Nurses, Roses and Stands

I've been busy making some decorations for upcoming cakes. I've never made figures before for cake toppers before but I've had an order for a cake with a Nurse topper and that's not something you can get easily in the shops so I thought before I pay a fortune for one that's I'd give making my own a go. I don't have any modelling clay here so I just used some roll out icing that I coloured and thickened up. I'm quite pleased with the results, especially for a first attempt! What do you think?

I'm going to keep practising as I'd love to be able to do wedding cake toppers! I've made lots of roses for my Valentine's cupcakes but I just wasn't happy with them so I tried a different method and I'm so much happier with them. I've got a few more to make tomorrow so I'll have enough to do my Valentine's gift boxes. Here's a quick peek at them drying out!

I've got some very exciting orders coming up and the wedding orders have started rolling in too which is fab! I have a casino/Las Vegas themed order coming up very soon that I'm so looking forward to doing. I've ordered a gorgeous new cupcake stand as well, I'm really looking forward to it arriving! It's a 7 tier mirrored stand and it's first use will be with the casino order. Here it is and it is available for hire with and without cake orders!

Right I must be off, busy day's baking to get on with in the morning!
Sam x

Pretty Cupcakes

Today I have made a box of cupcakes for a friend to give to her mum. She asked for them to say 'Mum' and to be pretty. We went for pink and white with some shimmer, I think it was a good choice! She chose 6 Vanilla Cupcakes which I decorated with shimmering 'Mum' lettering and used some handmade dark pink edible roses and leaves and sprinkled with some pink and white sugar pearls. I really pleased how they turned out and I actually think the rose topped cakes are the nicest ones I've done. I do love a nice girly cake! Take a look, let me know what you think!

I will be doing these again for Mother's Day this year, I know my mum would love them so hopefully lots of other mums would be pleased to receive them too!
I'm now thinking ahead to the other 'holidays' this year, the next being Valentines Day! I just realised, I have no Valentines related cutters though so I had better have a look for some and think of some cupcake designs to do! I have some Valentine's card making and craft things so I might just have to get a start on them when hubby is off from work again in time for February 14th!
thanks for reading, I'll be back soon!