abigail*ryan does WEDDINGS!

Ooh, we're so excited! This has been a long time coming, you see.

Last year we made a cake for Ryan's Mum, which caused quite a stir! It took us almost a whole week to make and decorate, and we had a blast. We were very tempted to give everything up and just make cakes for a living... ;) Since then, we have had a lot of requests for the sugar decorations we made which adorned the cake, namely, my hand-painted Butterflies and our stylish white pollen-centred Daisies.

Now that we are planning our own Wedding, our mind is on these things again, and we have decided to offer them in our shop, in the special section we have created for all things celebratory (yes, we will be adding more!)... so, even if you're not planning a Wedding, these would be perfect for a gorgeous childrens party, a special birthday, any time when you have cake and you want some pretty!

We hope you love them as much as we do...

x

Abigail @ abigail*ryan

A cake fit for a VERY special party...

Things have been very quiet here on our blog for the last few weeks and that's because we had been working extremely hard on preparing a big surprise party for Ryan's Mums 50th Birthday last weekend.

On top of planning all the festivities (bouncy castle in the back-yard anyone?!) we decided we wanted to make a truly special birthday cake for the occasion!

After a lot of reading up on cake decorating tips and watching of many a tutorial, we designed and made a huge two tier fruit cake, traditionally covered in marzipan and fondant icing then festooned with white daisies (with bright yellow pollen-laden centres!) and covered with a bevvy of beautiful butterflies...resting atop the flowers and leaves...

We hand cut out all the butterflies from floral paste, formed them, letting them dry and then I hand painted each and every one in a three stage process that went from colour wash to markings and detail to final luster detail. I had a blast!!!

We were delighted with the final result, as was Jacki - and now can't wait to make another... best be sure to clear our diary for a week first though, egh?! ;)

More on behind the scenes of making the cake and fun at the party soon...

Abigail@abigail*ryan