Venus Cakes

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Lindsay's Description:

Amanda is the creative force behind Venus Cakes.  Her style is understated, delicate and wonderfully stylised.  Obviously using her previous experience as a graphic designer Amanda's creations are pure works of art.  Even what appear simple designs show a wonderful eye for detail that will add to any occasion.  For an inspiring mix of classic cake designs to fun and bright contemporary designs, this blog is a real treat.

Amanda Macleod's Description:

Amanda has a passion for creating individual, stunning cakes and her attention to detail is what makes any cake created by Venus Cakes a work of art. Amanda will work attentively with her client to create the perfect cake for the individual and their celebration.


Recent Updates at Venus Cakes

Ribbon & Pearls Wedding Cake

07 June 2010

This cake was made for a wedding celebration held in the beautiful grounds of the brides home. It was a three tiered cake but each tier had three sandwich layers instead of two making each tier approximately 5″ deep. Each tier was a dfiferent flavoured cake to offer some variety for the ...

Ivory & Crystal Wedding Cake

01 June 2010

This cake was made for a wedding celebration at Layer Marney Towers. My clients had seen a cake that they loved and wanted to have elements of this in their wedding cake. The bride provided two beautiful brooches which she wanted to include with edible ribbon. I suggested the ribbons have a ...

Cake Decorating Tuition

31 May 2010

This Iggle Piggle cake was made during a one to one session with a client. For anyone who doesn’t have small children Iggle Piggle is a character in The Night Garden. Don’t check it out - you will never get the song out of your head. Ok, now that we are all aware of who Iggle Piggle ...

Ivory & Purple Wedding Cake

26 May 2010

This cake was a magnificent cake which stood very tall. It was a four tiered square wedding cake with separators which added to the height of the cake. The cake tiers were first covered with purple sugarpaste which I then airbrushed with edible ink to achieve a rich, dark shade of purple. The tiers ...

Blue & Ivory Wedding Cake

19 May 2010

I love the colours and overall feel of this cake. It has a look of Wedgwood and ivory porcelain about it. My clients liked the idea of the overlaid roses and knew the shade of blue they wanted on the cake. The design of the cake incorporates this overlaid pattern and the overlapped ribbon ...

Topsy Turvy Wedding cake

17 May 2010

This cake is a really fun and frivolous wedding cake. My clients knew that this was the style of cake they wanted and together we came up with a design that reflected the Disney theme of the wedding. However they did not want a big fairy princess castle or cartoon characters dotted all over the ...

Purple Ribbon Wedding cake

17 May 2010

Hello again. Well it has been a long time since I have done a post here so I now have about 10 cakes to get onto my website. So here goes with the first one. This a three tiered wedding cake which is understated in its design. My clients wanted something simple without lots of embellishments ...

Cake Designer Wanted!

07 May 2010

Venus Cakes is looking to expand so I am looking for an enthusiastic person with cake decorating and sugarcraft experience to join me. I am not in a position to offer full time employment at this point but would like to hear from you if you are interested in some flexible work. I am looking for a ...

Citrus Wedding Cake

20 April 2010

This is probably the most vibrantly coloured wedding cake I have made. My clients knew exactly what they wanted and had a picture with them to show me. The cake has four tiers but the separators give it even more height. The separators are polystyrene covered with organza type ribbon in pale shades ...

Castle Wedding Cake

16 April 2010

This cake was made for a client who was having a Scottish theme for her wedding. She wanted a castle but not a twee one. She wanted it to have a realistic feel but still have some romance. The castle is a combination of edible and dummy tiers. My client did not need such a large ...