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!

Toronto BAKED for JAPAN!

What a fantastic day! Everyone really came out to support us bakers :) Thank you! What is even MORE amazing is that we raised $5036.26 at the Brickworks on Saturday and a total of $27,818 over the whole weekend!

These are some snaps of my cupcakes, chocolate fudge with matcha frosting and Hello Kitty rainbow bit, and some pictures from the Brickworks.

Thanks to everyone who came out!

xo

Feeling inspired...

Toronto Bakes For Japan

Just over a week to go! Well done Heena and Niya! Check this out...

xo

Cakes for a Cause - UPDATED

I will be baking on a large scale for this fantastic event happening in Toronto the weekend of April 9th-10th! More information can be found here: http://www.tiffintales.com/bake-for-japan/

See you at the Brickworks!

For the love of Japan, eat some cake!

xo

Christmas Baking

For one day a year my kitchen is a real bakery! It was Christmas baking day a few weeks ago, treats for neighbours and colleagues. Thankfully there are always extras!
xo

Red Velvet Holiday

I have been very tardy with these posts, I will use the excuse of being too busy over the holidays! I made this cake back in December, for a festive gathering. Red Velvet, so good, so red! With cream cheese frosting, obviously. It was a hit!

xo

Orange Chiffon

I made these orange chiffon cupcakes on Friday for my Mom to take on an evening out. They were my first attempt at this flavour and I think they turned out pretty well! I may have over-whipped the egg whites slightly, but otherwise they were light and zesty :) xo

Wedding Cupcakes!

Here are some lovely shots of my September wedding cupcakes from our photographer Zoe Collyer (zoecollyer.co.uk). Thank you Zoe!

xo

Apple Walnut Cake

I made this apple walnut cake with caramel cream cheese frosting this weekend, and it was the first time I have ever made caramel. Slightly stressful, I didn't want a bubbling burnt mess on my hands, which explains the lighter than normal shade ;) I chickened out in the browning process! Light caramel still tastes delicious, thankfully, and the cake was a hit! xo

A very special cake!

This was our frozen wedding cake from last November :) We defrosted it and had it for our 1st anniversary a couple of weeks ago. It was still really delicious and the prettiest cake I've ever seen xo

Happy Halloween!

The scariest cupcakes ever! These are chocolate with m&ms in side them with vanilla frosting. Spiders, spider webs and Boo! Very scary...

Happy Halloween :)

xo

Finally!!! A little update on where I've been...

I must apologize for the tardiness of this post! Things have been a little bit busy, and we only made it home yesterday. The cakes were a success in England :) Thankfully! And they looked really lovely on the day.

The little photos above were taken by the very talented Zoe Collyer, and there are more to be found on her blog: http://www.zoecollyer.co.uk/index.php/home/comments/ben_and_meag_cheers_to_love

Along with some non-cake related photos.

My goal is to get the recipes of these cakes up tonight on the recipe section of the blog.

Thanks again to Zoe and to all of our guests on 25th September for making the day so memorable. You were a pleasure to bake for :)

xo meag

the day is almost here!

we leave on friday for our international wedding extravaganza! last weekend i had my final test bake, of the hummingbird cupcakes, and they turned out great! i decorated some of them with pineapple flowers, and the others with sugar pearls. the pineapple flowers were really pretty, but ben pointed out that they are difficult to bite through which is a fair point as we'll be standing in a pub without forks and knives. more importantly, i think i am well prepared for everything that i may face by baking in a new unfamiliar kitchen, but the proof will be in the frosting! i will be posting the recipes on here after we return. wish me luck! xo

sponge no. 1

fresh from the oven:


with necessary toppings:

i'm so happy that this worked out! for some reason i was nervous to make sponge. something about the egg separating and the very few ingredients that it involves. the simplicity was intimidating! haha but it turned out really well - first of many sponge cakes! xo

super kid cupcakes!

sorry for the lack of posts! i haven't been my usual self since the long weekend, but luckily on Canada Day we went for a picnic with some very special friends! this called for some super cupcakes for some super kids, whose favorite colours are yellow and purple (in that order). i took another crack at the confetti cupcakes, this time without the almond extract. they were still very tasty, and here is a snap of what they look like on the inside! i didn't manage to get a picture before we left, so this is what they looked like after being knocked about a bit in our picnic bag. yum! xo