High Tea Setting

I made these treats for an afternoon tea I hosted recently.  Mini chocolate eclairs with italian custard filling, meringues, scones with jam and cream, quiches and ribbon sandwiches were enjoyed by all.  A white and pink rose theme was chosen and a delightful afternoon was had among friends.

Mum's Violet Rose

I made these cakes for my Mum's 70th birthday.  The top tier is a 6" fruit cake decorated with a mauve ribbon around the base with a large handmade icing rose and black vine applique piping on the side.  The cupcakes are vanilla with a lavender buttercream swirl.

Baby Name Blocks

Ok everyone....I know these aren't cakes, but thought I'd share my latest little venture in my craft world.  I just love how sweet they look. 

Chocolate Eclairs

These eclairs are a result of a lazy Sunday afternoon, not to mention the insatiable indulgence for chocolate, cream and choux pastry.  My kids adore profiteroles, so for a change I thought I would treat them with the odd eclair or two or three, but who's counting!!!!!

Orange Sweeties

All of these orange sweeties were made for an "Orange" themed Dessert Buffet. Cupcakes, French Macarons. Cake Pops and Mini Meringues were just some of the goodies on offer. The macarons were a little finicky to make and quite time consuming but they look so cute on the lollipop sticks.

Cake Pops

These cute little "calorie counting" treasures on sticks are cake pops.  The first step to create these is to make a cake (I chose a red velvet cake).  You then crumble the cake, either by hand or a food processor and mix in cream cheese frosting, then roll into balls and refrigerate for several hours. I then used a flower cutter to cut out the bottom of the balls.  The next step is to dip the base into chocolate, insert the lollipop sticks and then turn them over and dip the top into chocolate.  You are now ready to decorate.