George's 'UP' House

It was so much fun making this one, but also so time consuming getting all the details just so. I was so pleased with the way it turned out though, as was the customer. The balloons are especially nice and I can't take any credit for them. My husband painted little polystyrene balls and then inserted some metallic wire into them and the effect was stunning.

Erin's Spongebob & Dora

The paparazzi have nothing on me. Here is proof that Dora the Explorer and Spongebob are an item. You heard it here first! As you can see by their expressions, they were surprised to get their photo taken.

Bailey's Dorothy

Once again with was Russ to the rescue. Sure I could make the cake and the cupcakes, but when asked if I could also supply a cupcake holder I had to ask 'Shipping and Dispatch' if they could devise something. The end result was a nice, sturdy, polystyrene tower that did the job perfectly.

Joe's Spiderman

I had such big plans for this cake - two buildings made out of cake with a gumpaste Spiderman on the top throwing a royal icing web over everything. Reality is different. Okay, the buildings got made, but when it came to the last minute attaching of Spiderman, he broke. All I could do was use the cast metal Spiderman I had been using for a model and I also had to forego the web. I hope you weren't too upset Joe as you ended up with a really cool metal toy to play with.

Evelyn's Muffin Break

The hardest part to this cake was making the Muffin Break logo to go on the top of the cake. The cake wasn't very big so the logo was quite small and it was tricky to make without the brown royal icing swamping the lettering. We got there in the end. I used real marshmallows a surrounding around the bottom of the cake, to keep in with the coffee shop theme.

Juley's Unicorn

I love, love, love this cake. It's so sweet and girly. The unicorn is modelled fondant with the mane and tail being in blue, pink and mauve. He has big blue eyes and long eyelashes. Also he is covered in a sparkly white glitter which adds a touch of magic to him. The cake itself was covered in a very delicate green with daisies scattered all over and the name was in a dark purple. There were also six butterflies around the unicorn, in the same colours as the tail.

Lachlan's Scooby Doo

How cute is this? This cake is a bit of a cheat as the cake itself is a no-bake lolly cake (my first try and it turned out lovely). It is then covered in melted white chocolate. In keeping with the lolly theme I put two rings of Smarties around the cake in rainbow order. The top layer had fondant dog bones all around it and the bottom layer had ghosts, bats and the hippy flower van from the programme. I was extra pleased with the way Scooby Doo himself turned out. A fun cake to make.