The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Hunter's 3rd Birthday

Nom, Nom, Nom! Remember the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”? I can remember it from primary school and when I was asked to do a cake, I was very excited!


So without further ado, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Patty Cake, Patty Cake styles.



From all reports, the cakes where yummy. Grandma (who brought the cake) was very ammused with all the blue mouths running around!!
 
Cheers!!
 
xx Mel

Dolly Varden cake? Not as you know it!

Hello there!


So just a quick update to put my latest cake up.

This was a variation on a traditional Dolly Varden cake. It was made by staking mini cupcakes into a mould. All up, 147 mini cupcakes, made from the house Vanilla cake and strawberry flavoured vanilla butter cream, colored in pink and violet AND THEN sprinkled in pink sprinkles! Oh, and pink and violet rolled roses.



I was feeling very accomplished after that! Its was so much fun to do as well, i hope i get more kids cakes!

Cheers!!

xx Mel

Well then, long time no see!

So I haven’t been AWAL, I’ve been studying. Hum drum, boring as, get ahead in life studying!


But, much to my relief and sanity – I’ve still been baking!

Just last week I decided to do my first chocolate collar and to make it more difficult on myself, I decided a pattern was in order. I think I was probably showing off… but it was good fun!

So, Happy 50th Birthday Kerry!

So it was a chocolate mud filled with strawberries and cream, decorated with chocolate fudge frosting, a chocolate collar with white chocolate '50's', chocolate covered strawberries and white chocolate shavings.
I hope you had a wonderful 50th Kerry!
 
xx Mel

Inspiration for Drew and Sophie. And me... and you.

So two weeks ago my little brother and his tall, blonde, gorgeous, Amazonian girlfriend finally got engaged.

My mind immediately went to cakes (and dresses and shoes and hair and makeup…)

I really wish I could draw so I could just suck the ideas out of my brain and onto paper. But I cant, so until then, I have to use other people’s work as inspiration!

So Drewy and Sopho, here are some ideas!

Oh my golly goshkins - look at these! Cake Pops! Cake balls covered in chocolate! Genius I think!

How about cupcakes? You can literally do anything you like with them. Any flavor, any color, any size, any shape!
 
Rolled roses are so easy and look brilliant.
 

Its also hip to be square.  I think the square baby cakes look better covered in fondant rather than fluffy icing, but each to their own and baby cakes are easy to make look beautiful anyway!

 
Ok, thats it for now.  I'll see if i can draw some of my ideas and post them up here for you guys to have a look at.
 
Yay! My little brother is getting married!!
 
Mel xx

Happy 18th Sophie!

Hello all again!

Here is a look at Sue-from-work's Daughter's (Sophie) 18th Birthday cake!

I have chocolate colouring and I’m not afraid to use it! Or flick the coloured chocolate around my kitchen and then cover it in more chocolate! Everyone is a winner, especially me as its so much fun!


Enjoy!

Mel xx

Happy 16th Birthday Amy!

So this would be the first cake I’ve sold through a recommendation from someone else (make sense?)


It is my my standard chocolate cake with choc fudge frosting, choc shards and some truffles. My piping needs work but I really, REALLY love my silver cachous!

 
Hope it tasted good!
 
So I have two cakes ordered for next weekend, i best practice my piping...
 
Until then!
xx Mel

Welcome!

Hi guys, and welcome to Patty Cake, Patty Cake!

SO! I guess I just want to show you what I can do, what I have done and what I can do for you!

Without any further ado, my first models are my stock standard goodness  - Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Fudge Frosting.

... I really like sprinkles too.

Enjoy!

xx Mel

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Patty Cake, Patty Cake blog coming soon!

Pictures, details and more coming soon!

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