So it was Bills Birthday Monday, I didn’t manage to get him a gift that he would like, so decided to bake him a cake instead!
Now some may say that’s nothing, but those who know me, would know that I am not very apt in the kitchen, and simply boiling vegetables can be disastrous…
So thank god I had baking guru Jo (Little Cake House) there with me to help me through it all lol!
I also knew that Bill would have a hard time believing that I had created anything in the kitchen other than a great mess, so I of course documented the whole process in photos! HAH!
The Process
Mix mix mix, sift sift sift! This wasn’t too bad! Balling a melon part though was not fun!
and…. in goes the mix, 30 mins later two perfectly formed cakes rise before my eyes! Pleased I was indeed.
The next part was a nightmare! Spreading cream over the sponges was more than stressful! No matter how hard I tried, I just couldn’t get it to go smooth! SO in came Jo to the rescue! Only for me to ruin her work when I dropped a piece of melon on to her work of art literally two seconds later! >.<
Next the fun, decorating part! I chose to pretty it up with strawberries, Melons and Kiwis. Jo also taught me to put in a layer of strawberries and cream in between the sponge cake! Nice!
TA DAAAAA all done!
UH.. Yes I am proud of myself! Bill seemed pleased, although he did ask whether I made it myself! PFFT! thank god I have photos to prove it!
Happy Birthday to you…!
Here’s the Birthday Boy enjoying my hard work!
Alas I can now enjoy the rest of the party with a little BBQ food! Wells deserved I think! haha.
Lastly I just want to finish by saying a massive thank you to my cousin Jo who was so kind to guide me through this stressful experience! She is a very talented girl! I can now appreciate even more the hard work she puts into her business and cakes! Seriously intricate work! She’s unbelievable!
She runs a little home-based cake shop if you guys want to check it out! She does the most amazing cupcake and celebration cakes! See her work at: https://www.facebook.com/LittleCakeHouse
Again thanks for reading guys! sorry for the long post (again!)
Until next time!…
Fantastic cake! :) And congratulations to Bill!
that looks fabulous! great job!
haha wicked !! Fantastic cake…tasted good too! well done! im proud.
Thank you so much for the kind words on my blog the other day! I really appreciate it. Meanwhile, that cake! OH! I need such a cake in my life as soon as humanly possible! heh :]
Thanks again,
Zie :]
Ahh! You came to my blog! Thanks for visiting! Makes me SMILE! :D
Thanks for leaving a comment too! Glad you liked my cake, all my blood, sweat and tears went into that (not literally- gross) :)