Only another 10 days...

Where on Earth has this year gone?!  I sit here updating my blogs (as I have been blogging a lot from my mobile & iPod - they don't make them look so pretty) & think to myself I last wrote a cakey blog on March 7th... OMG it's April 20th now!!!  I have just been so horrendously busy at home with the children, with the cakes, with chores that time has just brushed past me & it's almost May, we're almost half-way through the year!!!


So what have I been up to since my last cake blog I hear you ask???  Well it's been pretty much business as usual & lots going on as always both at home with the family, out with friends & of course loads of cakey goings on, else why would I be writing on my cake blog? Lol


Now this is the list of cakey goings on since my last cake blog; A very chocolatey 8" ultimate chocolate cake for my very dear friend & 'Biatch' Elaine, 84 x chocolate cuppies & 84 x vanilla cuppies for Cameron's (my eldest) teacher Mrs Clark (neé Miss Andrewes) to celebrate her marriage with all the teachers at the children's school & all year 5's & year 6's, a 9" triple layer chocolate fudge cake with chocolate ganache filling for Anneliese's friend Hannah's Dad, My own Dad's birthday cake (sorry the picture is on my camera still), 80 cake pops & 48 x Easter cuppies for Easter weekend at various places... Lol  So just a little bit of baking?! 2 cakes (5 layers in total), 216 cuppies & 80 cake pops total!!!


Oh & I have also been asked about 3 more weddings, a 90th birthday & a 50th birthday too!


I suppose a few photo's (off my mobile, I love the camera on my HTC) wouldn't go a miss in this blog now would they?!

 Elaine's special cake

1 of the 7 boxes of 24 Chocolate & Vanilla Cuppies

Hannah's cake for her Daddy

20 cake pops for karaoke at the Kings Arms with Funky Mike (hubby's bestie) 

24 Easter cuppies for Cupcake-oke at The Star with DJ Wobble (my hubby, Duncan)

20 Cake Pops & 24 Easter Cuppies for Easter Egg hunt

at friends Steve & Helen's on Easter Sunday (big gathering)

20 Cake Pops for karaoke at White Hart with Jason Ayres (bestie)

Slow on the blogs, but not on the cakes...

Wow, it has been mega busy on the cake front here recently & is getting busier by the day... I don't mind though cause I enjoy what I do, so it's all good!

Last week I made a most fabulous 4-Tier Wedding Cake for a gorgeous couple, Fay & Richard (friends of my adopted daughter Alison) it consisted of a 12" rich fruit cake & a 10", 8" & 6" soaked vanilla layered sponges. It was decorated with matching pink & black gerbera, pink & black ribbons, black hand painted swirly design on white regal icing & I made a black, pink & white selection of beaded floral wires for a centre topper to finish it off... It looked amazing, wouldn't you agree?!

I've got loads of birthday requests coming up this month too, a 40th birthday cake today, 40th cupcakes next week, 40th birthday cake next weekend, 16th birthday cake next week also, then a Valentine's cake & birthday cake the week after & a 21st birthday cake at the end of the month.  It seems that the majority of my friends all have birthdays coming up at the moment!


I also have 2 x fruit cakes to make this weekend, a 4" square & 10" square... These are for the hospital staff that have been looking after my step-mother over the past two weeks to say thanks for all they've done while she's been in.


Busy, busy, busy... But it's all in the name of cakey goodness & keeping the public happy. I'm actually a little relieved that all my friends & family that do have birthdays this month have not requested cakes, cupcakes or cake pops as I think I'd need both a bigger kitchen & a kitchen assistant or 2 as I'd quite literally be over run with cakes - on a quick count up I've got approx 27 birthdays of family & close friends this month! Lol

Weddings, Charities & Birthdays...

Well it is all go in my little cake world, since July started I haven't really stopped!  The first weekend was amazingly busy, but the events that went hand in hand with the cakes were amazing in themselves.  I first had a very chocolatey Hen Do cake to create for my friend Sam's hen do, then I had the 2-tier Wedding Cake & 100 x Cupcakes to create for my friend Louise's wedding, finally I had a birthday cake to create for my son's 10th Birthday!  See the pictures for the creations for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd of July:

This is Sam's Hen Do Cake, I think she really, really liked it as While I was out at my regular night off at Karaoke I received this text: Thank u so so much for my choc cake.  Love the pic and sparkles.  Amazing.  Thank u x 

Above are the 100 x Wedding Cupcakes, boxed & ready to be transported for the event...

The 2-tier Wedding Cake with Bride n Groom figures & Del Boy's Reliant (supplied by a friend)

 100 x Cupcakes on tower with bridal bouquet

My Son Cameron's 10th Birthday Cake, Dr Who themed as requested by him!




