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Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake

Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake Cake Topper

Mickey Mouse, although a very old Disney cartoon character, is still a massive favourite with the kids today. If you have a younger child, perhaps under 6, a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party may be a great choice for your big day. Of course with a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party, comes a Mickey Mouse [...]

Cake Decorating Ideas

Doctor Themed Birthday Cake

The wide and colourful world of cake decorating is a superb way to get your creative juices flowing and you may surprise yourself with just how easy and indeed rewarding it can be. You may discover a talent you never knew you possessed and be able to imagine many cake decorating ideas. Once you have discovered this talent, you will want to whip up a beautifully decorated cake for almost any occasion and will find it easy to do so.

Hello Kitty Birthday Cake

Hello Kitty Birthday Cake

Hello Kitty is a Japanese cartoon character created by Yuko Shimizu and produced by the Japanese television company Sanrio. The characters style is typical of the “kawaii” Japanese culture and it’s looks has made it a very popular girls cartoon character throughout the world. There is a multi-million market erupted around the theme and you can now get almost anything branded with the hello kitty trademark cat.

Birthday Cakes for Girls

Handbag Birthday Cake

When it’s birthday time for the special girl in your life, be it your daughter, sister, mother or wife, you want to make the day as much fun as possible for them. You want the birthday cake, the pinnacle symbol of a birthday, to be personalised for them and their interests and tastes. No matter what age, it’s important to base birthday cakes for girls around something they enjoy doing or watching. It will of course have to be suitable for their age, a cake for your 3 year old daughter will no doubt not be as relevant for your 30 year old wife and it’s wise to have a good think about what best suits them to make the day as perfect as possible.

Why buy a christening cake for your special day?

A tiered christening cake for a boy

As with most things in our modern times, christenings are becoming more and more elaborate, with many new traditions being added to what is an age old ceremony. These days, much thought and preparation must go into a christening ceremony. The correct venue and theme is particularly important, as well such things as table settings and of course christening cake. We are getting to the stage where every event in someones life is being celebrated and catered for like a wedding, with personalised invitations, with a unique style, usually related to the theme. You will arrange favours for your guests, table decorations and indeed presents for the godparents. You can personalise every aspect of a christening now, right down to the christening cake itself.

21st Birthday Cake

Playing cards 21st birthday cake

re are several what could be considered major birthdays in people’s lives. Of course every birthday is important but these are what is considered as milestones in people’s life. Usually a bigger deal is made of reaching your first birthday, your 13th (teenager), your 16/18th birthday, 21st, and then each decade, 30, 40… Out of those birthdays, someone’s 21st birthday is possibly one of the biggest life has to offer. Although you are considered an adult at when you reach 16, you have usually only fully matured when you reach 21. This is where most people’s adult lives begin. Working up your career ladder, starting to sew the seeds of your own family, buying a home etc. These are all the adult activities one looks to undertake and these begin in your 20s usually.

Let there be Chocolate

Chocolate Cake Slice

When everything feels like it’s going wrong, when you just can’t face putting one foot in front of the other – remember…there is always chocolate. Let the wonders of a simple chocolate sponge never be underestimated. Whether it be just a sprinkling of cocoa powder, or some sexy curls of chocolate lying across the top of your cake, this is one ingredient which just calls out to the human soul and asks for it to smile.

Cupcakes, a clear winner

Birthday Cupcakes

The world of cupcake making has evolved over recent years into something of an art. No longer associated with a hot summers day and a tepid cup of tea, ‘the cupcake’ has – of late – undergone something of rejuvenation. Photos of blossom lipped celebrities tucking into light and glorious looking cupcakes have inspired a wave of aspiring bakers to up tools and take to their kitchens in a quest to create these edible works of art. So, stand aside, lowly sponge cake, and make way for the new(ish) kids on the block – the cupcake.

Birthday Cakes for Men

Commodore 64 Birthday Cake

When you are either baking or ordering a birthday cake for the man in your life, there are several things to take into account when choosing the design. You want to make the day special no matter what age the birthday boy is and as everyone knows, a big part of any birthday is a birthday cake. One thing that will greatly affect your choice of birthday cake design is the age of the birthday boy. What is appropriate for a 30 your old work colleague, is not necessarily appropriate for your 6 year old son and vice versa.

Cake Cases

Personalised_Cake_Box

The is many ways in which you are able to add a personal touch to your slices of wedding cake, or indeed to individual cup cakes that you may use instead of a traditional one piece cake. Some brides and grooms, decide they wish to go a slightly different way with the cake and get an array of smaller cakes made, on for each of their guests. This can be further personalised by the use of highly unique cake cases. You can personalise you cases with a message about your wedding. Perhaps you want each cake case to be specific to the recipient and have their names on it.

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