Event Alert-Crafty Fox pop up Market, Saturday 11th December-Brixton, London

I will be selling my ever tasty cakes and cookies at this market on Saturday.  There will also be a chance to buy unique gifts for Christmas!! Hope to see you there!

Christmas!!

So Christmas is upon us and it is traditionally a busy time for Cake bakers!!  I made my first Christmas Cake last week for a lovely lady who wanted a Christmas Cake which would be used as a raffle prize for a social group that she attends.  The cake I made was a 9 inch traditional Christmas Cake with fruit which has been sitting in a vat of brandy, rum and sherry all year round.  I blended the fruit as you tend to get a smoother cake that way.  Then I covered with marzipan, then with red sugar paste.  Decorated with white sugar paste Christmas Trees then added sparkle!!  I loved how it came out..

Cake International

Wow, its been a while since I last posted.  I will be better in future, I promise.
Earlier this month I went to Cake International in Birmingham.  This was my first year here and I loved.  To me it's like being in Cake heaven.  Anything and everything to do with cake.  I also met up with some fellow cake makers through Twitter which was nice.


There were also various competitions under various categories.  I was so impressed by the standard, that it has given me added motivation in terms of improving my technique.  Below are some pics...

Event Review: Can't Buy Me Love Vintage Market 30th October

This was my first time at this market.  I was a last minute addition as the regular cake seller was unable to make it.  I was contacted by Jet Payne, the organiser of this monthly market to see if I was able to step in.  And step in I did.  As this was a Halloween market, I decided to do a special Halloween Orange Cake..

This was the first cake to sell out!! People seemed to like the whole Halloweeney (is that at word) aspect of it.  In addition I had Lime and Coconut, Banana, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Marble Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream and I also did Butterscotch Cookies..

Another best seller, sold out of these as well.


This was the best market I have done so far.  Lovely crowd, lovely stall holders, not lovely weather, but this didn't stop the public coming out!!

Event Alert-Can't Buy Me Love Vintage Jumble Market this Saturday

I will be having a cake stall at the wonderful Can't Buy Me Love Vintage Jumble Market @ the Boogaloo in Highgate this Saturday 30th October.  There will be a suitable Halloween theme at the market.  Goodies I will be selling include slices of Banana Cake, Chocolate Marble Cake, the ever popular Carrot Cake and a special Halloween Orange Cake. I'll also be selling some Butterscotch Cookies..


Here are the details.  Market starts at 12:30pm


The Boogaloo

312 Archway Road, N6 5AT

London, United Kingdom

Event Review: African and Caribbean Cultural Day, Westbury Avenue, London N22

When: Saturday 23rd October 2010


What Happened:  So this was my second event where I had a stall selling my cakes.  This was the 4th year of the event which was part of a series of events celebrating Black History Month.  I arrived in good time to set up only to be told that I would be upstairs.  Now I had assumed that all the stalls would be together in the hall downstairs as I wasn't told otherwise.  If you're at an event that's on more than one floor and you are upstairs you are at an immediate disadvantage because a) not everybody can be bothered to go upstairs and b) not everyone is able to go upstairs because they may have a physical disability.


I wasn't happy nor were my fellow stall holders who were also upstairs with me and who were also not told that this is where they were going to be.


Nevertheless I got on with it.  There was a steady trickle of people that came through.  In the end I just covered the cost of my table.  I was one of the lucky ones as some stall holders didn't sell anything, but that's the risk you take when you take a stall at an event.  Once again the carrot cake was the most popular. 

Event Alert: African and Caribbean Cultural Day, N22.

Today is going to be mass baking day as I am selling slices of my tasty cakes at the African Caribbean Cultural Day , Westbury Avenue Church, Westbury Avenue, London, N22 tomorrow.  The event starts at 2pm and runs through until 8pm, though if there is a good turn out I doubt my cakes will last until then.  Yes they are that good !!

http://www.itzcaribbean.com/flyer_familyday.php

In the Beginning

I always feel that the first blog post is always the hardest.  What to say?  Well, I'll keep it brief (or try to) Nothing can beat a slice of homemade cake. I've always been into cakes, baking them for friends and family.  Never thought of doing it as a business.  Until I was made redundant in June this year-yeah I was one of  "lucky" group of 15 who were told that we were not quite good enough.  I still feel bitter-I have a right to feel bitter- but its fading a little bit each day.


I've been looking for jobs since June, but let me tell you, it is damn hard out there.  I've been applying for jobs everywhere from office jobs to retail jobs, but nothing...


So I decided that while I look for jobs, I will go about setting myself up as a cake baker/decorater.  I mean it can't do any harm can it?  And if it all works out, being a cake baker/decorator could eventually become my main full time job.


Now if you are on Facebook or Twitter, then there is the slight chance that you may have already had a look at some of the cakes that I have  made. I'm quite good, but there's always room for improvement and I just want to keep getting better and better...


So are you going to join me on my journey?