Ollies Cakes and Cookies

11/11/2017

Hey everyone - here is every single cake that was on the display that I was part of last weekend. All of them were sooooo good! Can’t wait for next year! X

Cake International 2017: PBSS Members Display

10/11/2017

Good evening all! Here is my cake from Paul Bradford’s display at Cake international last weekend! It was my first time ever of going (even though I had a cake on his display last year as well!) and I was not disappointed - it was a brilliant day out and a huge pleasure to be a part of this fantastic display of cakes. The theme was seasons and we all took a tutorial from his website to use as inspiration - mine was based on the summertime sweet stack and along with some friends at work we came up with things we think of when we think about summer and I then turned those ideas into this - I was really pleased with how it turned out and it even appeared on a short clip on the BBC news website!
Our table was supposed to be judged as part of the school and colleges category but was missed due to an admin error, nevertheless it was a privilege to be a part of it and I am considering entering into the actual competition side of it myself next year........watch this space! X

01/11/2017

Hi everyone! Really excited to be a part of this again this year - Last years display at Cake international was amazing and this year it’s going to be even better! I am taking my summer themed cake up tomorrow so pictures to follow! Can’t wait to show you 😊

02/10/2017

This weekend I made this cake for two very special friends of mine. One of my best and oldest friends, Victoria, who I served in the Royal Navy with and have known for nearly 20 years - was diagnosed with terminal cancer in May this year and she and her wonderful Husband Carl, renewed their wedding vows in a very beautiful and emotional ceremony. This was my gift to them to celebrate their special day. The bottom tier was chocolate, middle was lemon & white chocolate and the rope tier was sticky toffee, finished with handmade poppies and a decorative anchor which had four hearts on, to represent the two of them and their two young children ❤️
It is my hope to help them create as many fond memories as they possibly can in this truly difficult time. I have set up a funding page (which I will post the link to in the comments if anyone would like to donate - many thanks in advance and thank you to everyone who has donated so far!) to enable them to go on a short holiday and make some precious memories with their young family - we are almost half way to the £2000 target!! Thank you all 😘 xx

06/07/2017

Good evening all!! It's been so long since I posted anything on my page so I hope you can still see me!! 👋🏻
I made the tough decision in the new year to close my business and stop making cakes for customers - I absolutely love making and creating cakes but it is extremely time consuming and with a young family to raise, I wanted to dedicate my time to them as much as possible - I was then offered a job which fits around my family perfectly and I am loving it! However, I do have a real passion for cake decorating so I wasn't going to give it up completely and want to continue doing it as a hobby.........so this week I entered a competition with this Pinocchio cake (designed by me!) it had to be all cake and wasn't allowed to have anything stuck into it in terms of cocktail sticks etc to support any decorations. I was absolutely delighted to be awarded a gold, best in class and best in show!!

I do intend to keep my page open to share any cakes that I make for friends, family and hobby/competition purposes and would love for you all to stick around! 😍

31/12/2016

A massive thank you to all of my customers this year - I made 150 cakes in 2016, the last of which went out today! I have enjoyed making every single one and would like to wish you all a very happy new year, wherever you may be :-) xx

07/11/2016

Good morning all :-) so this is the cake I made which was part of Paul Bradford's Sugarcraft school display at cake international at the weekend - it took quite a long time to make but I was really pleased with how it turned out. The entire display looked amazing and I felt really lucky to be part of it ❤️ xx

25/10/2016

Hello everyone!! Sorry I haven't posted for ages, things have been pretty busy so lots to catch up on! Firstly though,
I am delighted to announce that I am part of the Paul Bradford Sugarcraft School Christmas display at cake international in Birmingham on 4-6 November at the NEC! So excited to be a part of this huge display and cannot wait to share pictures of the cake I am making for it!! The entire display can be seen at the show in the school display area. L x

02/08/2016

Good afternoon :-) here is a cake I made recently which was for a young man who passed out of RM Lympstone to embark on his new career as a Royal Marine - The crest and green beret were handmade and the map of the world was cut by hand, the dagger was made from modelling chocolate finished with an edible image x

29/07/2016

Good morning all :-) here is a wedding cake I made at the end of May - It was huge and quite tricky to deliver as I had to carry it down a long slope! It was a very fitting cake for the venue which was HMS Nelson - the rope reel was also cake and I made the anchor out of modelling chocolate x

25/07/2016

Good afternoon all :-) here is a cake I made last month - loved making this one, the cake was made using the top tier of my customers wedding cake and all of the "vegetables" were made from sugar paste, as was the "soil" in the boxes x