The 80s are calling!

Remember back in the 1980s, everyone's mum seemed to have a copy of that Women's Weekly cake book with that awesome swimming pool cake it in? Behold! I have brought the pool cake into the 21st Century and added an icing diver for good measure. This cake also taught me that jelly will melt fondant icing after a while. Good to know.

The train that became a yellow submarine

This cake began life as a train, because it was the only cake tin I could think of that was vaguely the right shape to turn into the famed Beatles' yellow submarine. It worked pretty well in the end, after some creative sculpting. Sometimes buttercream is just the best substance for the job.

Wedding cake the first

This was my first attempt at making a wedding cake outside of cake class. Luckily the bride was undemanding and basically let me do what I wanted. I'd like to think my skills have improved since then, but it's still not a terrible first try.

For the fashion-conscious man

This edible bedroom scene was made for a fashion-conscious fellow’s 21st birthday. My biggest challenge was thinking up enough different styles of men’s shoes to surround half the cake. I come from thrifty stock where owning two or three pairs is considered more than enough. By complete coincidence, the birthday boy wore an outfit rather similar to his icing effigy on the day.