Cakes by Serena

This was a real fun cake - especially for a keen and very accomplished cook - my mother-in-law! The cake was created to celebrate her seventieth birthday. Even the wooden spoon is made of sugar paste.

This pink castle was made, perhaps unsurprisingly, for a little girl. You can see some of the detail in the pictures, as well as the glittery tower roofs and ivy clambering up the walls.

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This cake was designed for Peter; note that the image of the dog is a faithful portrait of Barney.

This was a special cake for a local Mothers’ union group who wanted to celebrate a member who had been in that group for fifty years. The cake was white, with a blue “run-out” to make the logo. You can also see the detail of the ribbon edging in gold.

This is another pirate themed cake - not quite so large as the Pirate Treasure Chest but we needed a cake for a family celebration of the same birthday! The map is painted in edible paint on a sugar paste “paper”. The chocolate coins and shells round the edge keep the treasure theme working.

The Pirate Treasure Chest was, in fact, made for my daughter, who was keen to have a Pirate Themed party for her seventh birthday. The cake inside was my special rich chocolate recipe and went down a treat, if somewhat messy in the hands of all those little pirates! The jewels were goood value, and formed part of the childrens’ party bags when they went home.

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