Christmas Reindeer Cake

This is our families very Rich & Boozy Christmas Fruit Cake.

I left this very late to make

(as always)

but was advised by a flickr/facebook friend

(Abbietabbie)

to feed it with a very generous amount of brandy

while it is hot and just out of the oven......

and boy was this cake moist,

I would advise anyone to do the same

if time wasn't on their side.

I then fed the cake with brandy every morning

until it was time to marzipan it.

This deep 7" cake is covered with sugar paste

and decorated with hand cut sugar reindeer's

which are covered with edible silver glitter

and some various sized silver sugar ball scattered here and there!

The ribbons are sheer blue and green

in different widths.

"Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year!"

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LEIGH & JOSEPHINES WINTER WEDDING CAKE

This is just part of a Wedding order for two lovely clients,

Leigh & Josephine.

A very appropriate theme for the current weather I think!

The order was for a 3 tier (stacked) cake

and matching cupcakes,

but as this was to be collected and taken all the way up to Leeds

I sent the cake as three separate tiers

so it could be put together and set up at the venue

by the very helpful head chef and caterers.

Unfortunately I haven't got any photos of

the set-up as yet, but hopefully have some soon.

The above photos show the top tier of the cake

which is covered in white fondant,

with some embossing on the front side,

which is highlighted with painted white/pearl lustre,

various sized sugar snowflakes (covered with magic sparkles)

and royal icing piped dots.

The cupcakes have half covered with embossing and highlighted

and the other half, plain with the snowflakes.

flavours of cakes were:

Top tier: Chocolate sponge with chocolate ganache

Middle tier: Chocolate/orange sponge with choc/orange ganache

Bottom tier: Zesty lemon sponge with lemon buttercream

Cupcakes: Chocolate sponge with chocolate/orange ganache.

FAIRY PEPPA PIG

Fairy Peppa Pig (3D) Cake

Peppa was made for the little girl Suzy who lives nextdoor to me

.......she is absolutely obsessed with Peppa Pig

and her mum wanted me to make her

a 3D cake for her 2nd Birthday.

The cake is vanilla sponge with buttercream,

the wand is a lollipop cookie with her age on

..........and with fairy dust (magic sparkles) everywhere.

Cake board is a 12 inch round.

The bottom picture is of some lollipop cookies made to

co-ordinate with the wand.

Everybody loved this as did Suzy

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