My grandma is visiting me from England for her 75th and I’m honoured to have been able to make her a cake since she raised me and was like a mother to me. She loves everything pink and girly so I made it frilly for her, and used a pink cake board of course. I used this recipe from Ash Baber since it’s easy to bake and my Nana isn’t too big on super flavourful food, so this simple vanilla and chocolate ganache cake is perfect.

The piping is a little messy in places because I made the rookie error of piping on the swirls before the text, and it’s a fairly small cake. Plus my handwriting is similar to doctor writing so by my standards it’s fairly well done haha

Happy birthday Nana!

hi all!

my 5th ever cake decorated. I think I’m getting a little better every time? see progress on my page. it was fun, and it was something my husband (yes, lol) requested for his birthday, and so I tried to the best of my minimal ability! hope you enjoy :-)

one thing I struggle with is food coloring. any recommendations? I just have a basic box from Amazon, and my green was no where near where I wanted it to be.

inside is chocolate and chocolate whipped cream

Made of marzipan with a very dodgy fondant lay beneath it! Lemon drizzle cake base for my little one's 6th birthday!

I tried to do as much of the ship in buttercream as I could. And I was going to make a Captain Barnacles figure but then I thought it’d be cuter to put my son’s face there instead. It’s a vanilla and strawberry cake with vanilla and strawberry frostings and vanilla and strawberry crumble.

My friend's daughter dreamed up this design for her bday in August and I'd like to make this main striped part out of ganache (she loves chocolate, not so crazy about buttercream that tastes of dye).

Does anyone have experience with using edible paint on ganache, particularly with how well it stores once decorated? Even if i wait til the day of to paint, it will likely be stored for several hours in the fridge or on a countertop. If its going to streak or run, my backup plan is to use homemade fondant.

Any other thoughts or advice welcomed!

Made as a birthday cake for my husband. First time using whipped ganache. A warm humid day wasn't the best choice 🙈

Any tips for getting a smoother finish/better texture for piping?