French Macarons

This is my second attempt at making these delightful cookies (french macarons).  They have a wonderful crispy shell on the outside and soft and tender on the inside and then joined together with a chocolate ganache.  They will certainly leave your senses quivering with pleasure.  Piping the cookies all the same size was probably the most tedious task of the process.  I think I did them justice, so I guess I've pretty much conquered the elusive macaron. 

Mini Meringues

Lily Pink

If you love rum and coffee this is the cake for you.  I made this for my sister's birthday, not that she is a rum lover, but it is one of those cakes my family loves to make and EAT!!.  This gateau cake is chocolate and each layer is filled with a rum, coffee and chocolate cream.  The cake is covered with a white chocolate ganache and chocolate shards, but make sure you make it 2 days prior to serving as it is delectably rich!!!!!

Brooklyn's Christening

This cake was for the christening of my cousin's daughter.  I actually didn't make the cake as she lives some distance away but I made all the decorations and the teddy bear and sent them to her.  The teddy bear is my favourite....it is soooooo cute!!!

Las Vegas Cake

This is a 50th birthday cake for a husband and wife.  The bottom tier is chocolate mud cake and the top white chocolate mud.  And as usual things didn't go quite to plan.  The chocolate mud cake wasn't high enough so I had to bake a second one and was still watiting for it to come out of the oven at 11pm last night.  Then I wasn't happy with the fondant on the top layer so I peeled it off in disgust and recovered the cake.  Perfectionism....good or bad....who knows!!!!!

First Wedding

This is my first wedding cake.  I was a little anxious doing this cake as it was my first attempt at cornelli piping.