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I got asked to make a 50th Birthday cake that was maybe lemon flavour as it’s for a spring \/ summery birthday. Aside from that, it was creative licensing all around. I had an idea in mind that I roughly doodled using instagram stickers and the end result was this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bottom tier (coloured yellow):
– Lemon sponge cake
– Lemon curd
– Lemon buttercream
– White chocolate mock ganache coating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top tier (left white):
– Vanilla sponge cake
– Strawberry jam
– Vanilla buttercream
– White chocolate mock ganache coating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Process<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the original “doodle” against what I actually made – pretty much as I imagined it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I made the cake tiers in advance, cling wrapped them and kept them in the freezer for nearly 2 weeks. When it was time to make the cake, I took them out of the freezer 24 hours before & moved them to the fridge to defrost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To ensure that they lasted as long as possible after being picked up, I stacked the cakes using a variety of strong straws to act as cake dowels to keep the cake sturdy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The finishing touches were store-bought decorations:
– Yellow, white, gold & cream decorative balls
– Fake sunflowers
– “Happy Birthday” cake topper
– “50” number for front of cake<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As with all my cakes, once it was decorated, I gave it a quick photoshoot in my photo box so that it really stands out againg the black background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I did laugh at my creativity for making the cake box taller. The cake itself would have fit OK, but once the toppers were added the box was not tall enough. In came the kebab sticks & clingfilm…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Added Extras:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To go with the main cake, there was also 2 boxes of vegan cupcakes so that I had catered for as many people as I could. These were made with chia seeds instead of egg, vegan “butter” instead of butter, and oatmilk in place of dairy milk. I did 6 each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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