Reminiscing

Reminiscing is something I tend to do quite often, especially recently.  Not that i have a particularly large amount of time on my hands but more because of the bad times that have burdened my life for the last few years.  I have some big events coming up soon such as MrMc's 30th birthday which needs a cake worthy of his big day, my Nanna's 80th birthday, then there's my wedding day coming up so its all systems go at the minute!

All this planning ahead also got me thinking in reverse, mostly about cakes may I add! So i thought I would delve into the archives and post some of my favourite cakes from the past to inspire me for cakes of the future!

so here goes!  My top 5 favourite cakes

#1 The Pizza

Pizza Cake

I loved this cake!  I remember delivering it to my colleague and being met with weird looks walking through Castleford Hospital!  One lady stopped me and asked me why I was wandering round with a box of pizza.  When i explained to her its a cake she went all giddy and asked me to do her grandaughter a birthday cake!  Needless to say my head swelled as my ego inflated to mammoth proportions!

#2 The I-phone

The i-Cake

When I wanted to make an i-phone cake there was pretty much no inspiration for how to execute it other than whats available in hardware images, but now there are thousands of the b*ggers!  I like to think I was a pioneer for the i-Cake!  Yeah dream on!  Still liked it though!

#3 The lipstick

M.A.C. Lipstick Cake

This lipstick was on a mirrored board so it looked like the writing was on the mirror...  I really liked this cake.  Did I mention the lipstick itself was glittery?  A girl can never have too much glitter on her birthday!

#4 The Diver

Diving Themed Cake

So I was asked to make a cake based on a scuba diver... So I made the lil guy and then my imagination started going... Shark infested waters, creatures of the deep blue, fishing for old boots!, brightly coloured fishies, seaweed, coral reefs, the floating remains of your wooden boat!  So I rolled with that.

#5 The Pint

Pint of Lager Cake

So I started out making a pint of lager cake... I found some acetate sheet stuff (them sheet  things you use for overhead projectors) and with a white gel pen drew out the sign found on pint glasses.  I made a cylindrical cake and wrapped it in the pint glass and painted a wood effect on the board.  That's when I went to the party and had a drink.  I was meant to just add squirty cream to it before the big presentation... buuut I had one or two glasses of wine and ended up a bit giddy as you can see...  keep wanting to re-create this so that I can finish it with a 'proper' head but can't seem to find the perfect excuse...

So off I go planning and designing the cakes of the future! Here's hoping I can make up something I can be proud of for years to come!