Good Evening All,

Phew! I smell of Buttercream Icing!  After spending a whole day with the stuff, the smell has become a little overwhelming.

I will have TWO cakes to show you all tomorrow night.  They are both picture cakes, but I am super excited about how I am going to decorate them.

One is for a 8 yrs old who is a huge fan of JB (Do you know who I am talking about?)
The other is for my daughters school.  It is her turn for Bakerman this term (And lets just say there are a few (Okay 7) Beeautiful (Hint here) figurines on it.

Than Friday I will have more to show.

So for those living in Cape Town, and thinking of having a cake done for November, please give me a shout soonest before you loose out.  I am already just about fully booked for October, and November is often a very busy month for cakes (What with all those year end Office Party Functions happening!).

So until tomorrow night.
Have fun
Mandy-Jane

Good Evening All,
Is that a little rain I am smelling? After such a gorgeous hot day in Cape Town, the small shower is most welcome.
Well, now that I have spoken about the weather (Which, lets' be honest, comes up in every conversation).  Today I have a new cake and cupcakes to show.
I was given the order on Monday (Whilst waiting for my plane flight back to Cape Town), so I had 4 days to make all the figurines for the Cake and the Cupcakes. (And in between all that, do a "Test" Wedding Cake for Wednesday).
Handy Manny was so much fun to do, but I enjoyed making the tools even more!
I must admit, I am loving every cake I do, as each and everyone is a new challenge to me, and I love a challenge!
So without any ado (Is that how you say it?)  Here is Handy Manny and his Tools (There are Smarties in the Tool Box).   Along with 20 Cupcakes with Tools on each one.

There are more of these pictures in my gallery.

So Until next time, have fun

Mandy-Jane

Good Evening All,

Wow! you guys are amazing! I have over 1300 views.  Thank you all for your support.

I know I have been a bit quite the last week or so.  I was in Johannesburg over the Weekend, so I had no cakes to share.

Today though, I have a "Test" Wedding Cake to show.  This is what the top tier of a 3 tier wedding cake will look like.  You will notice the top is bare.  That is because the client will be adding his own fresh flowers onto the cake.  When I first got the picture, I thought it might be a bit "boring".  But wow! I was so surprised as to how nice it actually looks.  And with the flowers on the top, I am sure it is going to look awesome!

So here is a little preview of what is to come next year.

PS:  I added a little flower at the bottom only for Photo purposes.  The flower won't actually be there on the Wedding Cake.

Well On Sunday I will have another "Hopefully" cute cake to show.  So until then,
Have fun, and enjoy.
Mandy-Jane

Good Evening All,

Well this morning I dropped off a very special 50th Birthday Cake for a gentleman who is a huge fan of Liverpool Football Club.

I have attached a couple of pictures for you all to see what I did for him.  It was a surprise cake from his Siblings.

 Well this weekend I will be in Johannesburg for a very special Baby's Christening.  My great niece is being christened, and my husband and I are honored to have been chosen as her God Parents.
So there won't be any cakes this weekend to show you, but I will be back next week in full swing.

So until next time.
Have fun
Mandy-Jane

Good Afternoon All,

So yesterday I had a little Vanilla Sponge and Strawberry frosting left over.  I also had an order for Cupcakes for a Kitchen Tea (Hens Party).  So I decided to add a little extra surprise for the Bride to Be and Used the left overs to make a Miniature 3 Tier Wedding Cake! Slapped on a bit of Strawberry Frosting. Plonked on a Strawberry smothered in Syrup Crackling and viola! I had a little Wedding Cake.
I do hope she enjoys her party and her surprise "Wedding Cake".

Until next time, Have Fun
Mandy-Jane

Good Evening All,

Well as promised earlier today, I am going to tell you a little more about the frosting.
I made...  Strawberry Mousse Frosting for Vanilla Cupcakes.  I found this awesome recipe for the Mousse Frosting, as well as the recipe for the Strawberries with Crackling on a Blog by Nina Timm called My-Easy-Cooking.
Although her recipe called for Vanilla, I couldn't find the Vanilla Ingredients that I needed, so I used Strawberry instead.
Once I had added the Frosting, the Cupcakes came out looking so yummy.  And my two clients that each got there dozen both raved about them.
I don't think I will be making Buttercream Icing for my cupcakes again.  Can't wait to try out all other flavors.

So here are the pictures of the Cupcakes, I hope all like them. One with out the Strawberries, and a couple with the Strawberries.

More pictures on my gallery.
So until next time, have fun.
Mandy-Jane

Good Afternoon All,

Oh my word! I am in total Awe of a new frosting recipe I tried this morning.  It was like tasting a little piece of heaven, and I can't wait to share it to you all.....  But you will have to wait till this evening to see what I cooked up in the Kitchen.

In the meantime, I would love to share with you a couple of pictures that my "Superman" client sent me of her sons birthday.  She did an amazing job of decorating the classroom in the Superman theme, and Joshua looked like he was having an absolute ball!

These were her wonderful comments:
Thank you very very much for Joshua’s beautiful cake.  Thank you for everything.  Here are a few pics of the party.  Everyone enjoyed themselves thoroughly.  I really can’t tell you how impressed I was.  I thought later I was in such a hurry to set everything up and I might not have shown my enthusiasm.  Everyone was impressed.  The cake tasted delicious.  I truly appreciate everything you’ve done.  It all looked so professional.  I will refer people to you any time.

 Decor for the Superman Party










Decorations done around the Cake









The Birthday Boy!  Joshua.





Until this evening, Have fun, and Enjoy
Mandy-Jane