I had a fantastic day yesterday at the cupcake decorating class at Cake Boy and after a couple of hours of guidance with cake expert Eric Lanlard I made these beauties! Eric had already pre-made a bowl of his own sponge mix so all we had to do was get creative and made these lovely decorations. He gave me some fab tips like instead of using icing sugar when working with flower paste to use cornflour as this won't dry it out as much. And to use cream chese frosting as this less sickly than butter cream. After our cake making we were treated to a gorgeous afternoon tea served in the very trendy and chic cake emporium. With a glass of champagne in my hand and a mouth watering spread of sandwiches, pastel coloured macaroons, and cream and fruit filled cakes laid out before me I couldn't think of a better way to spend a day. But after scoffing the spread it was time to leave. I carefully packed up my cakes to take home and impress my friends, but after a two hour trek from Battersea to Peterborough in a sweaty train they sadly deteriorated and looked like this...
More of a box of mush than a the stunning cakes they started out as. But I still took them into work and am pleased to say they've already all been eaten! They may not look great but they still taste fab. Eric Kindly gave his recipe so in a few weeks I will recreate my own batch and post up the secret recipe for you.... x
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