Birthday cake Diary updates

So it has been sometime since i have posted any of my Birthday cake creations. I have just completed the Birthday Bonanza time of year. Both my husband's and my family having all of their birthdays between July and October... ..

Here goes!

Chocolate Ganache Mud Cake

Happy Birthday Cake for Cath

This cake was a delicious chocolate heavy cake...cooking time was only 15minutes. just enough to firm up the edges and leave the middle gooey. The ganache topping was beautiful firmed up in the fridge and the pretty berries which i put on just for a garnish actually really helped cut through the richness (as did the double cream) yum!

ice - cream cake

Happy Birthday cake for Kate

This was a bit of a cheats cake. My little sister wanted and ice cream cake & although ti made the chocolate ice cream i didn't have the time to make all three flavors (choc-mint, vanilla & chocolate was her pick)
so in the end i bought the ice cream and simply built the cake. the butterflies looked great they were icing sugar butterflies which when first put on looked lifelike. i would love to use them again on a slightly less moist cake.

Caramel & Apple Profiterole Cake 30th Birthday Cake for Dazza

This cake consisted of 3 profiterole layers filled with Dulce de leche, mascarpone cream & caramelized apple. The cake was then topped with toffees apple slices. Unfortunately even though i have a sugar thermometer i am yet to master the supposedly simple task of creating toffee (to cracking point anyway!)
I plan on trying the cake again!



Black Forest Cake II 30th Birthday Cake for Patt

This is the second black forest cake it have made.
The last one was a MONSTER also on this blog was a 30th brithday cake for Gabs. It was too big. too messy. The recipe i used was on from Martin Boetz of Long Grain. the recipe came from Food Safari Cookbook. find the recipe online here.
This time i used a genoese sponge cake recipe (from Stephanie Alexanders cooks companion) I made 2 cakes, Cut both in half but decided only to use 3 of the 4 layers. I used Martin Boetz mouse recipe from the last cake. & the standard ganache icing recipe of equal amounts chocolate to cream. Instread of whole Morello strawberries inside the cake i used a boutique cherry jam, I prefer the consistency in the cake. On top i used whole fresh cherries and did not soak them, wanting something fresh amongst the rich chocolate.
it was delicious.

Ben 10 cake Birthday cake for Jake

This was a simple sponge cake. i printed a picture of Ben 10 to the correct size and cut it out placing it on top of the cake and cutting out the shape. To decorate i used butter icing, licorice, coconut, green m&ms and skittles, chocolate sprinkles and marshmallows. the eyes i cut our printed eyes from a Ben 10 picture.


10 layer chocolate torte

Birthday cake for my Dad

The inspiration for this cake came from 2 places firstly from the 'Opera Cake' which my Dad loves & secondly from the Smith's Island cake. in which your cook each layer separately. it was a long night cooking since i only had 2 pans and shelves in the oven. I used the smiths island cake recipe as a guide however i used 3/4 almond meal & 1/4 wheat flour. I also added a little cocoa (in retrospect next time i will not make the cake chocolate it was a little too much). I used Martin Boetz's chocolate mouse recipe from the Black forest cake for the filling between each layer. I then topped it all with a chocolate ganache. it was great. i only wish i hadn't made the cake chocolate as well and the filling, some contrast would have been good.

Chocolate Sponge
Heidi's Birthday Cake

good old simple chocolate sponge cake with whipped cream & fresh strawberries & strawberry jam


Matt & Stephan's 30th Birthday Cake Good Old Classic Sponge w/ Strawberries & Cream

Yes Matt my Hubby & His whole family all LOVE Sponge cake so most of the cakes i make need to be sponge cake in some form, I love Stephanie Alexanders sponge cake recipe from The Cooks Companion it is called "Jacqui's Mum's sponge cake' (and i have tried MANY).

Lemon & Strawberry Puff
Birthday Cake for Jen

This cake was for my beautiful mother in law Jen. Yes she loves sponge cake...but after making so many i convinced her to try this one. This recipe is from Annabel Langbein. It was beautiful and light perfect for the birthday lunch we all enjoyed in the sun.Profiterole filled with lemon curd, whipped cream & fresh sliced strawberries.

I didn't remember to photograph all of the cakes i made i wish i had i missed a yummy Mars Bar inspired spongecake i made for my brother Tim. The sponge was 3 layers stuffed with dulce de leche & chocolate mousse. Also 2 triple layer chocolate & macadamia brownie cakes filled with chocolate swirl double cream and topped with strawberries one from my Friend Candy & one for my little Sister Eliza (can't belive i forgot to photograph BOTH of them) A sticky date pudding i made for my Dad for fathers day. A Mar Bar Icecream cake made for my friend Naz back in the summer. Sooo yummy that one was! & another 4 classic sponge cakes (they all looked the same! )