boys and cars


This week has been all about cakes, first there was hoot


and then there was a request for cars, or aeroplanes or flying bikes or blueberries or pilots or pirates


so we settled for cars and a sparkly name on the cake


 chocolate with chocolate butter cream


 and finished off with a white chocolate butter cream icing

and now I have another little boy who is looking forward to his birthday cake soon but he has given me an even bigger list with puppies or dogs or cars or trucks....(just leave it up to mummy Aidan..)

What about you, how's your creativity going this week?

Happy day to you and happy birthday to a gorgeous friend ♥
✗ ♡

Comments

  1. Jennie20 July 2011 at 22:01

    Seriously brilliant cakes Cathie!!
    (and am loving A's hat - so cool!)XX

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  2. teddybearswednesday20 July 2011 at 23:00

    my god your amazing, these cakes are just works of art ! xo

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  3. Anonymous20 July 2011 at 23:45

    Super fabulous, as always. What about a giant puppy car?? At least you have the skills. They all sound delicious too. Love Posie

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  4. Fay21 July 2011 at 00:07

    Great cakes! My boy is mad about cars.

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  5. Anonymous21 July 2011 at 00:13

    You have a real talent for cakes...they both look great!
    Not much crafting going on here unfortunately.

    x

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  6. Rie21 July 2011 at 02:47

    OMG, it's making me hungry just looking at the cake! My bubba turns 1 in December... is it wrong for me to be thinking about his cake already!!!

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  7. Lou21 July 2011 at 03:01

    Ah ha, I was just asking your mr about this today and he said it looked great. I was hoping to see a photo of it here. I did a bit of knitting last night - luckily my personal tutor was there again - she is amazing and so helpful!

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  8. LionessLady21 July 2011 at 03:34

    Fabulous! Love Hoot! I crown you the Cake Queen.

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  9. Bron21 July 2011 at 03:51

    You are truly talented..those cakes are amazing. Thanks for sharing them with us .

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  10. Brenda @ 13 Acres21 July 2011 at 04:22

    oh what glorious goodness!!! Those cakes are divine and little aiden is just the cutest, sweetest, and scrumptious little boy that ever was (equal to my son of course!) Thankyou so much for your lovely birthday message this morning, and for the much surprise mention in your post! I am positively smiling from ear to ear with humbled gratitude for such lovely birthday sentiments.....may the rest of your week be blissful Cathie xx

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  11. ally21 July 2011 at 05:00

    oh I love your car cake - clever you!

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  12. Anna Bartlett21 July 2011 at 06:17

    Hoot is divine! You should feel very happy with this week's work.

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  13. All For Love21 July 2011 at 06:20

    Oh Cathie, I am loving those works of art! Especially Hoot! That is spectacular! I love owls, so this one really hit a chord with me :o) Gorgeous pics xo

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  14. Alisa21 July 2011 at 06:46

    Cathie, those cars are super cute. Be very careful, you may be kidnapped by Matchbox. : )

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  15. koralee21 July 2011 at 06:48

    You always amaze me with your creativity my friend. No boys in this home but I sure do want that cake anyways....adorabale! Hugs to you for a great day. xoxox

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  16. Melanie Gray Augustin21 July 2011 at 14:53

    Those cakes are amazing! How super lucky any child is to have one like that! And my, I was just scrolling down and saw the food colouring pens! What a great idea!

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  17. Lish21 July 2011 at 15:19

    The Hoot cake is fantastic - you did such a good job on Hoot he looks perfect!

    And the car cake is super cute - you sure are a very talented woman :)

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  18. Leonie @ Cuppa and Cake21 July 2011 at 16:59

    OMG...what is that stuff you are playing with? its it a type of icing...It looks like plasticine?

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  19. Anonymous21 July 2011 at 21:17

    Such gorgeous cakes. I have to make lots of cupcakes for DS's birthday this weekend, but luckily Melissa Goodsell's blog pointed me in the right direction for ides. Lots of chocolatey echidnas coming up.

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  20. Martina22 July 2011 at 02:19

    OMG Cathy, how do you get these cakes to look so perfect? Love the one with the cars, too pretty to slice it! Hasve a lovely weekend!

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  21. Angela22 July 2011 at 03:44

    Hi Cathie, these are gorgeous, where did you get the car idea from? my little one would love this cake xxx you are too clever x have a great weekend i hope its not too rainy over there like it is here x

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  22. Kylie23 July 2011 at 04:39

    How cute is hoot and your little man holding the car - I bet he is looking forward to his birthday. I have a little man here who's birthday is not until Jan and he has already put in his request for an Octonauts cake

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  23. sweet emmelie25 July 2011 at 12:32

    you are one talented lady! I just want to dive into that cake it looks scrumptiously gorgeous and oh so cute. The photo of your son is so cute to boot too!

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  24. Kylie5 August 2011 at 06:41

    Hoot is wonderful! What an amazing cake...

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