Now, as if that was a busy week?!  Last week I had a Charity event, Belle's Boutique which was in aid of Cancer Research organised by a good friend of mine Nicholle... she had asked me a while back if I would have a stall with Cupcakes on, to which I agreed as it was for a good cause after all & in memory of her mum.  So again I had a fairly hectic cake week as I also had a 10" Birthday Cake to make for a friends brother's 30th birthday party.  I made 96 mini cupcakes & 68 regular cupcakes for the charity event, these then had to be divided up & packaged.  36 mini cupcakes went on my 2-tier cupcake plate stand, the remaining 60 were boxed in packs of 6 then tied with a cute cupcake ribbon.  The 68 regular cupcakes were boxed in 4's, again topped off with a cute cupcake ribbon - I then inserted business cards under each ribbon!  A big THANK YOU to a wonderful young lady Miss Megan Gunn (my friend Debbie's daughter) who hand-crafted me some wonderful Cupcake themed bunting for the event with my trade name So·phis·ti·cakez!  It was a very busy 3 hours & I am awaiting the final amount raised for the charity to get back to me.

Beautiful Bunting Meg =)

This week, I have a birthday cake & cupcakes to make for Thursday for a very special friend of ours & Friday I have a small birthday cake to make for my friend Aisling's boyfriend... it's all go at the moment, but it's great =)

weddings, Weddings, WEDDINGS!

Well, I am just so excited... in just a little over 2 weeks I have my first wedding cake of the year going out on display!!!  This is for a very special friend of mine & it is such an honour to have been asked to do her wedding cake.


The wedding colours are orange & lemon, the round 2-tier cake is going to be very plain & simple, just double ribboned on white regal icing  as the bride & groom have got their own figure topper to go on top (which I can't wait to see) which will set the cake off a treat!  This cake is for the main reception immediately after the ceremony but for the evening there is another display... Cupcakes!!!  100 scrummy cupcakes on a cupcake tower stand in an even mix of orange & lemon cases with lush white buttercream & contrasting edible glitter.


Now as you can tell I am not giving too much away from this as I want to have something to blog about after the wedding don't I?!  But the summer is all weddings from here, which is why I am blogging today! I have 1 wedding a month for the next 3 months & each cake theme is completely different... it really is exciting & I can't wait to create each & every wedding cake.

In just a little over 2 months I have my second wedding cake of the year going out on display!!!  This is for a new friend of mine & it is such an honour to have been asked to do her wedding cake too.

The wedding colours are bordeaux & white, the round 2-tier cake is going to be very plain & simple, just double ribboned on white regal icing with confetti red hearts over the bottom tier... The bride & groom are going to get their own figure topper to go on top (which I can't wait to see, this is being supplied by a different maker than the previous listed above) which will set the cake off & is incorporating a very special member of the family!  There is also another display alongside the main cake... Yes, you guessed it: Cupcakes!!!  80 scrummy cupcakes on a cupcake tower stand in an even mix of red & white printed heart cases with lush white buttercream & contrasting edible glitter on a heart shaped tower stand!

Finally, in just a little over 3 months I have my third wedding cake of the year going out on display!!!  This is for a very special friend indeed & it is such an honour to have been asked to do her wedding cake as well, I really do feel so touched that my friends are asking my to do their wedding cakes... it is such a special day & everything has to be perfect, I do hope I do the girls proud!

The wedding colours are midnight blue, silver & white, the square 3-tier cake is going to be plain & elegant, double ribboned on white regal icing with butterflies, beads & diamanté!  There is also other decoration but I cannot reveal too much as don't want to give the Wow factor away on any of these cakes!  At this wedding there is an extra special surprise, but my lips are sealed for now - I can't wait though, as it's sure to be amazing!

Oh, before I sign off I have already got a wedding cake order for the end of January 2012 too... This is also completely different from any of the above themes a 4-tiered square cake in a black & white design!

My first Cakey blog!!!

Hello blog followers...


I thought it was about time that I created a blog solely for the purposes of my ever growing cake business So·phis·ti·cakez!  Now I say business but that is only cause it keeps me so busy... You see, I make cakes for family, friends & friends of friends from my humble little kitchen at home.  However, I do one day hope to expand this as a business & set up professionally one day & hopefully be able to convert my garage (or afford an extension) to transfer it into a separate baking kitchen in which to create stunning cakes & cupcakes for a wider audience!


So what is currently happening in Lynda's Little Cake World?!  This week I have a Father's Day Cake & a Little Girls 7th Birthday Cake to make both for good friends of mine that come back time & time again for my cakes... I like to have returning clients, it makes me feel like I am doing a good job at what I do.


The Father's Day cake is being picked up tomorrow evening, yes I know it's early but this was the clients request so who am I to argue?!  They are having a victoria sponge with vanilla buttercream & strawberry jam filling which will then be regal iced & decorated perfect for Dad!


The 7th Birthday Cake is being picked up Wednesday morning & is a chocolate sponge with chocolate buttercream filling & will then be regal iced with a personalised character icing topper - the client has requested High School Musical as a theme for her daughter, I just hope Lily likes it... although knowing the reactions of her siblings when they have received one of my cakes her face is sure to be a glowing picture =)


I also have another Chocolate Cake to make maybe this week if I can find time, it's a little thank you for my dear friend Elaine... we've known each other for years (since secondary school) but are ever so much closer these days & while my husband was away in France last week, she was my saviour of sanity so I promised her a chocolate cake & I keep my promises!!!


I have been busy planning a Wedding Cake enquiry today, these always take a few hours work as I like to make sure everything is perfect for the bride & groom... I am thankful to my very close friend Alison for promoting me to her friends!