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Susan and Owen had a cherry blossom theme for their wedding at Braxted Park in April, so instead of roses or calla lilies on my 'helterskelter' cake they went for cherry blossoms. I made white chocolate cherry blossoms in a mould and dusted the edges with edible lustre colouring dusts, and then grouped them on the cake. The bride and groom were delighted:
"Melanie,
A huge thank you for helping to make out day so special. You made us an absolutely spectacular cake. Our friends and family haven't stiopped talking about how beautiful it looked and how delicious it was. We can agree with that. ... You are a very talented lady and we will happily recommend you to anyone."
Receiving such a lovely note made my day on Thursday too.
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Nadia and Victoria had a joint 21st birthday party on Saturday. Nadia booked her cake on Tuesday and Victoria decided she wanted one too, on Thursday.
I didn't want them to look the same but I did want them to be a pair, so they were the same size and shape, just with different colour cigarillos and chocolate ruffles: Victoria wanted pastel colours and Nadia wanted strong colours and strawberries.
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I have bought a new set of butterfly cutters/moulds and was delighted to be able to try them out on two completely different styles of wedding cakes a couple of weeks ago. Cadbury purple topped chocolate cupcakes with white sugar filligree butterflies dipped in edible white glitter, with a top tier with purple butterflies for Prested Hall; and a 3-tier white iced cake with a cascade of sage green butterflies in a variety of shades, again some dipped in edible white glitter for a wedding at Crondon Park. I love my job.
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I made this last minute chocolate birthday cake for Sara last week, or to be precise, for Sara's mother. Sara was very pleased and sent me this note:
Hi Melanie,
Just a note to say 'Thank you' for such a wonderful cake.
My Mum was over the moon with it and had a lovely time at her party.
So many people commented on how amazing the cake looked and how good it tasted and smelt!
I've attached a photo of it on the stand etc. for you
Kind Regards
Sara
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I made this cake a while ago but I came across the picture and liked it over again. It has alternate layers of white and millk chocolate cigarillos, with white and milk chocolate calla lilies. Square with 4-tiers it has a contemporary feel. The picture is taken at The Fennes, in Bocking, Essex.
23/03: Daisy and Lily Wedding Cake
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This bride had two daughters, Lily and Daisy, and wanted them included in her wedding scheme, so she had a 3-tier sponge wedding cake, with handmade sugar daisies all the way round on the ledges and 3 handmade sugar lilies on the top. The cake was displayed on a pedestal stand with cupcakes all the way round the base. The reception was held at Burstead Golf Club, in Essex.
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When I went on the cupcake workshop last week, Ann Pickard, the course tutor, had some beautiful edible lustre spray for sale. I had to buy some, and, together with some white hologram glitter created this white sugar version of my helterskelter cake. The photograph doesn't do it justice, but the sun glinting off it in the shop window shows it off to perfection.
16/03: Modelled Animal Cupcakes
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On Wednesday I had a lovely day at a workshop making little modelled animals to go on cupcakes. The course was led by Ann Pickard, a well known sugar model maker. I had a dozen at the end and I have displayed them on a cupcake stand in my window. I think my favourite is the sheep, but they are all cute in their own way.
13/03: Carousel Birthday Cake
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This was a fantastic commission for an 18th birthday cake, that gave me a chance to show off my skills. The cake itself was 2-tier, a 10" sponge and a 6" chocolate cake with a 10" sugar carousel on top, with 8 sugar horses, white with gold detailing, lots of gold stars and the initials of the birthday girl. It took a long time, but was a labour of love.
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Here is a very classic cake with handmade sugar roses, in the currently very popular dark purple, with some gold berries and foliage, with draped fabric made of sugar sweeping from tier to tier, caught up by a spray of flowers.
