I love love love this cake!  Siobhán and Derek from Lucan ordered it for their twins’ Christening.  I carved a bowl-shaped cake and a round cake into the shape of the bottom half of the boat, and a smaller square cake into the cabin part for the top.  All the little pairs of animals are [...]

This cake was for my lovely mother’s birthday.  She’s always got the kettle on for a cup of tea, so I thought a teapot birthday cake would be perfect for her!  I made the basic round shape from lemon sponge, filled with lemon buttercream, and covered with pale sugarpaste.  I handmade the spout and handle from [...]