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Category Archives: Birthday Cakes
Chocolate Cake Recipe

This is a beautiful moist and delicious chocolate cake with the crunch of toasted pistachios and almonds on the side topped off with rich ganache and chocolate flowers. Perfect for Christmas or any other special gathering. Prep time: 15 min … Continue reading
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3D Minecraft Fondant Birthday Cake

Minecraft is a game where you can explore, create, discover, mine and craft a whole world. In the game it takes patience to build anything, this cake is the same it takes 1,280 tiny fondant squares to make this 3D … Continue reading
Meringue Cake Recipe

Meringue cake is a pavlova that is dressed up for the ball. It’s proper name is a Spanish Wind Torte and as a child I used to admire the photo of it that adorned the front of Time-Life Foods of … Continue reading
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Easy Cookie Monster Cupcakes

Cookie Monster cupcakes will go down a treat at any little kids party and with this technique they will be done quickly without the use of any fancy equipment. You will need: Cupcakes (vanilla cake recipe at bottom of princess … Continue reading
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My Babies 1st Birthday Cake – the inside of the entremet cake

My youngest is now a one year old, running around the house opening draws and pulling things out of the pantry cupboard. I wanted his first cake to be special – not just in looks but in taste. He had … Continue reading
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1st Birthday Cake

As my youngest sons first birthday is rapidly approaching I realized that I have never posted the 1st birthday cakes for my other two boys. So here is a pic of the first fondant covered cake I ever made. I … Continue reading
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How to Make a Pokemon Cake

The Pokemon cake – pokeball is a jello poke cake covered in italian meringue , the black stripe is licorice strap and pichu, snorlax and piplu are made from fondant – video tutorials for snorlax and pichu are below. You … Continue reading
It’s My Birthday

Above is a beautiful layered fondant birthday cupcake made for me by my 9 year old son (I took a bite so you could see the inside). Below is a pic of one made by my 7 year old … Continue reading
Thomas The Tank Engine Birthday Cake

If you have little boys then sooner or later you are likely to be making a train cake, possibly even a Thomas the Tank Engine. The train itself is fairly simple slabs of cake, coated in butter cream with biscuit … Continue reading
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Star Wars AT-AT Cake

When my eldest son asked for a star wars AT-AT walker cake (All Terrain Armored Transport) my immediate thought was that it is not really a cake-friendly shape. So I suggested we had a ginger bread ‘cake’ instead. To my surprise … Continue reading
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Best Chocolate Cake Ever
Best Chocolate Cake Recipe Ever Have you ever been disappointed by a dry and tasteless chocolate cake? Well then this is the recipe for you. This is my all time favourite chocolate cake recipe. It makes a rich moist … Continue reading
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