21st birthday cake

I’m completely in love with this cake. It was an order to celebrate a lovely lady called Holly’s 21^st birthday. To design the cake I did a few things. I spoke with her Mum about the kind of party she was having, including colour schemes, invitations and table settings. She also linked me to Holly’s Pinterest, this gave me a good idea visually of all the things she likes. We decided to include her love of palm trees, beachy vibes and inspiring texts. I saw a Hey There Cupcake! Cake that used patterns and text in a cool way which inspired the design. Keeping to the monochrome theme I set about …

I’ve been really looking forward to making this cake. I was asked by the lovely Grainne to create something for her daughter’s 21st ‘Day of the Dead’ themed birthday party this past weekend. I LOVE this theme. Put simply it’s like Mexican Halloween or if you’re feeling particularly Spanish, Dias de Muertos. I adore it’s colourful vibe, patterns and of course the decorated skulls. I knew it would translate into …

In my world I’m lucky enough to have people who might not actually be related to me, but feel like family. The Salmons have been our family friends since forever. I’ve grown up with them and their children James and Amelia, and when James turned 21 (aaaah) this past week I definitely wanted to make him something special. He loves playing cards, poker in particular, so that’s …