This is the cake that has been keeping me busy for the last few days, talk about a challenge! Infact i think this has got to be one of the most challenging cakes i have done so far. This Spongebob cake was vanilla sponge cake, filled with jam and buttercream and covered in fondant icing. Spongebob measures 10″ wide x 5″ deep and stood at a huge height of 16.5″ from the top of his head, down to his feet. I did have fun making this cake but the stress was immense too. As most of you will already know, tall and thin cakes can be a nightmare stability wise and so unpredictable too. I didn’t even dare breathe too heavy near this cake because i was scared to death that he was going to fall ( which he didn’t of course). I won’t even get started on the car journey and trying to transport the cake but let me just tell you, my heart got very well acquainted with my mouth since that was where it was sitting for the whole journey! Anyway long story short, Spongebob made the journey in one piece and i am totally thrilled at how he turned out. It was a huge amount of work but the end results were all totally worth it and i couldn’t be happier.
Royal marines cake.
28 Feb
I made this cake for the leaving party of 2 Royal Marines. The cake was a vanilla sponge, filled with jam and buttercream and covered in fondant icing. The 2 figures were also made out of fondant and were made to represent the 2 Royal Marines. This was the 1st time i have made a luggage/suitcase cake and also the first time i have made camouflage fondant. I was really pleased with how it turned out and both the Marines and everyone at the party loved the cake.
Red Dead Redemption, Undead nightmare cake.
11 FebWell here it is! The cake that has been keeping me really busy for the last couple of days and let me tell you i absolutely loved every minute of it.
The zombie arm, John Marston’s hat ( he is the main character in the game, if you are unfamiliar with it), the undead bait bottles (Nigel West Dickens Elixir) and the Red Dead Redemption Undead Nightmare game case were all made out of cake. The pistol gun, bullets, stick of dynamite and the rope that’s around the zombies arm, were all made out of fondant/sugarpaste icing. Everything on this cake and covering the board is 100% edible.
Heart in a cupcake.
6 FebI had a little bit of spare time on my hands the other day and decided to whip up a batch of yummy cupcakes. These may look like any other ordinary cupcakes but wait……….
Cut these beauties in half to reveal a hidden heart inside of the cupcake. They definitely look like they were made with love.
Whilst browsing one of my favourite sites Bake it in a cake a while ago i came across these little gems and i have been dying to give them a go ever since. These would be perfect to make for Valentines day, after all who wouldn’t want cupcakes?
Here’s how to make these lovely hidden heart cupcakes.
1) First of all you need to bake a cake to cut out your love hearts from. I made mine a lovely red/dark pink shade but really anything goes and you can make your cake any colour you like.
2) Next take a small heart cutter, this one measures approximately 1.5″
It is always a good idea to check that the hearts are not going to be too big for your cupcake cases. You can check this by placing the heart cutter inside one of the cupcake cases to get a rough idea of the size. Once you have checked the size, cut heart shapes out of the cake and set to one side on a piece of baking/greaseproof paper.
3) Line a cupcake/muffin tin with cupcake cases of your choice. I used red cases to match the colour of the hearts inside of the cupcakes but i also loved the boldness of the red cases against the softer colours of the love heart sweets, that in my opinion finished the cupcakes off perfectly.
4) Next spoon some cupcake mixture into the bottom of the cupcake cases and place one of the sponge hearts inside. Push the heart down gently until it touches the bottom. I made my cupcake mixture vanilla because i wanted to see the heart inside really stand out but once again you can use what ever flavour and colour of cupcakes you prefer. Important please take notice of which way the hearts are sitting in the cupcake cases because if they are not facing forward, once the cupcakes are sliced open there would not be a heart shape.
5) Spoon some more cupcake mixture on top of the hearts. Don’t worry if it is not even as once they are baking the cupcakes will rise around the hearts.
6) Bake in the oven for the amount of time that your cupcake recipe requires.
7) Once baked and cooled your cupcakes are ready to be decorated in which ever style, theme or colour your would like. When the cupcakes are finished slice one in half with a sharp knife to reveal the hidden heart inside.
Like i said before with Valentines day just around the corner, these would be perfect to bake as a gift.
I personally never need an occasion or excuse to bake. For me it’s all about the excitement of trying out new ideas and nothing at all to do with the taste testing……..honest! You do believe me…don’t you? Enjoy!
Sweet Sassy Cakes 