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Cake for a Quilter

Created to reflect a passion for quilting and needlework to celebrate a special milestone  birthday. Orange & White Chocolate Mud Cake with Kumquat Preserve and Almond Ganache, covered with rolled fondant and embellished with sewing notions and a mini patchwork quilt handcrafted from sugar paste.

100th Birthday!

Nostalgic and reminiscent of a bygone era yet modern and stylish at the same time, this design was created for a very special lady reaching an incredible milestone. Chocolate Mud cake brushed with Tia Maria syrup and layered with Espresso Ganache was covered with fondant ruffles in ombre shades of rose pink on the top tier and a monogram with floral border handcrafted from sugar on the bottom tier.

Pink & Gold Blossoms

A crown of pretty pink and white sugar flowers with gold blossoms on a fondant covered gluten free chocolate mud cake.

Stripes & Blossoms 70th Birthday

Stripes and blossoms together with a combination of pastel blues and lilac made this design perfect for a joint celebration. Chocolate Mint Mud Cake was covered with rolled fondant, embellished with sugar blossoms and pearls and topped with a #70 hand cut from sugar.

Ski, Tennis, Golf

A special cake for a milestone birthday reflecting favourite activities with style and bit of humour. White Vanilla Mud Cake layered with Raspberry Preserve and Dark Chocolate Ganache covered with fondant tiles in a bespoke geometric pattern and finished with hand crafted fondant decorations to reflect the interests all brought together in shades of dusky pink to match the birthday invitations

Photo Film Strip

Photographs from across the years were lovingly curated by family and printed as edible image film strips for a cake designed to mark a special milestone. Dressed with beautiful fresh peonies and finished with a custom made statement topper laser cut from acrylic.

James Bond Cake

Designed for an avid fan of James Bond! Chocolate Mud Cake layered with Caramel Truffle and Peanut Butter Ganache, covered with rolled fondant and dressed with an edible print featuring all the Bonds together.

Superman v Batman Birthday Cake

In the battle for supremacy of the caped crusaders Superman and Batman face off on this cake designed for twins who love their superheroes. Chocolate Mint Mud Cake with Creme de Menthe Ganache and Caramel Mud Cake with Baileys Ganache covered with rolled fondant. Comic book style faces hand cut from sugar paste with fondant capes and embellishments.

Basketball Cake

Gluten Free Chocolate Mud Cake covered with rolled fondant icing – white on the bottom tier with edible silhouettes of basketball players and navy blue on the top tier to complement the colour scheme of the celebrations with  fondant detail to represent the basketball hoop. The design was completed with a sculpted basketball and a customised backboard then set on a base covered with fondant with a wood panel effect.

Champion Racing Pigeon & Carrier Basket Cake

A special cake created to celebrate many years dedicated to racing pigeons. White Vanilla Mud Cake layered with Strawberry Preserve and White Chocolate Ganache covered with fondant basket weave, a sculpted and hand painted pigeon, a mini cake decorated as the racing clock and a sugar rosette – 1st prize of course!