Shrek Cake

My sister asked me to help her with a Shrek cake she was making. She used a doll tin to bake the cake and covered it with fondant that she had made to look like wood.


I made the roots using wire and wrapped fondant around it, tapped the fondant with a sharp knife to give a wood effect. I stuck a tiny piece of straw into the cake before sticking the wire into the straw, so the wire would not touch the cake.


A lovely cake and we had fun making it together!!

Surf Party How to!!

My sister and I are planning my brother's 30th birthday party. He loves surfing and so we are having a Surf party. We are making the table decor and have had lots of fun making different beach things. I took photos of the star fish making out of fondant and I made Flip-Flops out of foam and pipe cleaners. On some of the Flip-Flops, I twisted two pipe-cleaners together to make a prettier shoe. Simple cold glue stuck the pipe-cleaners to the foam. I also use my cookie cutters to emboss the foam for a more funky shoe.

I will post more cool ideas as we finish them. The cake is going to be a combi, Retro VW with surf boards on top etc. Can't wait to see his face when he sees it!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Welcome to my Blog

Hi,
Welcome to my blog. I am new to blogging and am looking forward to having my own space on the web to show off my decorating (new) skills and to get some feedback, answer any questions and hopfully learn alot from anyone who is willing to share ideas and skills.

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