How I made the Cherry blossom wedding cake 🌸
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Wedding cakes take patience, time and lots of effort but everyone who makes them knows how rewarding it is.
Granted that every baker has their own system for efficiency, but sometimes slower processes such as drying fondant still takes time regardless how fast you are... So enjoy the whole journey!

I loved every step of making this! It's only my second wedding cake so I'm interested to see how my vision develops 🥰🙌🏻 #gratefulandthankful

Thanks to the cute couple for giving me the chance to make their dream cake happen, it's loads of pressure but I'm so glad they loved it 💖

#weddingcake #bespokeweddingcakes #cherryblossoms #cherryblossomcake #kirbykirbykirby #sakuraflower #sakuracake #customcakes

Galaxy/ Astronaut themed party 🎉👨🏻‍🚀🌌
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Yesterday, I had the fun chance to bake for a little 5y/o themed birthday party and it was such a fun process!

From a gigantic dome cake to planet cupcakes and smiley biscuit pops, there was something for everyone.
The huge dome cake contained 4x10" layers of (my favourite) chocolate buttermilk sponge generously paired with vanilla buttercream. To achieve the round dome shape, gently cut the top edges, remembering that you can achieve further smooth roundness from the outer buttercream layer too.

The most exciting part was the colouring process! Getting the right shade of blue and blending them together; I just LOVE seeing that. For the decoration I used a mixture of sprinkles, edible glitter and white cocoa butter. 🌌🌌🌌🌠🔭

It's always fun to bake and try new things, I hope the birthday boy thought this cake was outta this world! 💫💫💫

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#themedbirthdaycake #astronautcake
#galaxycake
#planetcupcakes #birthdayparty #happy5thbirthday #domecake #domecakes #chocolatecakes #nationalchocolateday

Lunar/ Chinese New Year Gift bag & boxes 🎁🐉
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This year there are three *NEW* special gift boxes wishing delicious luck and prosperity upon your wonderful family & friends!

🎁 Large CNY Gift bag
🎁 Medium CNY gift box
🎁 Singular CNY gift box
🐲 Individual pieces

• PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE FOR FEBRUARY NOW •
via: www.pollychan.co.uk

The large gift bag is the perfect offering with 3 giant lion heads to symbolise the fierce and mighty lion dance warding away evil spirits. Also, within the box will be gold chocolate coins (wishing you wealth), lucky candy (wishing you a sweet year) and a happy red envelope with gold 🪙 (wishing you good luck). The lion shortbreads are large in this bag as you can share it or eat through multiple tea-time sittings.

The other boxes are similar, however, they vary in size and offering. Please read each one carefully AS NUTS, PEANUTS AND SESAME are used within some of the items and may contain traces!!! 🥜

First dispatches begin in February and if you want a specific arrival date, please do let me know and I'll try and make it happen for you 👌🏻

Can't wait to celebrate and bake LNY/CNY with you again 🏮🧧🪙🐲🍊
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#cny2024 #lny2024 #giftboxes #giftofferings #celebratechinesenewyear #celebratelunarnewyear #newcreation #newitems #liondance #lionchinese #lionhead #liondancing #goodluckprosperity #unboxingvideo

Thomas & Friends birthday cake 🥳🎂🚂
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This cute cake was specially made for a birthday boy who loves Thomas the Tank Engine 🚂

I rarely make themed cakes because of the novelty aspect, but nostalgically I love them! It's literally the opposite style to what I usually make, but it's always fun to try new designs and play with techniques I haven't done in a long time.
When I was around 12y/o, I would take blu tack from my Parent's takeaway and make all sorts of objects: spring rolls, 3D roses, animals, cars, anything my imagination allowed - how normal children played with playdoh, I played with blu tack. So, I've always loved to create and mould things by hand!

Achieving the right colour was the most important yet difficult process. In graphic design, I was taught that if you remove all the information (text, characters) and just look at the blocked shapes, if you're able to distinguish the brand immediately, that shows how powerful the marketing and branding style is.
To get the colours very vibrant, popping and as accurate as possible, I used my favourite colouring brand @sugarflaircoloursltd, I think their extra range is incredible!!

The cake was really fun to make, but what's more, the birthday boy loved it! Thanks Mumma Fiona for DM-ing me the aftermath photo. I'm always grateful to have these cake opportunities and be able to bake for your special occasions! Such an honour 🙌🏻🎈🎉

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#thomasandfriends #thomasandfriendscake #thomasthetankengine #themedcakes #noveltycakes #childrenbirthdaycake #childrencakes #birthdaycakes #happybirthdaycake #handmadedecorations #fondantdecorations #fondantdesign