Cake, Decor and Cairns!

Aloha My Cakey Friends! I cannot believe it's been almost TWO YEARS since I last posted on my blog! Yes that's right 2 whole years! Have you missed me?  I have most certainly missed you! If you're new to my little cake corner of the world - welcome! I have come back online because I wanted to share with you what I feel is my best cake ever!  My niece's Luau Tropical themed Engagement Cake. What started out as a simple idea to cross off making sugar / fondant frangipanis from my "cake bucket list" turned into a fully decked out Luau themed cake with all the tropical trimmings! Miniature fondant coconuts, flower lei necklaces, pineapples, Tiki mask, hibiscus and even a ukulele!  Aloha! Luau Themed Engagement Cake. All the tropical fondant trimmings! Now I will not tell a lie - this cake took an incredible amount of time. As I said, it's the best cake I have ever made! And you know that "The Best!"  isn't something I can pull o...

Scalloped edges punched out to make a pretty doily effect. I know it's out of season now, but the pretty doily effect on the edges of these scalloped fondant toppers, would totally look fantastic for any occasion, any time of year! It's really pretty simple and all you need is a scalloped edge circle cutter (I am pretty sure they have lovely oval and heart shaped ones now too) Cut out your shapes then get  a small circle piping tip and cut /punch out little circles along the scallop line. I find a good dusting of corn flour underneath helps prevent sticking as you go around the circle. Team it with a bright coloured next size up, plain circle underneath to really highlight the pretty punched out edge or leave them plain - either way they will look great. A simple yet awesome technique that will give your next edible toppers that extra wow factor! And they say a picture tells a thousand words so check it out!!  Cut and punch ...

Thank you everyone for your get well wishes, I am sort of back in action and doing my best to catch up on everything. Today I want to show off my Minecraft cake that I quickly put together for my nephew and talk you through how to make a personalised fondant logo like the one pictured. Okay, so this cake was supposed to be a last minute sheet cake (slab) for my nephew using leftover Minecraft toppers from my son’s birthday…haha as you can see in the photo "That ain't no sheet cake!"  I have been unwell for ages and not concentrating (that’s why it was supposed to be an “easy” sheet cake) but for some strange reason I only made one batch of batter??!!! What?! I had originally put out enough eggs for 2 batches – and even when I filled the pan I still didn’t register that there wasn’t enough! ? ?  .•°°•>> Losing it!!! So anyway the sheet cake turned out quite thin and flat!! (What a surprise haha!) I didn’t have the energy to bake again so I cut in half and pr...

Welcome to Part 2 of my Back To Basics series. It is a pleasure to have you all join me over the next few weeks exploring the 6 different shapes included in the popular 18 piece cutter set currently available from Kmart Australia. (If you don't have the set don't worry you can buy them individually elsewhere) Be inspired to get your cutters out and make some gorgeous sugar decorations that you can store and use up to 6 months later. So come on let's get started. Ensure you have read Part 1 Using Butterfly Cutters as I will not be repeating the basic step of using a plunger today. Get yourself set up with your cutters, a mat, rolling pin, corn flour,  CMC/Tylose  treated fondant in your colour choice, and let's have some sugar play! **New Items needed today:  Some new Chux style dish cloths. (Any brand will do) CMC/Tylose Glue (Recipe here)  Set Two: Snow Flake Cutters The second set from this fabulous box is the Snowfake Cutters in two ...

A few weeks back we all got a little excited over on Facebook about Kmart Australia selling these super cheap plunger fondant cutter sets. A box of18 cutters for only $10! Eeeeek! Bargain Alert OMGOSH! So cheap! It seems like a lot of you ran out and bought them but haven't actually used them yet, and lately I have been carried away with my own elaborate cake designs I have been neglecting my fabulous beginners.... so I am super excited to introduce to you my: Back to Basics Series!! Join me over the next few weeks exploring the 6 different shapes included in the box. Be inspired to get your cutters out and make some gorgeous sugar decorations that you can store and use up to 6 months later. So come on let's get started. Get yourself set up with a mat, rolling pin, CMC/Tylose treated fondant in your colour choice, and let's have some sugar play! Set one: Butter Fly Plunger The first set from this fabulous box is the Butterfly Cut...