I made this Upsy Daisy for my daughter’s 2nd birthday and she loved it! I just photocopied a picture of Upsy Daisy and enlarged it. Then I cut it out and placed it on a basic sponge slab with tooth picks and cut it out. I first iced the sides with pink butter icing and … Read more
I made this In Night Garden Scene Cake for my daughter Bethany’s first birthday as she is a huge In the Night Garden fan. I’d got some ideas from looking around on the internet but wasn’t entirely sure about exactly what I’d do until I started decorating it. The bottom layer is a vanilla sponge … Read more
I made this cake for my daughter’s first birthday. As it is the only show she will watch. I found lots of ideas online for a “In the night garden” cake. She really loved Igglepiggle! I wanted to make a cake that was shaped as Igglepiggle but found that it was easier just to make … Read more
I make my own cakes, buttercream, cream cheese frosting and marshmallow fondant. It reassures me when I take it to a birthday party I can hand-on-heart tell a parent exactly what is in the cake. All the following measurements are in Australian metric measurements, and Australian products are mentioned. I use Wilton colouring pastes for … Read more
I made this In The Night Garden Birthday Cake for a friend’s little boy just turned one. He is In the Night Garden mad! Everything is edible. I made all the figures out of fondant icing, took a long time but well worth it. His mother almost cried when she picked it up, that is … Read more
I made this Upsy Daisy Cake for a girl’s family I nannied for as they knew I loved baking. This was for Ambes 2nd birthday and she wanted Upsy Daisy. I baked a chocolate cake mix in a big round cake pan and then I iced the cake with green icing and made Upsy’s face … Read more
I made this In the Night Garden Birthday Cake by using the normal ingredients for a sponge cake, I then filled it with jam and butter icing. After filling I covered with white icing and decorated it with coloured stars bought from the supermarket. I then made butterflies and pieces of grass from coloured icing … Read more
Ever since Julia was 4 months old she has been mesmerized by the cute characters of “In the Night Garden”. And so who else but Iggle Piggle would do for her first birthday cake? I scoured the internet searching for ideas on a Homemade Iggle Piggle Birthday Cake, but all seemed too involved with cutting … Read more
To make this Pink In the Night Garden 1st Birthday Cake, I first made the models for the cake, as this was the most time consuming part. If you would like advice on how I did this I will happily answer questions! I then made a vanilla sponge cake, filled with buttercream and jam. I … Read more
This In the Night Garden 1st Birthday Cake is a cake I made for my granddaughter Caitlin’s 1st birthday last year. I am not really that good at making and icing cakes, but decided to have a go. As she was a real fan of Upsy Daisy, Iggle Piggle and co. this was the theme. … Read more
This In the Night Garden cake is a birthday cake I made for my son’s first birthday. He loves In the Night Garden. It’s a jam and butter cream sponge cake decorated with sugar paste so is all edible. It’s also my second cake I’ve ever made but my first go at In the Night … Read more
I made this Upsy Daisy Birthday Cake for our son’s 3rd birthday. This is the first cake I have ever made and decorated (I usually do cupcakes). I had my up’s and down’s – mostly my down moments were about trying to replicate the exact colours (specifically orange fondant). Once I realized I would never … Read more