Today is my Dad’s birthday! The plan for the cake came from my sister Lauren. She chose a Rugby themed cake because Dad is Rugby mad AND the Six Nations are on at the moment. Bonus. I made him a Victoria Sponge cake covered in green fondant and decorated with an England rugby player scoring a try. I moulded the figure and the ball out of …

My parents have lived in our house for 30 years now and Brenda and Derek have been their neighbours since they moved in. This weekend was Brenda and Derek’s 60^th Wedding Anniversary. Their lovely daughter asked me to make a two-tier cake for their celebration based on this cake of mine she had seen. The two levels of Victoria Sponge were …

This year has got off to a pretty good start already. My best friend from school, Jade, just moved back here from South Africa with her fiancé Brad. I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am to have them here. I’ve missed having Jade to hang out with, go to gigs with, and laugh with at EVERYTHING. Brad being the coolest fiancé ever asked me to make a cake for Jade, as it’s their …

Alexia and I had so much fun last year collaborating for Valentine’s Day that we decided to join forces again. We chose to combine my baking with Alexia’s flower talents for a super cute Valentine’s gift. We thought people might want to give a little sweet treat as well as flowers to their loved ones on Valentine’s Day. I made vanilla biscuits with …