Western Mail - Weekend Wish list

A few weeks ago B Cake Studio and The Vintage Crockery Cupboard were featured in the Western Mail's Weekend wish list, did you see it? I missed it!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

My Cupcakes are in Tesco*

Not really ;) but they are selling napkins with my cupcakes on
A few months ago I was was asked by Rose-Innes Designs to make some cupcakes to be photographed and made into Christmas themed napkins, here they are

Before the Big Day

Last week Georgia from Before the Big Day featured my cakes and cookies on her blog, Before the Big Day is a wonderful wedding blog full of wedding ideas and inspiration. You can see the feature here. 

Hello to the Before the Big Day readers, thanks for stopping by.

Hosting a tea party?

Last week I met up with Anwen of The Vintage Crockery Cupboard for a little photo shoot.
We are collaborating on a afternoon tea package that includes all the vintage crockery you could need for your tea party and co-ordinating vintage style cupcakes and mini cakes to treat your guests to an afternoon tea they won't forget

If you would like any more information, prices or to place an order for the afternoon tea package please contact me angela@bcakestudio.co.uk or Anwen tea@thevintagecrockerycupboard.co.uk

The Vintage crockery cupboard will be at the Create your Day Wedding Fayre at the Swalec Stadium, Cardiff

this Sunday (2nd October) go say hi!

* I have also made some small changes to the comments on the blog to allow anyone to comment *

2012 Wedding orders

Are you getting married in 2012? June, July and August dates are booking up fast. Email me to book a consultation/tasting, I charge £30 for this service but it is redeemable against your order.
In the consultation you will get to sample lots of cake and fillings and discuss the design of your cake, you will also get to take home a box of cake samples to share.

Cake flavours include:

Vanilla 

Coffee

Milk Chocolate mud cake 

White Chocolate mud cake

Carrot Cake 

Rich fruit cake 

Lemon Cake 

Fillings:

Black Cherry Conserve

Strawberry and Champagne Conserve

Raspberry Conserve

Homemade Caramel sauce

Homemade Chocolate Sauce

Lemon Curd

Vanilla Buttercream

Chocolate mousse Buttercream

Oreo Buttercream 

Coffee Buttercream

Strawberry Buttercream

Coconut Buttercream

Please get in touch if you would like more info or to book, angela@bcakestudio.co.uk or call me on 07583 122 349

                             

National cupcake week 12th-18th September

Its national cupcake week!
Heres a old recipe I found in Womans life magazine from 1932, it was my great-great auntie's

Cupcakes

Ingredients: 

Half a pound of plain flour 

Two level teaspoonfuls of baking powder 

Half a teaspoon of salt 

Four ounces of butter

Six ounces of sugar 

Two eggs, well beaten 

Quarter of a pint of milk

One teaspoonful of lemon or vanilla extract 

Method:

Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Beat the butter to a cream, add the sugar, and beat in the eggs. Then add the flour alternately with the milk, beating till smooth after each addition; add the flavouring. Pour into greased tin patty pans or cups, and bake in a moderate oven (No.5 in the Junior New World Cooker, or at 350 degrees F) 

Wedding Inspiration - daisy yellow wedding

Yellow and white table setting from The Wedding Chicks

Wedding dress with yellow sash from Ruffled

Yellow sweet buffet via Stylemepretty

Yellow bridesmaid dress from Dessy

Yellow Daisy cake from B Cake Studio

Daisy bouquet from here

Personalised forks from JessicaNDesigns

Yellow shoes from BHLDN

Beautiful, contemporary wedding stationery

Richard from Richard Evans Wedding Stationery has dropped by to share some of his beautiful wedding stationery, he also offers a bespoke design service creating one-of-a-kind invitations that reflect who you are as a couple.

Beautiful, contemporary wedding stationery based near Cardiff, South Wales but available to order throughout the UK.

Wedding Invitations, save the date, RSVP, order of service, place name cards, table numbers/names, table seating plans.

Bespoke design service available, tailored your inspiration and wedding style to create a one-of-a-kind design reflecting who you are as a couple.

Cider Cupcake Recipe

I shared my Cider Cupcake recipe on the International Craft Cider Festival blog go take a look, 

Happy baking! 

Cookie Favours

Last week my place card cookies were featured on the hitched.co.uk wedding blog here

You can order them here or email angela@bcakestudio.co.uk to discuss a custom order

Wedding details - I do. Me too. Custom Wedding Forks

Let the Happy Couple eat their Wedding Cake in Style!!

Beautiful vintage desert forks perfect for enjoying your first slice of cake as a married couple, they can be personalised with your wedding date or share an inside joke by having your nicknames for each other stamped on the handles.

These lovely forks are made by Jessica N Designs order yours now!

* I haven't been paid to advertise this product, I just think its great and wanted to share it with my readers

Cupcake gift boxes

A few of the cupcakes I've made recently, sorry for the quality of the photos I snapped the pictures quickly with my phone.

Sparkly 21st Birthday Cupcakes with edible glitter

Flowers and Butterflies

Pink flowers and butterfly cupcakes, one of my most popular designs

Cupcakes for a 1st Birthday

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate stars

Cupcakes with hand made fairies and flowers

Cupcakes for a 70th Birthday, with edible glitter 70's and hydrangeas

Cupcakes for a 60th Birthday with little edible pink 60's and flowers

Birthday Cupcakes with dragonflies and leaves

Wedding Inspiration - a vintage pink wedding

Peonies and Pearls Cake from B Cake Studio

Peony bouquet and dress photo credit Elizabeth Messina

Pink and white table setting source

Pink macarons from cannelle et vanille

Pink cookie favours from B Cake Studio

Pink peonies in hobnail vase source

Gold shoes from BHLDN Pompom shoe clips from BHLDN

Pink and gold table setting from 100 Layer Cake

Cakes for All Occasions

I've made lots of cakes lately but I've been too rushed to have proper photos taken so here are some photos I snapped with my iPhone

18th Birthday cake made for a fan of VooDoo Vegas

A baseball cap cake for a Valentino Rossi fan

70th Birthday Cake with pink hydrangeas and blossoms

Carved motobike cake

Giant Cupcake with pink chocolate cupcake case

Two tiered cake for a 40th Birthday

Your South Wales Wedding Magazine

I was lucky enough to have four cakes featured in Your South Wales Wedding magazine…below are two of my cakes. I love the combo of pink and gold together and the bright yellow daisy cake is perfect for spring and summer weddings.
My silver blossom cake was also featured!


You can check out the lovely photos in the current issue of Your South Wales Wedding Magazine!

Welcome to my blog!

I decided to start a blog to show cakes and projects I’m working on and to give a behind the scenes look at B Cake Studio. I have lots to share; new kitchen, magazine features and the launch of my website so please check back soon.

Angela x