better than monsters. I wanted … Read more
The Smurfs have always been a childhood favourite of mine, who can resist those little blue creatures. When my second boy turned 1, I decided on a Smurfy theme which was perfect as it was blue and white. Now combined with my love for Smurfs, is my love for fairy-tale mushroom houses so I decided … Read more
My son’s 4th birthday was a construction theme and Bob the builder was his favorite show so I tried to incorporate him into the construction theme. The trucks were made from chocolate and it was my first attempt using modelling chocolate. The main cake was vanilla with strawberry and buttercream filling. The little man loved … Read more
This Eeyore cake was my first ever girly cake which I so enjoyed as I got to finally use pink fondant. My friend’s little daughter turned 1 and she loves Eeyore so he was the focal point of the cake. It was a two tier cake, bottom was vanilla and the top tier was chocolate. The flowers were … Read more
This was my son’s 4th birthday party theme, Bob and his gang! The cake was two tiers, the bottom was vanilla with butter cream and strawberries and the top was chocolate. The people figurines were bought but I decided to try making the trucks with modelling chocolate which was a very good idea as I discovered that … Read more
My nephew insisted on a shark cake for his 4th birthday party at school. My biggest concern was shaping the cake and ensuring that it looked like a shark….LOL The shaping did not prove to be a problem, I felt like “cake boss” as I was sculpting which was a lot of fun. I wanted to … Read more
A simple chocolate cake with butter cream icing, I tried to shape it like a tree trunk and I used shop bought Easter bunnies, chickens and Easter eggs for the decorations. There is also fondant leaves and flowers and the base is butter cream with green food coloring used to color the shredded coconut. My son’s friends and teachers were wowed by the cake even though it do … Read more
Baking for kids is something that I will continue to do for as long as I can and when a kid has a request, I try to go out of my way to satisfy their wants. For my nephew’s school party, he wanted an elephant cake which proved tricky at the beginning but easy at … Read more
I made a dozer cake for my son’s school party and after a few people saw it, I got my first order. The hardest part was constructing the dozer and the sponge was crumbling because I prefer using a sponge cake for a good tasting cake. Everthing is edible on the cake, and the fondant … Read more
My son requested the Lion King Cake for his 3rd birthday and I was stressing as cake decorating is not my best characteristic but I decided that I would do this. However, I cheated, and bought the characters but constructed the 3 tier cake. The fondant was a homemade marshmallow fondant which I think tasted … Read more
My nephew has a love for dinosaurs and this Dinosaur cake is his first birthday with me so I wanted to make it special. His mum planned a dino party and the cake had to a dinosaur of course. The challenge was shaping it but that actually turned out to be okay and my sister … Read more