cake stall two

Saturday was the Ponsonby Spring Market Day and our Playcentre, Freemans Bay, held a fabulous cake stall. Below are some pictures of the yummy creations that were sold.

cake stall

Freemans Bay Playcentre would like to invite you to our cake stall at the Spring Ponsonby Market Day!
Saturday, September 21, 10am - 3pm.
159 Ponsonby Road, Outside Tatty's Designer Recycle.
I have been busy this week painting the sign and writing all the ingredients cards for the delicious baking. We will have whole cakes and other baked goods (all peanut free and some vegan) for sale, YUM, YUM!
All proceeds going towards the purchase of new equipment for our centres tamariki.

birthday cakes

Mima turned two last week. All she wanted was birthday cake and for people to sing her 'Happy Birthday'. We decided not to have a party, instead her birthday was spread out over three days, so she had cake and the 'Happy Birthday' song about six times.
I made the simple and delicious banana chocolate cake by Petite Kitchen for the first three mini parties.
There is a lovely tradition in Mima's Dad's family that Nana makes a birthday cake for each grandchild on their birthday, so she did. A fantastically friendly cat face, which Mima loved.

I remember these fabulous children's birthday cakes from my childhood. One of my favorite memories is sitting down each year to choose THE cake from the Australian Woman's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book. Flicking through the pages and editing down my choice. I love that Mima will have the same memories.

I'm not sure if you can still buy the original version, there is a new one, I have to say I prefer the nostalgic original. 
Visually amazing and so easy this is an Australasian classic and still used today.

fourth birthday : three

THE FAIRY GARDEN PARTY : part two

THE CAKE

Chocolate cake with marshmallows, strawberries and no jam (as requested by the birthday girl)

I made a double batch of the Special Chocolate Cake recipe from Ladies, a Plate book, pink gradient butter cream icing with mini pink marshmallows in the centre. I made my own paper butterfly cake toppers (I'll show you how in the following weeks).

 THE FAIRY

We had Fairy Petals come to visit. She is  a woodland fairy that spends her days bouncing with the rabbits, flying with the bees and sitting in the treetops singing with the birds. Face painting, dancing, bubbles, stories, fairy dust and general excitement and amazement that a real fairy turned up to the party! She made the day so magical! 

Happy Birthday Moo we love you!