Rainbow Cake

Allegra's first birthday cake.  It wasn't so long ago that I made her christening cake and cupcakes - it all goes so quickly...

Macarons, mmmm....

Last Tuesday was a very busy day.  I signed up for a macaron class with Jackie Thompson and spent a full day stirring and piping and eating beautiful little morsels of cream- and ganache-filled macarons.  They were fiddly to make, and temperamental, too.  But when you bite through the thin shell, and the macaron just melts in your mouth, and all you can do is sigh, you too, will agree, macarons are definitely one of life's biggest pleasures.

                                

Natalie's 21st birthday cake

A 5" chocolate mudcake for Natalie's 21st birthday, covered with Tiffany blue icing and decorated with a handmade open rose.  Simple, but sophisticated, and in my view, perfect for a young lady on the brink of all the adventures that life offers. 

A Carnival of Colours

These rainbow-coloured cutting cake, cupcakes and cake pops were made for the dessert table of a carnival party last weekend.  They are enough to brighten up a cold and overcast winter's day, don't you think?

   

    

Vanilla cake pops and Tim Tam cookie pops from With a Little TLC.

Custom-made paper pinwheels from Details Details.

Amanda and Mick's wedding cookie placecards

Vanilla bean sugar cookies used as placecards at Amanda and Mick's wedding last month.

Blue and black cake and cupcakes

A chocolate mud cutting cake and matching vanilla cupcakes for a 40th birthday party.  I love the blue and black together.  Very striking, specially with the silvery balls.

Sunny Days

This is the cake I made at Jackie Thompson's stencilling class and gave to MacGregror State School's Mayfest cake stall.   

This is the letter that was forwarded to me after Mayfest.

Hi Peter,

Thanks for calling yesterday. It was a real surprise to hear that we had won the cake auction and we are happy to honour the bid. Haydn will hand in a cheque for the cake today.

As discussed, I confirm that we'd like to donate the cake to all the wonderful staff at Macgregor who work tirelessly every year to make Mayfest a success. It requires tremendous effort, dedication, professionalism and teamwork to seamlessly stage such a huge event year after year for the benefit of students, families and the community at large. A lot of the work is clearly done behind the scenes by the staff of Macgregor. Judging by the responses from the children as they wander with a sense of freedom and safety, from stall to stall, ride to ride, stopping occasionally to check their loot, refuel or play with their friends, Mayfest is a great day out for families.

The cake is absolutely beautiful, clearly represents many hours of expert workmanship and was generously donated to the school for the benefit of many. We don't think its right that just one family should gain from it.

So, we hope you and your wonderful team are able to enjoy a slice of cake as a symbol of a big thank you from all the families in the Macgregor school community for the wonderful work that you do.

Many thanks,
Eleanor, John, Connor, Haydn and Chyna