Category Archives: Baking

Cupcakes for special occasions

There was a lot of cupcake making in the last few weeks as well. Firstly, for a stork tea. They were very happy with the cupcakes and I was told that the grandmother-to-be put a cupcake in the freezer so … Continue reading

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Sweet birthdays

Sweet 16 … what a great ocassion to celebrate. I made small choc hearts wrapped in cerise and purple foil. They were used on the gift bags for all the guests. The cupcakes were done in wrappers. This was the … Continue reading

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Just for fun

I had cupcakes over from an order and decided to decorate them and spoil some friends. This one was for a friend who came second in a modeling competition. She loved it. The next one was for a friend’s dog … Continue reading

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Busy time

The last few weeks were very busy, but I’m not complaining at all. One of the orders I received was to make cupcakes for a Blue Bull supporter with the logo and daisy on them. But that was not all, … Continue reading

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Birthday cake for a Winnie the Pooh fan

A friend of ours likes the Winnie the Pooh characters, so when we were invited to his birthday braai, I decided to make him a special cake. As usual it was my “famous choc cake” , covered in milk choc … Continue reading

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Celebration birthday cake

A friend of mine asked me to bake my choc cake for her daughter’s birthday. She wanted a cake with novelties on it, which celebrated her daughter’s accomplishments of the past year. The things she wanted on the cake were … Continue reading

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They’re back!!!

And it’s about time!! What am I talking about? Cupcakes!! Yippiieee!!! I found a recipe that works perfectly, so cupcakes aren’t a problem anymore. I had to make 45 cupcakes for a stork tea … it was the perfect opportunity … Continue reading

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Gardening cake for a 64th

It was Mom’s birthday (Gareth’s Mom) in November and because she likes gardening I decided to try and make her a gardening cake. First step was to make the sugarpaste gardening novelties. I had so much fun figuring out what … Continue reading

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My “famous” choc cake … dressed up for a 75th

My choc cake has never been done like this before. A friend of mine asked me to bake my choc cake for his Dad’s 75th birthday, but he wanted a big bow around it, a 75 and a birthday card … Continue reading

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Mexican 21st

I had an order for a 21st … baked some savouries – bacon & cheese quiches as well as vegetable quiches. And I also had to decorate muffins with the mexican novelties made out of sugarpaste … chillies, sombreros and … Continue reading

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