Some people think nursing is just about syringes, injections and all but you’ve got to have brains too. This cake highlights just that. It was done in honor of a lady who brilliantly earned a Phd in Nursing Sciences. It was fun to make because for the first time I had to sculpt a stethoscope, … Read more
Here’s another fun cake I got to make. It was for an under the sea themed baby shower! All three cakes were iced in blue butter cream with blue piped on waves. All the details on the cakes are made from fondant including the cute little octopus on top. I just added a little plastic … Read more
My son is a Comrades marathon runner here in South Africa, Kwazulu Natal. For his 32nd birthday I baked this cake for him. It was a chocolate cake decorated as a shoebox with fondant sheets and round circles. This was the easy part. The shoe gave me grey hair! I eventually took my own running … Read more
To many, this volcano cake will seem like a plain, extremely basic cake. But my godson, my kids, his mom, and all of his friends loved it. I have a passion for baking, and while my cakes may be simple and homemade, they are made with love. My godson wanted a dinosaur cake and I … Read more
I am a ‘hobby cake maker so I make lots of cakes for family and friends. I made this cake for my cousins granddaughter’s 8th birthday. Emily is Magic Mad and her parents had arranged for a magician to attend her birthday party !! The cake is a 3 tier chocolate sponge with chocolate butter … Read more
This is a basket of strawberries birthday cake I made for my mom’s 80th birthday. I wanted to make something she would remember and enjoy. Since she loves strawberries I thought this would be a great idea. The cake is 3 layers, white and chocolate checker board pattern. I baked the layers of white and … Read more
I made this Noah’s Ark cake for my nephew’s Baptism. This was my first time modeling animals (or anything, for that matter), so everything that could go wrong, went wrong! First of all, I did the whole cake, decorations and all, the night before. It came out OK, so I guess it was beginner’s luck! … Read more
My son complained because I was making birthday cakes for my granddaughters, but haven’t made him one. Since he is a firefighter, I decided to make him a firefighter helmet cake. I baked the cake in a round oven proof bowl. For the rim on top, I used marzipan. To make it look like a … Read more
When my sweet girl turned 6 she asked for a Dragon cake, so I set about having a look on this website and the internet for inspiration. This cake was so much fun to make, I started with 3 round sponge cakes, two I trimmed a third off of and put them against each other … Read more
I made this for a client who was throwing an outer space birthday party for her son. I make her children’s cakes every year, and each year she pushes the bounds of my creativity. This year she was doing an outer space theme. The invitations invited the kids to “Blast off”! I borrowed some of … Read more
This aeroplane cake was for a couple who visited South Africa for some significant moments in their life. It was both the husband and the wife’s 40th birthday and their anniversary. They also made use of the opportunity to renew their vows. The man is a pilot and flies this model of aircraft. The cake … Read more
This young man’s mom asked me to fashion a cake on his life. It is a 21st birthday cake and she wanted to highlight all his interests and achievements. This is how she described him: He is quite the ladies man, I think he is a bit of a player. He is a keen sportsman, … Read more