I met someone who’s brother-in-law was graduating from college and she wanted to give him a cake to congratulate him for a job well done. She suggested a graduation cap and I agreed with…
Sometimes, all that is needed is a plain “simple” smiley face, no fuss, no designs, no nothing. I was a bit confused when this cake was ordered until I was told it was…
A friend’s daughter was celebrating her 8th birthday. She asked me to send her some cake ideas so she could show her daughter. As soon as her daughter saw a purse…
This was a cake for a 3 year old princess who was already becoming a bag enthusiast. I was given two instructions: the cake should have a bag and it should be…
A friend of mine was celebrating her twenty ninth birthday and asked for a spring themed cake. The party was going to be in a garden and some form of flowers…
Animal prints are a great way of finishing your cakes. The great thing about animal prints is that they are often random and do not have to be symmetric. In other…
You never really know what demands the next call for a cake is going to be and that is part of the joys of being a baker. I was asked to…
As a Nigerian, its hard to ignore football. Nigerians eat, drink and sleep football, and by Nigerians I mean all Nigerians aside from myself. Yes, I’m a rebel. I have however had the opportunity of making several football themed cakes. Two of…
Its a cake. No….Its a work of art. I decided to make a cake to celebrate my birthday. I had never made a birthday cake for myself before (well, I tried…
This is a “just because” cake meaning the person who asked for it just wanted a cake for no particular occasion. After about a week of thinking about concepts (and changing ideas ever…
