If you like Piña Coladas, getting caught in the rain...

She got a Wynnie cake! (It just took 2 years...)

Huge hugs and more hugs to one of the most resilient lawyers I have ever met. She is literally a rock star and I am going to miss her so so much. Not only her knowledge but her cocktail nights and her humour and her personality. She's classy and fun and smart and super cool.

And to honour her Canadian background, this was a Maple & Pecan cake (6 layers!) with Maple buttercream in the shape of a pineapple. I tried to make melting moments earlier in the week and they failed (Everyone, take note, there is such a thing called too much sugar). So needless to say that didn't turn out so well - so I made sand with the overly sweet crisps. Turned out well actually!

The scoring of the cake was so meditative and I brushing on the colours was heaps of fun too - its pretty much ad lib... add more, add less until is sort of resembles a pineapple!

Inspired by this amazingly expensive pineapple cocktail we had in Hawaii earlier this year (and feeling nostalgic and wishing I was there again... it has been a long September!).

I never thought I'd work in the IT industry - just didn't think about it.

So it's kind of funny and highly coincidental that my 9-5 consists of working very closely in the IT industry and lots of my orders are from clients with close relations to that. 

And for this particular weeknight, the brief was to create 168 beautiful and delicious vanilla and chocolate cupcakes for a launch party.

They look good and smelt so yummy. I think cupcakes are a great idea, especially if a company like this one is going to personalise it with their Company Logo. Stays in the minds of their guests.

And we made matching macarons as favours for all the guests noting for kids' allergies that macarons do contain almonds. Funnily enough, I have had several clients tell me that their kids have tried these and they don't have a reaction to them. Makes you wonder if it is a nut allergy or something else?

I really do like making macarons but the failure rate is disheartening sometimes. 

Red = Trouble!

Another boy's birthday cake and having a bit of trouble with red this week!

Red fondant, red colour. Red Red Red just did not want to co-operate. I think it's the way the colour is mixed up.

And the creation? A triple layered vanilla cake with chocolate buttercream to create a two tone cake. It was delicious. 

Boom - Bang - Pow!