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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.]]> Wedding Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=614 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:14:06 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=611
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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.]]> Chocolate Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=611 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:23:41 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=608
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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.]]> Chocolate Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=608 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:14:35 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=606
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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."

]]> Wedding Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=606 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:02:43 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=604
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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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]]> Wedding Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=600 Mon, 9 Jan 2012 15:43:47 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=598
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.

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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.]]> Wedding Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=596 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:34:02 +0000 http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=594
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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.]]> Wedding Cakes http://ferriscakes.co.uk/blog/index.php?itemid=594 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:31:08 +0000