Cakes Galore
These are another two cakes that I have made over the last couple of weeks for people at work. Both of them took quite a few hours of work but I’m quite pleased with how they have turned out. I generally make a madeira cake, which is tasty but also quite robust and withstands carving into various shapes. I froze the lorry cake as it makes carving in to shapes much easier so hopefully it will still taste nice. I am dropping the lorry cake off tomorrow and await the verdict.
Tags: cake, colouring, food, handbag, icing, lorry, madeira, picture, sponge
May 27th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
Sarah you’re so talented, you should take this up professionally, seriously I know people who’ve done courses and aren’t near as good as you!!!!
May 28th, 2008 at 8:01 am
I have to agree with Rachel, these are absolutely fantastic! The truck is just adorable!
May 28th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
The truck cake is AWESOME! I’ve always wanted to try making one, but I’ve been intimidated…any tips?
May 28th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Oh WOW! Your cakes left me speechless. You are so very talented and I enjoy being left speechless by good things for a change :). I’ll be adding you to my blog roll.
May 28th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
Thanks guys!
Amy, I made an eight inch square madeira cake and then cut it in half. I cut one of the halves in half again lengthways and sandwiched it to the top of the other half to make a the trailer taller. I rolled out some sugar paste I coloured grey and covered the trailer all over having already iced the end pieces first. I then cut the remaining half of the cake across ways and sandwiched them together on top of one another with buttercream to make the cab at the front. I then froze the cab so I could carve it more easily into a more rounded shape and then iced it with green icing. My icing skills are not exactly brilliant but it is the detail which really makes it, so don’t worry too much if it doesn’t come out as smooth as you would like. Also I always end up getting my sugar paste stuck to the work surface when rolling it out so use plenty of corn flour. I hope that all makes sense but if you are really interested you might want to get a good cake decorating book to guide you through it better than I can
May 28th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Well, I know the recipient will be very happy. Both cakes are adorable!
May 28th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
I’m really impressed!
May 28th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Both cakes look fantastic…great job!
May 28th, 2008 at 3:58 pm
Wow!! Look at this cake. I missed some of your latest posts on flickr. Very nice work.
May 28th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
That is one the cutest cakes I’ve ever seen! I love all the details! You make me want to run home and start playing with fondant right now.
Actually I’m about to create my first fondant covered cake. I am going to make a wine bottle in a wooden crate for a friend of mine’s house warming party. I’m so excited and nervous to make it!
Keep posting more cakes! You’re an inspiration!
May 28th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Thanks everyone for your comments
Julia,
I have seen a book with a cake like you’ve described in it so it may be worth taking a look. I think it’s this book
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Confetti-Cakes-Cookbook-Cookies-Cupcakes/dp/0316113077/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212001891&sr=8-1
and the cakes in it are amazing. I tend to just go and leaf through a load of books sitting on the floor of a book shop rather than have to buy loads of different ones. Good luck!
May 28th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Wow! Your cakes are terrific. That little truck is so cute. I need to learn how to work with fondant. If I keep seeing work like this, it won’t be long.
May 28th, 2008 at 11:48 pm
Amazing truck cake!! My son would love it for his 3rd..hmm. Lot’sa work, eh?
June 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Amazing talent Sarah, those cakes are fabulous
June 17th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Hi Sarah!
I’ve sent you an email a couple of days ago and since I don’t know if it reached you I thought I’d leave you a comment.
I am planning on making a post on what I consider to be the most original food photos of the last month(s). I will be posting the 10 photos on Culinarty with a link back to the authors. Because I like your lorry cake photo, I would very much like to include it in my post. Would that be ok with you?
June 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I just got your message. Thanks for giving me your permission
June 27th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
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August 4th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Hello,
i stumbles here via Lore’s ‘most inspirational food photos’…your cakes are really fantastic! I was surprised to hear you don’t do this professionally because the results make one think you’re a pastry chef or something!
Can you please share your icing recipe? Sugar paste, to be specific. I have yet to get it right. I don’t get ready made sugar pastes here and have to make my own…it would make icing cakes so much easier.
Thanks.
August 4th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
i meant i *stumbled here..sic. Sorry!
August 8th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Specs
I have to admit that I don’t actually make it but I get Regalice sugar paste. You can get it from here: http://www.cakecraftshop.co.uk.
Alternately here is a recipe but I imagine the one you have is probably just as good. It is difficult to get the same result as bought stuff and the only thing I can suggest is practice. I’m doing my cousin’s wedding cake soon and briefly thought about making my own but I’m not brave enough.
http://www.pastrywiz.com/wedding/wedding11.htm
Thanks for your comments
August 13th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Hi Sarah
Just came across your lorry cake and I think it’s amazing. So many are the ordinary lorry but you have managed to achieve a completely different type of cake here.
I should imagine the verdict when you got it was nothing but praise
Well done you
August 13th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Thanks very much! I think it is one of the best but most labourious and involved the most swear words whilst making it I think
I think the castle cake comes a close second!
http://www.stuffyerbake.co.uk/2008/02/26/pirate-birthday/