Royal icing isn’t so easy - you have to use a long palette knife and draw it across the top of the cake until it’s all smooth. But in the two cakes I’ve posted, I’ve used fondant icing which you just roll out, like marzipan. Much easier!
ETA: it wasn’t until we cut into the rainbow cake that I realised just how thick I’d made the icing, haha - just as well my granddaughter loves icing!
have a long palette knife…ok royal as in your highness lol
I can remember in High School…they had cake stands that spun around, we use to put other things on them to see who could fling an item the furthest…
Lovely sponges Bathsheba, I’m feeling hungry,
…I love them both ,but my fav is the second one down…such a lovely birthday cake for a one year old, I love the bunting and teddy bear.
Which half is mine?
Oh Maree, that is lovely, so tweet,tweet,
Thanks Pauline. I really enjoyed doing them both, but yes, the first birthday cake was pretty special!
Last years Halloween cake, it was a bit of a mess but tasted great
I made the buttercream with a Caramac bar and put chunky apple sauce in with the filling so it was like a toffee apple cake
The gang have asked me to make it again this year so I’m going to try to do a prettier version
I love the expression on that ghost face! It looks like its been caught short! 
If it’s got Caramac buttercream in it and apples too then I don’t much care what it looks like, I would still want some.
Oh and I too am liking your ghost.
Did you make the ghost, Maree?
Yes, it’s just rolled fondant and yes, now I look at him, he does look like he’s bursting!
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Last years Halloween cake, it was a bit of a mess but tasted great
I made the buttercream with a Caramac bar and put chunky apple sauce in with the filling so it was like a toffee apple cake
The gang have asked me to make it again this year so I’m going to try to do a prettier version [/quote]
Ooh I do like the sound of this! Think I’m going to have to make one for my daughter and granddaughter. On the strict understanding that I get a large slice of course 
Lovely baking every one.
Today made some jam tarts.and some biscuits, both for hubby but I do try the biscuits when I’ve just made them, just to make sure.
That’s just perfect!
Love the rainbow Bathsheba!
That is a beautiful pie Logan, with a perfect lattice.
Your cakes look amazing Minx, and very professional, I just know you bake a lot…I could do with a bit of that cake with a nice cup of tea…
