More cake

I have been commissioned to make a cake for a colleague's mother-in-law/sister-in-law's joint 90th & 60th birthday party. We were chatting on night shift a couple of weeks ago about Christmas, and I mentioned Colin had bought me a book on cake decorating. After a bit of cake chat I somehow offered to make the cake for the birthday do.

However, I have been feeling a little nervous this week, as I've only ever made cakes for close friends and family before, who I suppose wouldn't be too upset if I got it wrong. So I have felt the pressure has been on a bit to make a successful job!!!

She said that she wanted a "classy" cake, but left the design to me. So I eventually copied a Charles Rennie Mackintosh design from the internet onto a plaque and painted on a wee birthday message. The black piping looks ok from a distance, however on closer inspection, it's a bit wobbly due to my shaky hands (Nerves perhaps? Or should a blame it on the pregnancy?!)

Classy cake

All this cake decorating is exhausting, clearly I'm not the only one who's feeling it...

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