Want to learn how to make some beautiful cakes? Why not come along to a class! **New Classes for 2017** Thanksgiving cakes- Make miniature turkeys! Buttercream Basics- including drip and sugar flowers!
Classes Winter 2017-18
Buttercream Drip Cake
So, as I may have mentioned at some point on this blog, me and my wonderful chap are getting married this September. Me being the absolute crazy that I am, have decided to make my own cake. In my mind I have some kind of epic cake table which hopefully I will achieve- you'll just …
Rainbow Buttercream
In the last 5 years I must have made over 100 cakes for people, and for the first time ever I got to make a cake to celebrate a six month birthday! I think the idea of that is just so lovely. This little cake came in at 4" before icing it, which just adds …
Chocolate Salted Caramel Layer Cake
Take a look at this cake. I mean, LOOK AT IT. I can assure you that this cake tastes just as good as it looks. I combined several of my favourite things in the world, delicious "Brooklyn Blackout" cake (click here), gooey homemade Salted caramel (Click here) and  vanilla bean buttercream. Yum. Now this cake …
How to Level and Fill a Cake
This is one of the things that I get asked how to do quite often...so I thought I best do a quick tutorial! It is much simpler than it seems, you just need a few tools to make it nice and simple. The cake of your choice - I used the brooklyn black out recipe …
Real Chocolate Buttercream
After sampling many different cupcake toppings and fillings I have to say that this has to be one of my favourites. I acquired this recipe a long time ago whilst learning to make cupcakes at Slatery's Patisserier and Chocolatier's. I have no idea where the original recipe came from but it is now a firm …
Chocolate Cinder Toffee Cupcakes
These cupcakes are using my 'go- to' chocolate cupcake recipe. The cake is light, fluffy and super tasty. They are topped with a light whipped vanilla butter cream, with a massive chunk of cinder toffee on the top, and a sneaky crumble inside. Step one - make your cupcakes You will need (makes about 12/15): …
Rachel Bakes 