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Hi I like to make cakes as a hobby too when not on the lottie.

This one I did this month for a 5 year old birthday. She wanted Sleeping Beauty.

XX Jeannine

WOW Jeannine!

you really are a clever lady, I bet Nikita was so pleased, what a lucky little girl.
Are you self taught or have you had classes? either way it looks fab and tell me did it taste as good as it looks??

VG x

Wow that is absolutely beautiful, there is no end to your talents! ;D ;D ;D

Hand embroidered quilt of course!!

fab ;D

Seriously, is there no end to your talents?

Looks great  ;D

What a beautiful cake !  I would love to be given a cake like that and I'm 39!

That's fantastic! You are very clever :D

I refuse to read/look at your posts anymore. You are just too b***dy clever ;D Only joking of course, that is fantastic. For the record I can just about manage to sew a button on and just about cook a roast dinner.
Lorna.

 :o :o :o

is there some sort of worm hole time warp thing going on up there in Yorkshire that means you get more hours in your days than the rest of us?!?

v v impressed :)

Jeannine, you are a true artist, well done again.

Quote from: norfolklass on March 23, 2007, 14:54:36
:o :o :o

is there some sort of worm hole time warp thing going on up there in Yorkshire that means you get more hours in your days than the rest of us?!?

v v impressed :)

I was thinking just the same thing, I don't seem to have the time or energy to blow me nose after I've done all the necessary jobs. I thought I would have plenty of time when I retired. Don't know why but I seem to have less.Its lovely to see all the lovely things you get to do though Jeanine

I have to confess, I did not design this, it is out of a book by Debbie Brown,Enchanted Cakes,I changed it somewhat but it is pretty much the same. It is all sugar, cake inside was half choc and half white.

It is not that difficult truly, just time consuming, with Regal Ice and colour it is like working with plastacine. I am fairly new to this type of decorating.

I used to do cakes years ago with Royal Icing, this is much easier, and I am used to working with clay.

I am afraid I am a workaholic, just can't sit still for long.

It really is very easy by the way.  If you have a cake to do for a child, look on Debbie Browns site, it is stunning. All the directions are easy to follow,just give yourself time. I have another  cake  to do this weekend but not as pretty.

XX Jeannine

That is stunning Jeannine....the bed alone is just wonderful. However could the little girl bear to cut into it......oh and thanks for the  Debbie Brown site......not that I intend to do anything but look at it ::), but think my dil will be interested 8)

Wow! That is fantastic Jeannine - you must have such patience, well done you  :)

Just amazing, Jeannine! How on earth do you do all the things you do?  ??? (I have this mental image of you with a needle and thread in one hand, a spade in the other and a wooden spoon in between your teeth! What are you taking - and please can I have a bucketful?  ;)

I just get so envious of anyone who is good with their hands and you obviously have the magic touch Jeannine, well done, that is truly a lovely cake.  I am just useless at most things.   Jeannine,   can you sing as well?? ;) ;) ;)

No I can't sing, and the cake is easy, It is not like in the old days when you had to do it all with a piping bag. It comes in a packet,ready mixed, you get a pattern, get your ready mixed icing, you roll it out , trace around a template, let it dry, assemble  it like lego, only a very little bit is tricky. It is a sham. The first time I wanted to try it I had to get advise from someone and I was scared stiff, the friend told me it was easy, I thought she was nuts, but it is. You follow the pattern and it takes you through one step at a a time. XX Jeannine

Shhhhhh, Jeannine, don't go giving your secrets away  ;)

No matter how much you protest, the rest of us think you're brill!  :-*

Quote from: Jeannine on March 23, 2007, 20:47:42
No I can't sing, and the cake is easy, It is not like in the old days when you had to do it all with a piping bag. It comes in a packet,ready mixed, you get a pattern, get your ready mixed icing, you roll it out , trace around a template, let it dry, assemble  it like lego, only a very little bit is tricky. It is a sham. The first time I wanted to try it I had to get advise from someone and I was scared stiff, the friend told me it was easy, I thought she was nuts, but it is. You follow the pattern and it takes you through one step at a a time. XX Jeannine

Even with all that I couldn't produce such an end result. Cracking :)