70’s not old for a Fossil

Hello world! Sorry for the delay I've been flat out and after a little incident that left my laptop screen  broken and having to move to the  PC it has left me unmotivated. Today I'm posting the 70th Birthday Cake I made for my Father-in-law. He celebrated in fine form with about 50 of his friends …

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Trippple Choc!

Hi All, Just a quick one today just to let you know I'm back into the swing of things. Monthly cakes are back on the menu and I'm hoping to maybe try a few other things through out the year. I have a 70th birthday, a 40th anniversary and a wedding cake booked in already …

A 2 for 1 deal of the Year !!

Hi All, I hope you have all had a great Christmas /  New Year break with friends and family like I have !! Everyone likes a 2 for 1 deal right? Well that's what I gave to my friends and family for my 40th birthday party. I know I'm the one that should get the presents …

Class of 2016

Hi everyone, Well its another first today, my first graduation cake. I was asked to make the cake for the year 6 graduation dinner so of course I said yes. The only requirements were that it was chocolate cake and it had year 6 graduation 2016 written on it. I was pretty happy with the …

I ain’t no van Gogh

Hi everyone, I have tried a new decorating style today. I was on Pinterest  looking for some inspiration for my 40th birthday cake (which I still haven't settled on ) and saw a sunflower cake which I thought I'd try. By the way if you have any ideas for my birthday cake let me know in …

The rise and fall of baking.

Hi all, I've been having a good run on cakes of late and getting to challenge my skills with some new techniques and decorating styles. Over the weekend I decided to move away from the cakes for a couple of days and into world of laminated dough. My son always asks to help me when …

Come out and PLAY !!

Hello Every body, Today's post has an element of fun about it. The school my son goes to selected a group of students last year to design a new playground! The school is really pushing forward with the new STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) programs and this was one of their projects. The students …

Congratulations Mr & Mrs ….!

Hi Everyone, Well I just got back from a lovely weekend up in the hills of Bellingen where I had the privilege of making the wedding cake for our dear friends on their beautiful wedding day. What an experience! I have to say this is another first for me. This is only the second wedding …

Spring has Sprung!

Hi Everyone, How glorious is this spring weather we are having here in the merry old land of OZ! and what better way to celebrate it than with a petal cake. Bright and vibrant just like the spring flowers. I was encouraged to try this cake by one of my wife's friends and being someone …

Bee Sting? OUCH!!

Hi everyone I thought I'd try something a bit different this time so I haven't made your traditional cake I've made Bienenstich or bee sting cake. I came across a great pastry website called Joe Pastry while looking for a Napoleon  slice or as I know it vanilla slice recipe. Let me take you on …