Venus Cakes

http://www.venuscakes.com/blog/

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

Designer Birthday Cake

08 January 2012

I loved making this cake. Partly because it has the classic tiffany box which always looks lovely but mostly because it had a Jimmy Choo shoe as part of it. My client wanted to have this shoe on the cake as it is his wife’s favourite shoe. I made the shoe with an internal paper mache ...

Ballet Shoes Birthday Cake

23 November 2011

I really enjoyed making the shoes for this cake. I wanted them to look as realistic as possible with the blocky toe. I bought a pair of cheapy ballerina pumps which I could then cut up to produce a template for the sole and upper. I began by cutting out the soles of the shoes and setting ...

Cake Decorating Workshops

21 November 2011

Hello all you fellow sugarcrafters. I get lots of enquiries about teaching and courses so I am considering running some workshops in 2012. I am not entirely sure what they will include or how long they will run for but plan to run some one day workshops to focus on some simple decorating techniques ...

Moshi Monsters Birthday Cake

14 November 2011

Its that time of year again when my son decides that he wants a cake with everything he is into on it for his birthday and he wants it to be 3D and he wants it to lights up and have 30 moshlings on it. For anyone who doesn’t know what moshlings or moshi monsters ...

Moulin Rouge Birthday Cake

13 November 2011

I am feeling very tired today after a girly night out last night. I got home at midnight! This is the forty something equivalent of staying out until 4am when you are 18 years old. I would have stayed in bed until 10 this morning but Dex had a party to go to at 10 ...

Blue Ribbon Wedding Cake

25 October 2011

This cake was elegant in design and although it had hundreds ( I remember each and every one!) of flowers it retains a lovely simplicity. I did not make the flowers in advance as I wanted to apply them directly to the cake. I began by covering and assembling the tiers. I used my very handy ...

Small Tiffany box with Cupcakes

10 October 2011

I really enjoyed making this cake and cupcakes. I have made a few Tiffany celebration cakes but this one had the lid on top with tissue paper and I made some cupcakes with Tiffany blue decoration. The very first thing I did was to make the silver beads and heart locket with no. 21. I ...

Roxwell School Celebration Cake

31 August 2011

Hello again. I am on a roll here - two posts in two days! I made this cake for one of the teachers at Dexter’s school for her leaving celebration. It was fun to make and I enjoyed it because it was something for our primary school which is a lovely school. Dexter’s teacher asked if I ...

Pooch Wedding Cake

30 August 2011

This is the first wedding cake I have made with dogs on it and it was a challenge! I had to find a way of making the dogs which was not as easy as it may sound. When I started looking for a silicone dog mould it became clear pretty quickly that I was not going ...

Vintage Lace Wedding Cake

27 August 2011

Hi folks, we just got back from our hols so thought I should get on with a blog post as I still have around 10 cakes to get on my blog. I am currently sitting in Monkey Puzzle. For those of you with kids who live in the Chelmsford/Maldon area you will know what I ...