Indian-inspired ruby wedding anniversary cake for my parents-in-law

Last weekend my parents-in-law celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. Many friends and family took part in party; cousins sang, friends performed Indian classical music, Mihir prepared a slide show of photos of their forty years of marriage....My contribution was the cake - a two-tiered, masala tea-infused fruit cake. The paisley border decoration was inspired by the beautiful ruby sari my mother-in-law wore for the party.

Pavlova Diaries features Lizzie's Pretty Scrumptious Cakes!

My first ever interview as a cake-maker, by Mary Lu of Pavlova Diaries. Hopefully the first of many to come!

Designer make-up bag cake with sparkly red nail varnish

This cake is for a make-up crazy 18 year old, to help her celebrate her landmark birthday in some serious style. The cake itself is a rich dark chocolate cake, filled with chocolate ganache and raspberry jam, covered in chocolate buttercream and then sugarpaste.

Daisylicious cupcakes

Cupcakes for a summer party - these sweet cakes are zingy lemon sponge, filled with a lemon curd "surprise" and topped off with a swirl of tangy lemon frosting and some daisy and rose decorations.

London calling

This cake is a freshly baked vanilla sponge, filled with tasty Dalesford Organic strawberry jam and buttercream. I find shopping for the ingredients for my cakes almost as enjoyable as the baking itself. I love supporting local and am lucky enought to have a fantastic Farmers' Market on Kensington Church Street. The eggs and butter were all bought there.

Handbag cake with an ipod

This weekend I went on another of the wonderful Julia Francis' cake courses. We made a cake in the shape of a handbag. Next time, I'll be making an Anya Hindmarch or Louis Vuitton...

Monkeying around

My darling husband wanted all his favourite things in his birthday cake, so I made up a chocolate and banana cake recipe especially for him.

Polka dot and stripes

I wanted to share this monster of cake with you, made for a friend's birthday party!

Small scrumptious cakes

Here are my latest cakes, all miniature, none of them much bigger than 7cm.

Birthday cake double bill

This may well get me into trouble with my mother-in-law...I had told her the missing slice from her cake was a special design feature. Little did she realise the missing slice was used for the benefit of another birthday cake! (Sorry Snigdha if you are reading this!)