Easter biscuits

This morning I took my kids to the last Mainly Music of the school term.  My husband had to work late last night so I spent the evening making these Easter biscuits to take with me for the shared morning tea.  They were so much fun to make!

Grandmas tea set

I thought I would share a pretty neat story with you regarding the tea set cake I did for my Grandma a few weeks back.  Last year was a year of many changes.  Many of my friends left to go overseas or went back to full time work leaving me somewhat alone.  On top of that I had a baby who needed routine so I found myself stuck to a pretty strict schedule which left me limited on the number of activities I could do to get to know other women.  During this time I took the opportunity to get to know my Grandma and spent many hours chatting over tea with her.  I never knew my Grandma growing up so this time to connect with her was really quite special to me.  I loved our talks and she became more of a dear friend to me than a Grandma.  I have found it quite hard since she has become sick but I consider the time I have spent to get to know her such a blessing! Her cake was therefore an incredibly special cake for me.

She looks lovely in purple so I knew I wanted to do a tea set with purple flowers and gold trim.  I also didn't want a fancy flower but a simple beautiful one which is why I chose violets.  At the party everyone was convinced I had copied Grandmas tea set, but I have never even seen it!  Imagine how special it was for both of us that the tea set I made for her and her special tea set at home were very similar.  Some might say it is a coincidence but I don't think so.  I think that maybe God had his hand in it somewhere and it will always be an amazing memory for me.

Surprise Eggs

I've been crazy busy lately with cakes so it has been nice to have a week off.  My husband thought I was crazy putting my apron on and going into the kitchen to tackle a project on my weekend off, but it was just what I needed! I felt like a little kid undergoing this and the results were pretty cool if I do say so myself.  I will probably never do this again due to the time factor but it was fun and definitely worth a try if you are game!  The pictures really explain it all.

To see instructions for this, visit the blog: http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2012/03/easter-egg-cupcakes-with-yolk-centers.html

I used a chocolate cupcake recipe and filled the eggs 2/3 full but really should only have filled 1/2 as you can see from the pictures.  Once the cupcakes were baked I inserted icing into the cake and filled them, just like a creme egg! Fun!

Football!

This cake was made this past weekend for a football fans 21st.  The cake is a jersey replica of his favourite team.  It is a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing. I am sure my brother would love this one!

Cake disasters happen to me too!

I thought I would share my cake disaster with you!  This is what happens when a 15 month old plays with the dials on the oven.  I didn't realise until the timer went off that the oven temperature was sitting at 300 degrees Celsius.  And yes it did smell burnt, but I thought maybe I had gotten batter on the sides of the tin that was burning.  Lesson learnt: don't bake before kids have gone to bed for the night.

Unicorn Cake

I loved this cake!  I am pretty sure if I had this cake as a kid I would have gone nuts!  It is a rainbow layer cake on the inside.  

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Grandmas cake

This cake is a very special cake this week.  My Grandma turned 78 and to celebrate her we had a big party with all the family.  She is a pretty special lady my Grandma and very dear to me and to alot of people.  The last year I have spent many afternoons chatting over a 'cuppa' with her.  I don't know how much time we have left with her as she has been diagnosed recently with cancer but I do know that I feel incredibly blessed to have gotten to know this amazing woman who has inspired me to be a better woman, to love more, to learn more, to laugh more, to drink more cups of tea with friends.