Winter Wonderland Cake

Happy Christmas everyone!

December has seen me decorating quite a few cakes. This cake was for auction at a black tie Christmas party event in aid of a local children's charity. The event was on the 14th Dec.What a great night, lots of music and comedy acts and items been donated to raffle and auction including my cake. The event was held at Blackpool Pleasure Beach!

I thought I would share a few photos of the Winter Wonderland Cake..

The reindeer is made by hand from sugarpaste and hand painted. This cake was a joy to make! I themed the decorations on old vintage Christmas cards. The sleigh was made piece by piece and painted too. Everything is edible and hand made. It took many weeks to make the decorations but I had fun and it went to a fantastic cause!

The snowflakes are made from royal icing.... the cake is a sponge cake with jam and butter cream and on the night 'Donnas Dream House ' charity went home with the cake! So I was very happy it went to the cause I was auctioning it for.

This cake let me go wild with advancing and trying new cake decorating skills. I painted this edible Santa plaque using food colours. His beard sparkled in the light as I used sparkle dust!!

A letter to Santa.....

The letter to Santa address reads:

Santa Claus

Candy Cane Lane

North Pole.....

A wonderful night was had by all and we raised 3,000 !!! I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos of the cake.

Wishing you all a magical Christmas and a Happy New Year 2011!!

Priscilla x

Another Year Older! Feeling Festive..

Hi Everyone,

It was my Birthday yesterday! 32 where did the time go??? lol. I had a lovely day and celebrated a few days before with a Christmas meal with the drama group. A good time was had by all... I am the one in the festive red top! I am also wearing one of the Christmas pudding pendants from the previous post!

On the 27 th November we had the Christmas church fayre. I always make a cake to raise funds for the church and all the drama group helps out. this year we raised £26, so we were happy! Joan and I sat taking the guesses for the 'Guess The Weight Of The Cake' at the fayre.

I put the decorations up early this year. Usually they go up the 8th so they are up for my birthday on the 10th,but this year I felt extra festive and put the tree up on the 1st!!

Hope you are all ready for Christmas See you again soon

xx Priscilla

Christmas Pudding Pendant

Hi Everyone. Well here I am again, I have been busy creating more charms from Fimo clay. I love working with Fimo and since Christmas is on its way I made myself this....I have also added The Christmas Pudding to my Etsy shop! I hope you like it...

I have also just completed my first orders for these Pendants and Charms!!!

A Bakewell tart

Christmas Pudding

A Carrot Cake Cupcake

http://www.etsy.com/people/PriscillasCottage

Please feel free to check out my Etsy Shop !!

So thats what I have been up too as well as decorating a cake for the Christmas fayre this year, for 'guess the weight of the cake' I am going with a Gingerbread theme this year! I will Post photos soon....

Have a good week everyone xx Priscilla

Polymer Clay Cake Pendants!

Hello Everyone,

Sorry I have been away so long, I have been keeping busy crafting with Polymer clay and completing cake orders! Last week I made some Christmas Cupcakes....... These were a trial run for me and my family. Strawberry Frosting and Filling with Fondant decorations. I think they look like some of the Shabby Chic decorations! So I named them 'Retro Christmas' lol

I have also been making these! Polymer Clay cake pendants. I made these for myself a few month ago and I am adding more to Etsy which I have recently set up also selling cake decorations! I will be adding Christmas Pudding Pendants for Christmas let me know what you think.....this is a new project for me. I hope to be making more designs in the coming month.

Bakewell Tarts and Danish Pastry Pendants Each pendant is made by hand, no molds are used. The danish is glazed to look sticky and yum! I have enjoyed wearing these and I just love them......

If you would like to see what I am up too over on Etsy visit me here:
http://www.etsy.com/people/PriscillasCottage

I am feeling very Christmassy I know it's only November but I am playing the Christmas songs and Making Christmas cake decorations so christmas has come early to my home........ How is everybody set for christmas have you got your decorations up yet. I have a friend who has!

See you all again soon

Priscilla x

Happy Halloween!!!

