Tag Archives: cake

Celebration birthday cake

Posted on January 4, 2011 by San-Marie

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!!!

Posted on January 4, 2011 by San-Marie

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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It’s a dog’s life

Posted on December 17, 2010 by San-Marie

A long time ago I thought it would be nice to get a small dog since I love dogs and always had one or more in my life. Well, I didn’t rush out to buy one immediately, I debated this … Continue reading →

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Gardening cake for a 64th

Posted on December 6, 2010 by San-Marie

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

Posted on December 6, 2010 by San-Marie

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

Posted on December 6, 2010 by San-Marie

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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Oh my … he’s going to kiss me

Posted on November 19, 2010 by San-Marie

This is my and Gareth’s story … In 2003, I met a presenter of a community radio show at a Christmas function. I started listening and eventually heard Gareth’s voice on air, ‘coz he would occasionally visit him in the … Continue reading →

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My biggest challenge so far

Posted on November 14, 2010 by San-Marie

The Home industry asked me if I could make Disney characters out of sugarpaste – Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Pluto and Donald Duck. The lady would bake her own cake and just need the characters. I said “yes” and … Continue reading →

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For the love of cupcakes … not at the moment :)

Posted on September 30, 2010 by San-Marie

I love baking cupcakes and had a recipe that worked perfectly every time … until a few weeks ago. Now I battle to get the recipe to work and it has become a mission to bake cupcakes, but certainly not … Continue reading →

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Sugarpaste novelties

Posted on September 25, 2010 by San-Marie

Working with sugarpaste and creating novelties is a lot of fun (thanks Sue!) I was asked to make Tigger for a cake, which was easy ‘coz it was just a bigger version than the one I do for the novelty … Continue reading →

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