Put a cork in it...

This cake was for my cousin-in-law, Maddie, who just turned 18. I was given free reign on the design with the only real advice provided, Maddie isn't a girly girl. Hmmm, there goes the pink cake with a princess on top. I think I have been doing too many cakes for the under 5s!

After some thought, I came up with this idea...

It may be a little difficult to read the label, but the bottle is modeled after the Penfolds brand, but written as "Pikes" (her last name is Pike). The style of wine is "Madeleine" with a vintage of 1993. The message on the board was a little cheeky, but her Mum didn't mind.

The cake itself was dark chocolate mudcake with dark chocolate ganache. It was 13" x 4.5" x 4.5" high of chocolaty goodness. And to my non-alcoholic taste, it was a whole lot nicer than a glass of the red stuff.


Happy 18th Maddie!


Kat

Hooray for Hollywood...

A cake for Annika, who is celebrating her 13th birthday in Hollywood style...

The colour scheme requested was black, white, red and gold. And what screams Hollywood more than walking the red carpet.

And I couldn't help but style Annika's dress up a little with some frills...

The cake itself was a 7" egg-free chocolate cake with dark chocolate ganache.


Happy Birthday Annika!


Kat

Faster than lightening...

"They call him Flipper, Flipper..." Ok, so Sophie probably has no idea who Flipper is, but she likes dolphins. It seems 9 year old girls are less into TV characters, and more into straight animals (Hannah Montanna is soooo 8).

My daughter, Libby, said it looked like this cake had lots of blue rainbows all of it. Thanks for the constructive criticism there Darling Daughter.

Happy 9th birthday Sophie!


Kat

Many crowns for a princess...

Just a quick one. Some cute pink crown cookies for the gorgeous Abbie and her friends at Kindy.

Happy birthday Abbie!


Kat

It's a nice day for a white wedding...

Today the sun is shining, the sky is blue, and Karen and Stuart are getting married! I had the pleasure of creating a cake for their special day:

Stuart has two kids, Charlotte and Max, who complete the bridal party with the bride and groom. Their artwork adorned the wedding invitations. And Karen and Stuart wanted the cake to represent their new family.

I hope their marriage will be as wonderful as their wedding promises to be.

Cheers to the bride and groom!

Kat

Horses for courses

Like a large number of 9 year olds, Emma loves horses. I must admit to loving them too at that age. I would draw pictures of them and put them up on my bedroom wall. So it's not surprising that Emma would ask for a cake with a horse on it (in a field of pink and red flowers) and that I would enjoy making it for her!

And here is a close up of the pretty pony...

Happy Birthday Emma!

Kat

Dora the Bikie Explorer

Although only 2 years old, little Zoe has specific tastes. Namely Dora the Explorer and motorbikes. Not exactly an easy pair to combine... But I took a shot and came up with this:

If you are unfamiliar with this Spanish speaking superstar of the preschool world, she has a sidekick. "Boots" the monkey is aptly named as he wears bright red boots (and nothing else). I couldn't have Dora riding solo, so Boots had to join her in a sidecar.

Dora is riding over a 7" dark chocolate mudcake layered with dark chocolate ganache.

Happy Birthday Zoe!

Kat