by thecakeillusionist | Jan 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
John asked for a Italian themed cake for his beautiful girlfriend’s 30th birthday. He asked if I could make a cake that looked just like a pan of spagetti meatball and loved the idea of a ‘suspended’ pasta ladle lifting the pasta and sauce up. The...
by thecakeillusionist | Jan 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
I was approached to make a dragon cake for a 10th birthday party. It became clear very quickly this wasn’t to be any normal dragon cake though – it had to be massive at a metre long, it had to be threatening with teeth bared and wings mantled. It had to...
by thecakeillusionist | Dec 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
I’ve been creating cakes for Sona’s family for the last 6 years. I’ve created endless birthday cakes for her three girls and a rotating globe travelling cake for her lovely hubby’s significant birthday a couple of years ago. So when she came to...
by thecakeillusionist | Oct 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ashley and Anushka chose the stunning Asheridge House set in the middle of the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside for their sublime Autumn wedding. Their wedding colours were shades of pastel blue and lavender and they wanted these reflected in their wedding cake,...
by thecakeillusionist | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Standing 80cm tall this beautiful lady was the star of the show at Ariana’s first birthday party. She was all cake nose to flippers and looked AMAZING against the hand-made floral wall. I hand-painted her cape and details to give her a real vintage look. It was...
by thecakeillusionist | Oct 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
When Faye called me only 12 weeks before her wedding she was worried as she couldn’t find a cake maker locally willing to create her semi-naked dream cake for her. Whilst it’s true these look simple – in the heat of the summer they are high risk as...
