Independence day cupcakes!

We had been invited to a 4th July party, and although I used more food colouring in these than I think in any other cake (well, maybe with the exception of the Ford Capri), I just felt it had to be done.  We had a lovely afternoon with our friends chatting, and listening to the banjo music being played by the American neighbour!

40th Wedding Anniversary

 Wedding Anniversary cakes made for my parents who celebrated their Ruby Anniversary this weekend.  The cakes were Nigella's Christmas cake recipe, with my usual addition of cocoa powder instead of some of the flour, with fruit steeped generously in amaretto and the cake fed with some measures of single malt (being the only type of whisky we keep in the house...).  The cakes were then covered in a double layer of marzipan - which for future reference is MUCH cheaper in the supermarket than in the cake decorating shop, and then in a double layer of white fondant icing.

We tried the cake with a lovely glass of champagne!