It all started with a single cake (January 16, 2005)

Well, having had this blog for a month now, with no activity, I guess it's time to start adding things - our first cake seems like the best place to start.

It was a first birthday cake for our daughter. A jam sponge cake, decorated to match the tableware (plates, napkins, banners etc...).

This cake was completely experimental - there was nothing about this process that was familiar to us. We had never made a sponge cake before and had certainly never decorated one. The icing was purchased white and was coloured as required, with the addition of icing gel pens and sparkley bits to complete the pattern.

Time spent to make this cake: 6 hours.

One final note - note the creases in the icing on the sides of the cake - we just didnt know how to get ried of these. It was only after discovering the problem that we thought to ask the lady in our local cake shop for a few pointers. Watch the next few cakes to see how these vanished.

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So I guess the question you are asking is why does this blog exist? Why am I bothering to spend my time trying to find things to write? "So you make cakes, great, have fun, just don't shout about it"? I thought so too, and then I started to get people asking to see pictures of our cakes - I was left with three decisions: 1. Create a website; 2. Carry a photo album around with me; or 3. Just be rude and say no. Well I'm too forgetful to remember to carry the photo album, and too nice to say no (haha), so that left the web-site. Unfortunately, I'm too lazy to create a website so blogger was the next best option.

So I guess some background is in order: This is a two person effort (myself and my wife) and it really does take both of us to create a good looking cake - we have both tried individually, and the results were worthy of either Dr Frankenstein or Salvador Dali (or in some cases, both). Neither of us are bakers, or involved in the food industry in any manner - we are just parents, out to create cakes for our kids.

Have fun browsing, and please feel free to send an email with any criticisms, comments or thoughts.