Carmen's Elegant Cakes

This is the ultimate chocolate cake!
Chocolate mud cake, that has the texture of a chocolate brownie, due to the amount of melted chocolate that goes into it.
Then over a kilo of melted Belgium milk chocolate in the ganache filling.
Normal and gluten free cupcakes with chocolate buttercream topping, then lashings of seasonal fruit.
The main cake is ideally served with cream as a luxurious dessert for your guests.

A birthday cake for a football fan.
Vanilla sponge filled with raspberry jam and swiss meringue buttercream mixed with a little white chocolate ganache for stability. Covered in white chocolate ganache then sugarpaste.

Vegan has never been so good.
Vegan chocolate fudge cupcakes, topped with Vegan amaretto buttercream.

A traditional 10 inch fruit cake and a 8 inch vanilla sponge filled with raspberry jam and white chocolate ganache.
Decorated with delicate sugar flowers.

A gardening cake for a special birthday.
Vanilla sponge filled with white chocolate ganache and raspberry jam, then covered in white chocolate ganache and decorated in handmade edible flowers, Wellington boots, snail's and gardening tools.
A big thank you to Paul from the The woodworking workshop for the miniature wooden bench

Red velvet sponge, filled with swiss meringue buttercream and white chocolate ganache. Decorated in a mini mouse style.

SWISS MERINGUE BUTTERCREAM!
Swiss meringue buttercream is a lovely alternative to normal buttercream, its silky smooth and not too sweet.
This batch will be mixed together with white chocolate ganache to make a luxurious cake filling.
The egg whites used in this recipe are from a local free range farm, it's good to know where your ingredients come from if possible, it's also great for animal welfare.
It's a bit of a long process but really worth it.
First you dissolve the caster sugar with the fresh egg whites over a barely simmering ban marie, once the sugar has dissolved and it has reached a temperature of 70° keep whisking for another two minutes.(This process kills off any bacteria)
Then transfer to your electric whisk and whisk on high until the bowl is cool and it is lovely and thick (about 10 minutes)
Change to a paddle attachment, then gradually add the butter bit by bit making sure each amount if fully encorparated before adding the next.

Chocolate basket ball cupcakes. Baked in orange cake cases for added effect, and hand piped buttercream.

10 inch square coffee cake. A subtle coffee sponge brushed with coffee syrup, then filled with coffee buttercream, covered in milk chocolate and coffee ganache and fondant.
It was also so lovely to receive this lovely thank you card. 😊

A horse themed cake for a very special little girl.
A vanilla sponge filled with white chocolate buttercream and raspberry jam, then coated in white chocolate ganache. And decorated with sugarpaste, buttercream and handmade edible decorations. 😋

Vanilla sponge cake filled with raspberry jam and Vanilla buttercream. Then encased in lots of kit-kats, maltesers and white colvature chocolate.

Halloween cupcakes, vanilla with raspberry jam centre, decorated with green buttercream, edible fondant pumpkins and witches upside-down chocolate legs and fondant shoes .
Comes in a spooky Halloween cupcake box.
£12 for 6. 🎃🎃🎃🎃

A two tier cake and 6 gluten free cupcakes, for a very special couple on their Golden wedding anniversary.
Bottom tier is vanilla sponge, strawberry conserve and white chocolate buttercream, and the top tier is lemon sponge, lemon curd and white chocolate buttercream. Decorated with a delicate handmade flower and leaves.

Delicious jammie dodger cupcakes with a hidden jammie dodger inside. Can be made with extra jam inside if you want them extra jammie. 😀😀

Also introducing a handmade wooden cupcake display stand for wedding or party occasions. It holds between 40/50 cupcakes, and folds flat.
You can hire this display stand for £10, with a £30 refundable deposit.

Vegan cupcakes don't need to be dry and tasteless.
These rich chocolate vegan cupcakes have a rich, moist chocolate sponge, and a lovely light chocolate topping. The topping is made from a plant base alternative to butter, with vegan chocolate.

Salted caramel cupcakes.
A light caramel sponge, with Salted caramel centre, then swirled with caramel buttercream and drizzled with Salted caramel and fudge pieces. Xx

Mini Victoria sandwiches, filled with fresh cream and strawberry conserve.

Dinosaur themed birthday cake.
Handmade edible dinosaurs, lemon sponge filled with lemon curd , white chocolate ganache with a hint of lemon. Xx

The theme for these cupcakes was black,gold and silver.
Chocolate cupcakes, with Chocolate buttercream.
Decorated with sprinkles, edible gold leaf, gold butterflies and fondant toppers with a embossed handpainted gold initial.

In light of energy, cake ingredients and cake resource prices going up recently, i have made a new price list for my cakes.

Naked Cakes filled with jam and buttercream, topped with seasonal berries on an iced board with ribbon.
6 inch round £50
7 inch round £55
8 inch round £60
10 inch round £65

Celebration cakes
Covered in sugarpaste or buttercream, filled with a choice of buttercream or chocolate ganache, jam or lemon curd ( depending on flavour of sponge). On an iced cake board, ribbon and with a simple decoration.
This is a starting price, extra will be added depending on the complexity of the design, but this will be discussed with you prior to ordering.

6 inch round £60
8 inch round £70
10 inch round £80

Cupcakes
Cupcakes are swirled with your choice of flavoured buttercream and topping. ( alcoholic cupcakes or filled cupcakes will be priced extra depending on what you want)
6 cupcakes £12
12 cupcakes £20
Minimum 6 of the same flavour.

I would just to thank, and wish everyone a happy new year.
I hope next year will a good one.

Xx

Smashing hulk cake for a special Birthday boy.
Vanilla sponge filled with vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam, then covered in white chocolate ganache and sugarpaste.

I love a clean and organized cake ingredients cupboard.

I absolutely loved making this Peter Rabbit cake for a special little boy.
Lemon sponge filled with lemon and white chocolate ganache, and lemon curd.
Then decorated in handmade vegetables and Peter Rabbit.

Retirement cupcakes for a very special lady. X

A rich chocolate cake filled and covered in milk chocolate ganache. Then covered in fondant and decorated with a real bottle of prossecco, edible white chocolate hearts, mini chocolate bars, silver chocolate balls, buttercream, and mini meringues. # # #

Bisscoff cupcakes.
A light sponge made with brown sugar, then filled with a spoonful of Bisscoff. Decorated with Bisscoff buttercream, and topped with a Bisscoff biscuit.
They smelt soooooo good. Xx

Gin and tonic cupcakes.
Gordon's gin is first mixed into the sponge mixture. Once baked, the cupcakes are pierced several times, then drizzled with a gin infused sugar syrup. Then finished off with gin infused buttercream and decorated with grated lime, straw and a pipette filled with more Gordon's gin.
Definitely contains alcohol. 😉🍸🧁