Coolest Snail Cake

Coolest Snail Cake

This snail cake was for a friend’s daughter, who is crazy about snails! The base was made from rocky road, as I wanted something stable enough to carry the shell. I covered the rocky road in a layer of dark chocolate plastique. The shell was made from 2 cakes. One was a half sphere, baked … Read more

A Number 3 Birthday Cake with Creepy Crawlies

A Number 3 Birthday Cake with Creepy Crawlies

I baked 2 round cakes and leveled the tops. Using a round cookie cutter I removed the centers of the cakes, and then cut sections from the ‘ring’ cakes to fit together and form the ‘3’. This cake was for my youngest son’s birthday party. Tiger cake being a favorite cake (stripy chocolate and vanilla  made with olive oil rather … Read more

Coolest Pumpkin Cake

Pumpkin Cake

Being a keen baker, I quickly volunteered to make a cake for my friend’s daughter, who has her birthday very close to Halloween and arranged a theme party to fit the season. I was delighted to finally have a good use for my Bundt cake tin, which was yet to be christened. This pumpkin cake … Read more