My gorgeous niece Ruby turned 2 today. She requested a "Boots" cake. For those of you without children or kiddos older than 5, Boots is a character from Dora The Explorer. I myself had to do some research!
Oh my! Did you sculpt Boots yourself? That cake looks absolutely amazing. My daughter had to settle for a homemade one-bowl chocolate cake! Nothing so gorgeous and elaborate!
that is just about the cutest cake i've ever seen. beautiful!!! it's my bday tomorrow and my husband promised to bake me a cake but i have a feeling it won't look anything like this!! :)
Amazeing job.My son loves Dora so I'm fishing for some ideas for his cake...I allso want to compliment for the idea behinde the blog...All the luck Mama from Bosnia
the cake is so cute that i squealed like a little girl when i came across your blog! : )
i was wondering if the fondant/gumpaste models (ex: mushrooms) were dried before you adhered them to the cake? did you use royal icing to glue them on?
My name is Kathryn. I live with my husband and children in the beautiful city of Auckland, New Zealand. To the rest of the world NZ is a long way from anywhere. For a tiny country we have done some big things internationally. We’ve made movies (Lord of the Rings), competed in sport reasonably well and gifted kiwifruit to the masses.
This blog had its beginning because last year a very close friend of mine was diagnosed with HER2 Positive breast cancer. It was such devastating news for her family and for me. To make matters worse the drug to treat this type of cancer is only partially funded by the NZ Government. My friend had to find $93,000.00 (NZD) to pay for a 12 month course of the treatment.
To help raise funds I offered to bake cakes. The blog was a perfect way to get the message out. Within a short space of time I was inundated orders and had to turn people away. The good news was that the money needed was raised within four months through a combination of fundraising initiatives http://www.supportmaara.blogspot.com/
Although the fundraising is all done I continued the blog for my own personal interest and to keep in touch with other cake makers. Not only is it a joy making these cakes but there’s another passion in me that loves transforming them into memorable images. I hope you enjoy what I have posted so far.
For me cake making is my passion and not my profession. I am a self-taught amateur who has no plans (at the moment) to progress beyond that classification. There’s a real irony at play here because if you asked me to draw you a picture, expect to see an unrecognisable stick figure depicting something slightly more sophisticated than an ink blot. However, through some mysterious work of nature, sugar and I have connected.
21 comments:
This is precious! Great job!
Oh my! Did you sculpt Boots yourself? That cake looks absolutely amazing. My daughter had to settle for a homemade one-bowl chocolate cake! Nothing so gorgeous and elaborate!
Thank you :)
Yes I made everything on the cake and everything is edible.
adorable! Great job!
WOW!!!It's very very beautiful!Many compliments!
Paoletta from Italy
Cute Boots! Love the mushrooms :-).
Hi Kathryn!
Lovely blog and yummy cakes! And the aim of your blog is praiseworthy!
Greetings from Italy!
Just found your Blog via Cakejournal and I simpli love your designs. They are all SO very beautiful!
Anja from Denmark
Wow :) your cake is pure love!
You have a great sculpting hand!!!Your ideas are unique and really cute...More Power Kathryn!!!
Fr Phia
that is just about the cutest cake i've ever seen. beautiful!!! it's my bday tomorrow and my husband promised to bake me a cake but i have a feeling it won't look anything like this!! :)
Thanks heaps :)
awesome cake, love the texture on the trees and the grass!!
You are amazing! Very inspiring! Would like to know if you paint the cardboard or is that edible? I notice they are similar size but different colors.
HI,
I love those tiny butterflies. Where did you get them?? If you made them what tools did you use??
thanks
Ricki
Your cake is gorgeous! I hope I can create a masterpiece like that. Thank you for the inspiration :)
Amazeing job.My son loves Dora so I'm fishing for some ideas for his cake...I allso want to compliment for the idea behinde the blog...All the luck
Mama from Bosnia
Which do you prefer to use for your details? marzipan, fondant or modeling? Thanks!!
lovely cakes!!
the figures are great...you doing tutorials? im also into cake making but im not as good as you ...yet :-)
Amber I use a mixture of fondant and/or modelling paste.
No time for tutorials at the moment :)
the cake is so cute that i squealed like a little girl when i came across your blog! : )
i was wondering if the fondant/gumpaste models (ex: mushrooms) were dried before you adhered them to the cake? did you use royal icing to glue them on?
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