Ideal Home Cake Decorator of the Year 2011!!!

Who'd have thunk it!

My dear friend forwarded me an email about the competition some time back... I had my eye on it. It was organised by the event team behind the Ideal Home Exhibition 2011. But after a close family friend passed away it really wasn't exactly the first thing on my mind. Anyway, somehow I made some time to put together an entry for the competition. 


The brief was to "create fabulous and spectacular cake designs worthy of the royal occasion" and a cake that would "celebrate the wedding and all that it embodies about the Great British spirit." 


So on the morning of I set about trying to create a simple (only had 4 hours) but impactful design. Thinking about the 'Great British spirit' I decided to theme the cake around two things: our classic vintage heritage (which clearly has made it's comeback) and food!

When I got to the exhibition, I found that there were actually two categories - one of them was for the 'professionals' and then there was the 'other one' - for the rest of us! Lol. Did I have a slightly bruised ego?? Hell yes! I found out that the professional category was by invite only. However, my cake was pretty pansy compared to the cakes of the professionals!  


I definitely have my sights set on the professional category for next year...  (well, atleast one can try!)


This year the professional category was won by the wonderful Michelle of Michelle Cakes (http://www.michellecakes.co.uk/) and her highly skilled entry is below! Wow. This blew my mind - especially the carving of Kate it's brilliant!

Sing Up!

Sing Up?? Seriously??


I have to say that I'd never heard of this organisation until they contacted me at The Little Cakery and asked us to create some customised cupcakes for them. So being the nosey parker that I am, I had a little wonder around on their website (http://www.singup.org/). In their own words, Sing Up "want to place singing at the heart of every school child's life". 
At first glance, one might not understand how singing really can change lives and even help to build stronger communities - But for me, growing up in a culture where music wakes up the sleeping soul, it completely makes sense that they should, as they say, 'help kids find their voice'. A fantastic organisation - I wish them every success in their endeavours!


Anyway, enough of me rambling... Here's a snap of the scrumptulicious vegan and gluten free chocolate cupcakes topped with various characters from their branding and ofcourse their own logo.

And might I also add, the cupcake is being fashioned on a brilliant little bargain I picked up at Lakeland in Bluewater in the January sales - it is a simple little thing but at £3 who's going to complain??? :-)