50th Birthday Cake

Hello again!! It has been awhile. I finally have working internet again, so I can post these photos of a cake I made 2 weeks ago!

A friend of my sister wanted to order a cake for her Mothers 50th birthday party. She decided on a chocolate cake with buttercream icing, "Happy 50th Birthday Lynley"and some pink on it somewhere. I decided to make a white Swiss meringue buttercream, similar to what we used at the French Bakery where I worked for the gateau's. I wanted to keep it grown up, so used soft pink roses to add some colour, as well as lettering cut out with my stencil cutters.

I got some great feedback about the cake so I'm glad it was a hit!!

Sweet Sweet Roses

I was a busy bee this weekend making a bunch of roses in preparation for competitions coming up in March. I took some photos of the various steps while making them. It's pretty cool when you get into a routine and you can bust them out at a reasonable pace!! I've still got a lot more to make this weekend, but at least I've started now.

New Business Cards

A special package arrived in the post for me today - my new business cards for "Sequin Corner Cakes". I made these on Vistaprint last week, a great website where you can put your logo or picture on a whole bunch of different things!

Can't wait to get these out and about among my friends and family, the perfect way to get my business out there. I included a special section on the back so I can write the date of when the cake is due and other details for the client.

My first order is some buzzy bee cupcakes to be dropped off on Christmas Eve to a friend. I'm looking forward to getting them ready and delivering them!