Patchwork Quilt Cake

I made this cake for Kirsty who owns Pompom Rouge here in Townsville. Kirsty asked if I could make her a quilt cake for her grand opening. I have this tendency in saying yes to some cakes without thinking about the how I'm going to do it bit. I have to say though fear and the fact that I've said yes to someone is generally a good motivation for me to get the job done!! The only boundaries I had was colour and lots of it. I can see why too, Kirsty's shop is amazing, SO much colour. I'm no quilter, but after walking through her shop I wanted to take it up!! Gorgeous. The blanket bit alone of the cake and nothing else took me 5 hrs!! It was a labour of love. Kirsty's reaction when she saw the cake though, made it worthwhile. That's the bit about making cakes I love!!

Pretty in Pink!!

Sometimes I get blown away by the compliments and feedback from customers and fans!! I also can't believe that people from far and wide want my cakes!! Samantha contacted me way back in September asking me if I could make some toppers for her daughter's 3rd birthday. She lives in Tasmania!! Well here they are, I do hope they arrive safely (I say biting my finger nails!!)!!

Hollywood Walk of Fame!!

Sorry it's been a while between updates and photos. Am in the middle of a kitchen reno and things are a little crazy, or should I say messy and dusty!! Anyway here's a picture of some cuppies I did for the staff xmas party at Pulverenti Casey Dentists. My take on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!!

Ballerina Cuppies.

A very dear customer of mine ordered some ballerina cupcakes for her friends 30th. These were just a gift on the day of her birthday. The party was a So You Think You Can Dance theme and the birthday girl was going as a ballerina.

IMPORTANT

Happy Cakes Computer has just crashed! My program which has ALL my orders in it has gone and at this stage is not recoverable. Please e-mail/phone me if you've made a booking and please pass on if you know someone who has made a booking. I will manually be going through e-mails, but am afraid I might miss someone. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Courses....

Hi Everyone,
I'm wanting to hear from anyone or everyone that may be interested in courses run by Happy Cakes. I'm looking at running these soon......
Should Happy Cakes run courses??!! Yes or No?
My next question is what things would you guys be interested in learning?
It's in your hands now!!
Please leave a comment letting me know what you would like!
Look forward to hearing your opinions.
Leoni.

Hello Kitty.

I honestly love that I get so many different requests for cakes, from frogs, sushi, army, bugs (of all kind), ballerinas and so on... A new one I can add to my list this week, Hello Kitty! I made this cake for Holly who turned 18 over the weekend. Her mum, Mardi ordered the cake and I hear it was a hit!! What fun it was to create!!

We all know frogs go la di da di da....

They don't go glumph glumph glumph!! I couldn't resist that!! I should probably add I'm not insane, people with kids or people who work with kids will understand!! Besides it's appropriate for these little fellows. Now I know there's a lot of photos, but how could I choose between them? It's like someone asking me to choose between my kids, just not possible! These little cakes were for Lucy who turned 2 and has a "thing" for frogs. Happy Birthday.

Bella-rina's Garden.

Bella-rina's Garden Cupcakes!! This is what mum Cassandra told me to think about when it came time to making her daughters christening cakes. There had to be lots of flowers, butterflies, crowns & ballet shoes, not to mention lots of pink and purple!!

Aloha!

Here's some Hawaiian cupcakes I made for 2 different people whose daughters were both having Hawaiian themed parties over the weekend. It was weird getting the same request for a new theme for 2 people on the same day!! Anyway, Hau' oli la hanau (Happy Birthday) Sophie and Olivia!!

A Flock of Birds!!

Big Bird cuppies for a young man turning 30 whose nickname is Big Bird, obviously!!

Giant Ladybug...

Tracey contacted me gosh, well over 6 mths ago to make her daughter Mackenzie's birthday cake. She was having a teddy bears picnic and wanted a giant ladybug cake with some little ladybug cupcakes to match. Now I was slightly scared, because, let's face it, a mother who plans her daughter's birthdays 8 mths in advance is a force not to be messed with!! She's definitely hardcore! I was very pleased and slightly relieved when Tracey phoned that afternoon to let me know she loved the cake and thought it was amazing. I really appreciate those types of calls, makes what I do worthwhile ;-)
Stay tuned for Tracey's next daughter's birthday in November that I'm doing, can't wait!

House warming...

Melissa contacted me a little while ago wanting some cupcakes for her house warming, she was tossing up between St George Illawara decorations or going with a house warming theme. I was hoping for the housey version, but she went with the St George theme :-( Luckily for me St George didn't make the finals and at the beginning of the week she decided to go with a house warming theme. Yay me!!! I love a new design ;-)

Ashley's 18th.

Now I know I've made this cake before, but I don't think any two cakes that I make are ever the same. It gets boring otherwise!! Even it's as simple as placing a flower in a different spot. Mum Cherie asked me to make this cake for her daughter after seeing the red, white & purple version. She wanted some matching cupcakes as well with her daughers age, initial, some butterflies, flowers, with one on some and two on others.... I was a little nervous about this colour combination, but I think this could become a new favourite. I'm loving it sick!! And those cupcakes, they're so cute, I'm lovin them too, I just hope I get some for my birthday!!

An elegant wedding....

These cakes were for a wedding in Mission Beach, 3 1/2 hrs or so from here. The bride & groom picked the cakes up themselves. I was totally stressing about them getting damaged in the car trip, however I've been advised that they did arrive safe and sound!! I can't wait to see photo's of the setup!!