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My name is Claire and I'm a 40 something mother of three boys living on the Kapiti Coast. Having recently found the love of baking and making decorations in 2016, I love baking in my kitchen. You'll find me regularly creating delicious, individual and bespoke decorative cakes, cupcakes and super fun cake toppers.

Jun 25, 20221 min read

The Mandalorian - this is the cake

Baking adventures of an amateur cake decorator - My Star Wars mad 11 year old son wanted a Mandolorain cake for his birthday. So I got to...

Jun 25, 20221 min read

Yoga

These super cute yoga decorations where hand made from fondant for a 60th birthday cake. The request was for a lemon cake, which I didn't...

Jun 10, 20221 min read

Homemade Superhero

2d cartoon female superhero created in fondant.

Jun 4, 20221 min read

emoji cupcakes

I had a catch up with some girlfriends and our mums. So I created these hilarious cupcakes with emoji fondant toppers on them. We have a...

Jun 4, 20221 min read

The bees knees

Fondant bumble bees

Jun 4, 20221 min read

Insta-cupcake

I had a go at creating an edible business card. Looks pretty cute. It's all edible and made from fondant, it was pretty complex to make...

May 8, 20221 min read

The dark side birthday cake

100% vegan Star Wars cake with fondant Storm Troopers and Darth Vader.

May 8, 20221 min read

Godzilla v King Kong

Godzilla v King Kong birthday cake.

Jan 12, 20221 min read

Rugby cupcakes

My middle son wanted to take cupcakes to his end of season rugby party, the Rahui Tigers. What better way to do this than with creating...

Jan 12, 20221 min read

Poop emoji cupcakes

The cupcakes where double chocolate chip, gooey chocolate centre, topped with chocolate cream cheese frosting and decorated with fondant

Dec 30, 20211 min read

Double the trouble, double the cake!

this matching cake was a fondant unicorn, number 5, fondant stars and lolly pops.

Dec 29, 20211 min read

Astrology cake

A cake choc-a-bloc filled with all items the birthday boy loves, lego, dragons, seagulls, astrology and stars.

Dec 11, 20211 min read

Champagne bottle cake

My first attempt at a Champagne bottle cake. It was quite tricky and I didn't quite get the spout of the bottle right.

Dec 6, 20211 min read

One, two, three...

A Ballroom dancing themed cake for my Mum's dance club, for their end year Christmas Party.

Nov 20, 20211 min read

Woodland animal wonderland

Woodland animal wonderland cake, with edible toadstools made from rice crisps.

Oct 31, 20211 min read

Halloween social media cupcake toppers

With a twist on Halloween, I combined it with social media to create these very cute, very popular cupcake toppers for my colleagues....

Oct 11, 20211 min read

Galaxy Cake

A galaxy cake for my eldest son 10th birthday, complete with a fondant astronaut and rice crispy planets covered in Fondant.

Oct 11, 20211 min read

Cruising in the Ute

My pal asked me to make a birthday cake for her Grandad, turning 90 and her brother turning 50. She wanted to relive a moment from their you

Oct 10, 20211 min read

Mid-winter Christmas

A mid-winter christmas afternoon tea party at my Mum's house, the kids really enjoyed the cupcakes. Chocolate chip, with cream cheese frosti

Oct 10, 20211 min read

Paw Patrol cupcakes

For my good friends daughters 5th birthday, these were a mixture of 2d and 3d fondant paw patrol toppers, including all the Paw Patrol pups,

Oct 10, 20211 min read

Kiwiana

My eldest son entered a Kiwiana competition, he created little drawings and decorated a cake box.

Oct 10, 20211 min read

Ozy, Ozy, Ozy...

Saying farewell to my friend who was moving back to Australia with her young family, these cute Kangaroo family cupcakes were fun and super

Oct 10, 20211 min read

Goodbye we'll miss you...

My friend and colleague was leaving work, so I created some tongue and cheek insulting cupcakes, with fondant toppers.

Sep 23, 20211 min read

Wedding anniversary cake

Requested by my friend for her parents 60th wedding anniversary, the fondant figures were modelled from their wedding photo.

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About Me

My name is Claire and I'm a 40 something mother of three boys. I love baking in my kitchen, creating delicious, individual and bespoke decorative cakes, cupcakes and super fun cake toppers. My cakes are perfect for birthdays, baby showers, Christmas, Easter, Hen or stag party or any celebration in between!

I decorate my cakes with buttercream or cream cheese icing, as a rule I don't use fondant to cover the cake. When I do use fondant, it's for decorative elements, such as toppers, characters, lettering, animals or flowers.

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