+ Mothers Day is Round The Corner! (11/02/2010 - 18:36:03)
With Mothers Day next month, why not be original and rather than send flowers, how about a lovely gift basket or some beautifully decorated fairy cakes or cookies? Book now to avoid disappointment!
I have just purchased some gorgeous clear acetate boxes with gold bases, perfect for holding 4 fairy cakes. These make fab Christmas gifts when tied with organza ribbon and, at £10 each, make perfect and affordable end of term tokens for teachers.
I can now also prepare gift boxes of fairy cakes with just 6 cakes in - please ask for more info. as ever, I will do my best to accomodate all price ranges and budgets!
Last month I made some fairy cakes for the charity Future Dreams, which I had completely forgotten about! Future Dreams held an event at the Picadilly Theatre in London, raising a massive £400, 000 for charity. The money was raised for Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the event and the cause phenomenal...more can be seen at http://www.futuredreams.org.uk
The cakes can be seen on the fairy cakes page.
Christmas is just around the corner now and it gets more difficult by the year to be original where gifts are concerned, so, along those lines....
I have some fantastic ideas for Christmas fairy cakes...think sparkling snowflakes, cheeky reindeer, festive Christmas trees, traditional holly....a lovely personal gift and also great to give to teachers at the end of term. If you're still stuck for ideas, them how about muffin and brownie goodie baskets? Prices start from as little as £10 and range through to £40 for that extra special present.
And, of course, fairy cakes are again becoming ever more popular! I have had so many orders recently, either for themed cakes to go with a main cake (check out the cute cute Hello Kitty ones recently added - perfect with a big Hello Kitty cake), or cakes that represent interests and hobbies....from football to Tai Chi, handbags and lipstick to bunny rabbits and dogs, luscious lips to musical notes....possibilities are endless....stunning when presented on a board, portable when cellophane wrapped and ribboned, unique when individually boxed as a gift....
I had the strangest most bizarre request for a cake this week...I received a text message asking if I could make a vagina cake! After picking myself up from the floor I thought, well why not? Being artistic doesn't need to just extend to chidrens cakes and certainly shouldn't compromise my ability - afterall, just makes me more versatile!
Anyway, the cake was created, had a hugely successful response, not just from the recipient but also shown in the 500 hits the site received in just 2 hours!
So, I'm thinking that this could be a great extra string to my bow! Stag and hen nights, intimate parties...you name it. As I have always said, I'm up for a challenge and will always be accomodating when it comes to your choice of cake. And they needn't be as X rated as the Vagina cake! Mini cakes and cupcakes adorned with lacey underwear, love hearts, bee stung lips and stiletto heals are both tasteful and artistic. I have so many ideas so please please feel free to challenge me!
Summer is coming to an end and after a short break I'm very much getting back into creative mode. Lots of new cakes have been added to the site, fairy cakes seem to be coming more and more popular and I have lots more ideas in the pipeline. I'm always ready for a new challenge so throw some ideas at me for something new and different!
Fairy Cakes are the new 'in' thing! But here we don't make the buttercreamed variey...way too passe! Instead, all the fairy cakes created are iced in gorgeous fondant after first being soaked in sugar syrup and filled with buttercream first to ensure they are moist and delicious every time. Then anything is possible...from simple designs to more intricate flowers, from wording to sugarpaste modelled creations such as handbags, stilettos, sporting equipment. They make a perfect mini blank canvasse for beautiful and unique creative ideas! And don't limit yourself to birthdays - fairy cakes also make unique gifts for Christenings, births, new homes, a personal 'get well' gesture. Presented cellophane wrapped and boxed, or individually ribboned and boxed, they really do look gorgeous :-)
Please note that I will not be taking any orders between Monday 10th August and Friday 28th August. For all orders as of the weekend of the 29th August onwards, please please would you make your bookings now as I will be unable to check emails and phone messages during that time. September is starting to get booked up so if you need a cake, then please get in touch as soon as possible :-)
I've been very busy and my gift baskets are now available and on display under my new 'gifts' tab. I've had a lot of fun experimenting with muffin flavours and perfecting the most indulgent brownies, as well as getting stuck into the wrapping and presentation! Next project is beautiful gift boxes for fairy cakes, so watch this space!
Hi all! Just to let you know that I have now been experimenting with muffins. I have created some fantastic flavours including banana & chocolate chip, snickers and peanut butter, and of course more traditional stuff like blueberry and buttermilk. The experimenting will continue and new flavours will be added continually! These make fantastic presents when cellophane wrapped in bags together with chocolate brownies and look fab. I just made several batches for end of term gifts for my kids teachers and they seem to have gone down well! Please enquire as I'm up for a challenge!