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This was a last minute wedding cake I made for the end of January. It is 2-tiers, in vanilla sponge, and carrot cake. The roses and blossoms are made of sugarpaste and the tendrils piped in royal icing.
As it was just two tiers the bride and groom also hired a pedestal stand to give it some height. It was for a wedding at Five Lakes in Essex.
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You can't get much more chocolately than chocolate cake, chocolate ganache filling and coating, chocolate cigarillos round the sides, chocolates on top and even two chocolate hearts with the name of the bride and groom on. Oh, and did I mention chocolates on the cake board.
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This was a large chocolate orange birthday cake, to serve as dessert. 12 inches square with alternate white, milk and plain chocolate cigarillos, milk and white chocolate ruffles, strawberries dipped in milk chocolate, and other fresh fruits nestling among the ruffles. All for Mark's 50th birthday.
19/01: Purple and Pink Wedding Cake
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This was a wedding cake I did for a bride at Gaynes Park in October. It has a tier each of pink and purple hearts, pink and purple stripes and pink and purple spots.
The bride was very pleased, she e-mailed me to say:
"Thank you so much for the beautiful cake , it tasted lovely and everyone commented on how pretty it was."
17/01: Rabbit Plaque
We moved house back in October and while we were clearing out I found this plaque that I had made while doing my City and Guilds Sugarcraft Course in 1995.
It was inspired by a 1st birthday card that I had received (over 50 years ago) with the rabbits, mice etc, but they were indoors, so I did a Spring country background based on a 'Diary of an Edwardian Country Lady' calendar.
Unfortunately, the edge had suffered from the damp causing a squirrel to dissolve, but I took a picture before throwing it away, so that I have a record of a very time-consuming labour of love.
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It was inspired by a 1st birthday card that I had received (over 50 years ago) with the rabbits, mice etc, but they were indoors, so I did a Spring country background based on a 'Diary of an Edwardian Country Lady' calendar.
Unfortunately, the edge had suffered from the damp causing a squirrel to dissolve, but I took a picture before throwing it away, so that I have a record of a very time-consuming labour of love.
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It was my daughter, Hannah's, 11th birthday yesterday. We had been watching a Lindy Smith DVD with lots of gorgeous ideas for wonky cakes and so Hannah decided that was what she wanted for her birthday cake this year. She designed it herself in her favourite colours of blue and green, and this evening we have decorated it. She did at least half of the work herself.
I took several shots as it is different all the way round.
I took several shots as it is different all the way round.
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This was a large (6-tier) helterskelter cake I made at the end of November. It comes in a box 18" x 18 x 26", which is too big for a Seat Ibiza, as the client collecting it found to their consternation. In the end the cake had to travel without its box.
The cake itself was vanilla sponge, with vanilla buttercream and seedless raspberry jam and covered in white icing. The decoration was white icing fans, and roses dipped in rainbow dust silver glitter. The cake looked stunning
Crondon Park are having an open day on Saturday. The Hall and ceremony room will be dressed as for a wedding if you want to look round, and various suppliers will be there to show you what they can provide.
I will be there with some mock-up cakes for you to see, my portfolios and some cake samples to taste. Or if you would rather see me on a more intimate footing give me a ring or e-mail me to make a private appointment.
01277 840911 melanie@ferriscakes.co.uk
I will be there with some mock-up cakes for you to see, my portfolios and some cake samples to taste. Or if you would rather see me on a more intimate footing give me a ring or e-mail me to make a private appointment.
01277 840911 melanie@ferriscakes.co.uk
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The picture isn't great but this was a lovely cake.
It had 3-tiers, the bottom two stacked and the top tier supported by a square glass vase. The sides were decorated with applique embroidery dusted with a shimmery lustre dust, and the top has 3 dark red handmade sugar roses bound up with bear grass.
This was for a wedding at The Lawn in Rochford in late summer.
16/12: Christmas Wedding Cake
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I made this cake to display in my window for the Christmas Season. I thought it represented snow, icicles, frost, and with some silver glitter sprinkled on, with fairy lights all round the window, it looks rather magical.
