A very Harry birthday!

Here's my latest cake! Thank you Liana for sending me a photo of it with the candle and glasses, they are the only things I didn't make, or that weren't edible.

Technique-wise, I think this was one of my best yet. I found the courage to try ganaching and I can't believe the difference it made when I was setting up the cake compared to buttercream. Starting with a nice smooth, square base definately made covering the cake with fondant a lot easier. It would have been ten times as yummy too!

I was just so happy with this cake, from the improvement in my technique, to the edible gold lettering that I airbrushed on. Thank you cake gods!

Here's the link to the video on YouTube with some progress shots, a bit of video and some cool music to match! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ig-aK2PbCiE&feature=colike

Christmas Pops and my newest recipe book

I finally got around to having a play with some more cake pops today, these ones were made using a Women's Weekly fruit cake recipe and it was mammoth - The biggest cake I have ever baked. I've only used half of it and it made about 40 cake pops.

I received a gift from a dear friend today, Adriano Zumbo's fantastical kitchen of other-worldly delights. I can't wait to make something from it, but I'm not going to bake again for a while, at least until Wednesday...I just found this picture of the cake I made for my Dad's 60th, an oldie but a goodie!

Tow Mater!

Here's my latest creation, Tow Mater from the movie Cars.

The word seems to be getting out, I have another cake to do for next weekend and a couple of other enquiries. I'm working on something for christmas too!