easy Lightning McQueen birthday cake - cars, cars, cars

This is a birthday cake from last year in our house. Let's just say we went through a significant "Cars" period. I made this cake for the Bowler's 4th birthday. He adored it.

Kids birthday cakes don't have to be overly complex to have impact. This cake was two round cakes wedged together to make an "eight" or track shape. I smoothed buttercream icing all over it (the Bowler wanted purple) and then formed the track using "dirt" made from crushed up biscuits.

Oreos all the way around the edge give a wheel look to it all. And let me say that "freckle" lollies make fabulous track barriers and fencing. A little bit of piped on green grass, some white track lines and some of the Bowlers very own "Cars" and here is our amazing and delicious race track.

Our boy's eyes lit up when he saw it and the sugar rush was long and hysterical.

Thomas will most likely always be number one though!

Thomas the Tank Engine birthday cake, a fruit rainbow and other bits and pieces

As I mentioned, the Bowler turned three this week. 

The Birthday Boy - a little bemused by all the fuss

I love planning for children's birthday parties.

Here is the Thomas the Tank Engine birthday cake and a few other bits and pieces which helped us to celebrate on the day.

The cake

More cake

Cake - aerial shot :)

Chocolate nougat cheesecake - I heart you Thermomix

Chocolate and ginger muffins; lemon and sugar muffins

The fruit rainbow

Lolly cups

Yum!

My favourite - marshmallow pops

Happy birthday beautiful boy.

My handwriting and a rainbow lolly cake I made

Handwriting is fascinating. I bet even the most amateur of psychologists could come up with a whole lot of neurotic cool stuff about what mine says about me. Thanks beautiful Eden for the link opportunity.

And just for a bit of sugary goodness on a Saturday night. Here is a cake I made for a family birthday celebration that's happening tomorrow.

Have a beautiful weekend everyone.

Cake Creations - August

Butter, sugar, flour, eggs. Love.

Hoot the Owl birthday cake in pictures

The Bowler turned two on Sunday.
He adores Giggle and Hoot on ABC for Kids so the birthday cake was always going to be a great big Hoot the Owl.

I had big plans to do a step by step of how to make a Hoot the Owl cake but time restrictions over here at the Pavillion have meant that the pictures will have to tell the story.

Hoot hoot.

Wordless Wednesday - chocolate sparkly cupcakes I made

Cake Creation - July

I love baking. Love it.
A couple of years ago I did a "Beginners Buttercream" cake decorating course which cemented the love completely. I haven't shared many of my cakes on here. I'm not sure why. A little shy maybe.
But I think it is time I did show you. A bit of cake and a whole lot of icing in a once a month post.
Would you like to see?

So, here is my cake creation for July, made for a thirteenth birthday.

Vanilla butter cake filled with raspberry curd and decorated with vanilla buttercream and Petite Summerberry Meringues I bought from this wonderful new providore, Provata - Urban Larder and Cafe.