A special mention...

It's a Union Flag Battenberg cake! This was not my creation so I will begrudgingly not take any credit for it. Very pretty Battenberg cake nonetheless. I think I should try making this soon to see if I can do any better :)

Summer Berry Pie

With a ratio of about 80% wild blueberries to 20% raspberries this is one good pie! My first pie attempt since I took a pie class at Bonnie Gordon with Wanda of Wanda's Pie in the Sky. I have managed to recreate this again since making this one to take to the cottage in August. I am looking forward to making some more pies this fall!

Barbie Girl

A Barbie cake for a 4th birthday party. So cute! The birthday girl loaned me the Barbie doll to construct the cake around (the top was printed and embossed on the doll - no extra piping required). The cake itself was a Neopolitan cake, chocolate and strawberry layers with chocolate and vanilla frosting. I built the cake and then carved it to be more or less in the shape of a large ball gown skirt. Lots of piping ensued! Ruffles and flowers/stars with metallic pink dragees. For the final touch I airbrushed gold lustre dust on the lower half of the skirt. A real Barbie princess, which also tasted great!

(No Barbies were harmed in the making of this cake).

mmm Eclairs!

These were for Fathers Day back in June, filled with a raspberry whipped cream and a plan whipped cream. My first attempt at choux pastry. I would definitely try these again, some turned out better than others so I am keen to figure out what the variable was. Very tasty though :)

Bad Blogger!

I have been very neglectful of the blog over the summer...I can't believe I haven't posted since April! It has been a busy summer. I'm going to try to catch up this weekend, stay tuned for more posts!

Back in May I made this checkerboard cake for a very special birthday. It was my first checkerboard cake and I was very pleased with how it turned out. Fresh raspberries on top and yellow buttercream frosting with chocolate buttercream in between the layers. No checkerboard pan required! Yum!