Hello,

Just popping in to wish you all a happy halloween....... I am still visiting your blogs, just not had a chance to post myself. Have agreat Halloween whatever you are up too!!

This is a Pumpkin I carved way back in 2005!!

Happy Halloween

Priscilla xx

Snow White Cake

'Grumpy 'Sugar figure

Hi Everyone...

Here I am again with another cake decorating post. I have been very fortunate to have the same friend order 5 cakes in the last few month so she has been keeping me busy! And has ordered another for November....Yippeee. I am trying to get the business off the ground so it can become full time, so as many orders as I can get is a good thing....I hope she has many friends..lol

She told me about her daughters 4th Birthday party back in July and told me the date. Over the last few month I had a lot on my mind with my dads health I was sure the cake was needed for late Sept so was not too worried. I contacted my friend to see if she still wanted the cake and she said yes for next week!!!! I only had a week to decorate a two tier sponge cake and make all the decorations OMG PANIC!!!!

'Snow White' hand painted plaque

Snow White was the theme. I knew the little girl loves Grumpy and Dopey and we agreed to have two 3d figures and I would paint snow white in food colour. The figures are all edible, and based on the movie. She even lent me a book of her daughters for inspiration! luckily I managed to complete the cake in time but boy... I missed my usual prep time!!
' Dopey' sugar figure

Here is Dopey.. made from sugar paste. He is edible. Although he is supported with a cocktail stick. Which has to be removed first..

I took the cake to to my friend on the 4th Sept. She had hired a cute little chalet on our local peach promenade, it was small yet contained a kitchen, sink and a small table. I set up the cake and made use of the kitchen to add a few details on the cake. It was a beautiful hot day... I am pleased after such a shaky start the cake all worked out eventually!

Before all the details were added

I hope you enjoyed hearing about my recent cake decorating adventures! lol..

See you again soon

Priscilla x

Reading..

Hi Everyone.

I am sorry for my absence. I have had a very,very upsetting couple of week regarding my dads health I don't want to go in it it too much but I am happy to say he is feeling a lot better.
I would like to talk about the books I have been reading recently. As you know I bake and decorate cakes and what is better than reading a book that contains a tv cake competition! That is the theme of the book I have just finished reading.. called Death Takes The Cake ...

Synopsis from GoodReads: "To help boot ratings on her show Della Carmichael agrees to enter a televised cake competition sponsored by Reggi-Mixx, even though the company's owner, Regina Davis is an old college nemesis. When she finds someone drowned in a mixing bowl of batter, Della realizes solving this murder will be no cakewalk."

I enjoyed reading this book, the connection to baking is why I enjoyed reading. I would of liked a bit more in regards to the mystery itself. The theme reminded me a lot of the 'Food Network Cake Challenge' , that is on the Food Network channel. Not so many twists and not a lot in action or suspense but an enjoyable cozy all the same.

I also read and really enjoyed "Mama Does Time"

This is one of the better cozies I have read recently, great characters! and I also really loved 'Heaven Preserve us'
This author writes in a style that does not annoy you as you read. Some amateur sleuth's find themselves in silly situations with no regard for their safety and with no real reason for pushing their nose in... BUT this author deals with that problem with style, the plot is believable and she treats the characters and reader with respect...

I have read quite a few cozies and I am still waiting to read one that has it all, great character and a good plot and twists. When I find a great one I'll let you know!

Currently Reading. I can feel Autumn on its way here in the uk, it has been windy and raining and I have been in the mood for a autumn feel read. I enjoy reading fiction set at the time of the Witch Trials and I found this book at the library. Although not set in Salem it is so far a very gripping emotional read...set in Germany 1507.

Back of Book " When a visiting friar suggests that witchcraft is to blame for their failing crops, irmeltrud sees and opportunity to get rid of her burdensome mother-in-law, Gude. Frustrated with having to feed the old woman who brings nothing to the table,she is quick to point the dreaded finger of suspicion. Gude has three days to clear her name, or be led to the stake"....

I hope you are all well and I will be visiting your blogs and catching up... Bye for now

Priscilla x