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I love eating cakes that are moist have the right balance of sugar and bursting with flavour, in a nutshell that is what the Great Cake Experience is all about. All cakes are made with tender loving care in small batches using free range eggs, high quality ingredients, natural flavours and definitely no preservatives. I am based in south London and i make wedding cakes, birthday cakes and all kinds of occasion cakes. To order contact me on 07508023798 or email ta_yus@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, 10 August 2010

White wedding cake





















The bride wanted her cake to be all white, not a hint of color.  I made roses and blossoms and the result a classic and elegant cake.  This is my favorite out of the wedding cakes i have made so far.

Briefcase and tie

















Once again although it took a few hours to make it was well worth it and was pleased with the end result.  I would love to make this cake again as a brown briefcase so that would have to be a chocolate cake with chocolate icing, yeah brown and gold that's a good color combination.

Chloe bag





















Most challenging cake so far, it took ages to make.  Attention to detail is of the utmost importance for novelty cakes.  This cake is suitable for teenagers and ladies.  Was so heavy to carry goshhhh, loool.

Hello kitty bag
















I made this 'Hello Kitty bag' for a little girl who is crazy about 'Hello Kitty', cute looking bag.  Has pockets at the sides.

Green chanel bag

















Green chanel bag, i was happy with the outcome.  Handbag cakes and in general novelty cakes always take more time to make than your standard square or circle cake with a simple design.  You need to shape the cake into a handbag and add detail, attention to detail is very important.

No. 7 cake - butterflies

















Seven butterflies for a girl that turned 7, there was quite a bit of cake left over from the cut offs and so decided to make four miniature cakes and put '7' on it.  Banana cake - the mum and dad both really really enjoyed it and the little girl, lol.

The famous Ben Ten

















To date this has probably been the most difficult image to paint on a cake, it is edible paint.  I was extremely pleased with the results.

Mickey mouse

















This was a coconut cake not a popular flavor, i quite like coconut cake though, i add a bit of nutmeg to give it that extra zing...  I was very pleased with the results.

Drum cake

















Made this drum cake for an adorable cute little boy that i love to bits, he is totally obsessed with drums.  I had a taste of this cake fortunately for me his mum saved me a slice totally delicious it was my favorite, vanilla sponge with jam and buttercream.

No. 5 cake for a little boy

















Number cake for a little boy, placed 5 stars around the cake to symbolize him turning 5.  This was another vanilla sponge with jam and buttercream filling, i think it is was one of the most  popular fillings that people request.  I am very fussy when it comes to the taste of cakes, has to be moist and fairly light if not i struggle to eat it or not eat at all after the first taste, lol.

Another princess cake

















I think this is a Cinderella princess cake, vanilla sponge flavour with jam and buttercream one of my favourite cakes.  I am always very generous when it comes to adding the jam and buttercream filling don't like to be stingy, lol....

21st blue ribbon parcel
















Ok this was a chocolate cake, i think the ribbon parcel cakes are always very nice.  I made the cake at night after returning back home from a restaurant for my sister's bday and then woke up early the next morning to decorate, didn't take that long to make.

No. 25 birthday cake - my younger sister

















Made this number 25 cake for my younger sister.  One was orange and almond cake and the other a carrot cake. She requested for a yellow and blue colour combination.

Pink no. 7 cake

















This was a cute number 7 cake for a little girl, covered in pink icing very girlie and decorated with tiny flowers and some heart shapes.

Jewellery box with pearls




















This cake is made in a shape of a jewellery box and has pearls hanging out of it.  I really enjoyed making this cake it was quite easy to make.  Had to handle the pearls with care.  It was a delicious lemon cake with lemon buttercream filling the birthday lady enjoyed it very much.

Princess cake - belated birthday
















Princess cake, it took over an hour to paint the princess unto the cake, it was a bit tricky doing the face but it turned out fine.  This cake would please all if not most little girls between the ages of around 4 and 11.  It was a chocolate cake.

Simple cut out flowers

















This is a pretty cake with simple flowers using cut out flower shapes, if i ever make this design cake again i will add a sugar paste ribbon over the stalks...

Football t-shirt cake

















Cake is in the design of a football t-shirt cake, i baked the cake in a t-shirt shaped pan so it was quite straightforward to make.

Monday, 9 August 2010

Wedding cake II - March 2009




I made this wedding cake for a young lady who is like a sister to me.  I made the burgundy and ivory roses.  Each cake was a different flavor, chocolate, coconut and vanilla sponge with buttercream.  She loved the cake to bits i am pleased to say.

Chocolate and gold ribbon parcel

I love the color combination of this cake the brown and the gold ribbon, this was an all chocolate cake every bit of it was chocolate including the chocolate sugar icing.

Happy mother's day - March 2009

This was my first attempt at making a stacked cake, and thank God the cake did not sink (every cake decorator's nightmare).  Choice of spring colors to tie in with the weather season.  The top layer was a yummylicious lemon cake, (believe me i am not being biased about my cakes, i am an absolute perfectionist when it comes to make great tasting cakes) and the bottom layer a lovely carrot cake.

Pink and white parcel ribbon cake

This was a birthday cake for a friend's mum, banana cake that was very much enjoyed by all who ate it, i wish i had had a slice, loool.  Sorry you have to tilt your head to see the picture the right way round, lol.

Spiderman - February 2009

Ok now this has been one of my most challenging cakes, sculpting spiderman and painting the black lines unto spiderman's face.  I was up all night making this, but it was worth it when i saw the result.  The cake was for one of my cousin's little boy.

Dora the Explorer cake January 2009

Made this Dora girl for a 3year old cute girl and as she saw her cake she shouted out Dora!!!! she loved it.  I painted the picture of Dora the Explorer using edible paint this was my first attempt at painting an image on a cake. 

Saturday, 7 August 2010

My first wedding cake - 14th September 2008

Ok this was my first wedding cake for my most favourite cousin.  I had not been doing cake decorating for that long so was a bit nervous about making it added along with the fact that i was also a bridesmaid for the wedding.  The colour theme was lilac and ivory, i bought the roses ready made so that was a major help, i made the cute lilac butterflies myself.  The 1st tier was a carrot cake, the 2nd tier banana cake and the 3rd tier carrot cake, yummy, yummy, yummy.

Baby dedication - July 2008

The cake was for an adorable little boy named Judah.  This was my first time making a teddy bear and it was not that difficult although as you may see the teddy has a bit of a big tummy lool.

My First Cake - 8th June 2008

This was my first unassisted attempt at making a cake.  This was for newphew's 9th birthday, decided to go for a football theme cake.  This was a carrot cake and it tasted absolutely delicious. 

Friday, 6 August 2010

Birthday cake for a cousin's daughter, this was one of my first cakes.  Theme is butterflies very suitable for a three year old, she loved the cake especially as the liliac butterflies matched her face painting, what a coincidence, lol.  This was a yummy carrot cake.