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My very first ‘Free Cake For Kids’ cake

I was really excited earlier this week to be able to make my very first ‘Free Cakes For Kids‘ birthday cake. I’ve been wanting to make one for ages but the requests have all come in when I was either shooting or away or had another cake on the go – and let’s face it one cake at a time is probably best when you work elsewhere full time!

The cake request came in and the details I were given were that the little girl likes pink, butterflies and would love a heart shaped cake. So I set to!

I covered the cake board in light pink icing then cut out a piece of paper that mimiced the shape of the board. I have a heart shaped tin but it isn’t a great shape so I used it anyway and cut a better heart shape out of it. I did toy with the idea of making a square and round cake and cutting the round in half to make a heart shape but whatever way I tried it it just wouldn’t work out. It was either too big or had too much waste. My old heart shaped tin was perfect in the end and only gave a few off cuts (much to Beau’s disgust!) I then gave it a crumb coating.

FCFK1Now, all I needed to do was a second coat of buttercream to get a really good smooth base and then cover it in sugarpaste. I made the hearts and butterfly decorations the day before I made the cake so they had time to firm up enough to be handled without breaking.

FCFK4Once the cake was smooth and I had positioned it on the cake board I stuck on the heart shapes around the outer edge with Royal Icing. I then added the mini hearts and butterflies to the hearts and voila!

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How cool is this ribbon that the head of Free Cakes For Kids Bromley had made up to go around our cake boards? Gives them a really professional look don’t you think? FCFK Ribbon

I delivered the cake on Monday and the feedback has been great but I have to say that whenever I deliver a cake and there’s a big smile it just makes my day!

If you want to join ‘Free Cakes For Kids‘ check out the website for your closest branch – they’re everywhere now.

EmmaMT

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10 Comments

  1. Cristina ohalloran says:

    That cake is absolutely perfect for a little girl. Well done!

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      Thanks Cristina, the ribbon looked fab. Thanks for that. A great touch and sends the message home!

      Em
      x

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      Thanks Julie. x

  2. That looks gorgeous Emma – I’m with Beau though – need lots more off cuts so we can have tasting sessions! Cxx

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      Defo! Next time I’ll make if from a square cake. Plenty to share then! x

  3. Oh Emma it is gorgeous! So pretty and stylish, it must have been a lovely brief to follow too. Xxx

  4. Beautiful! I am signed up for Free Cakes but there doesn’t seem to be much demand in our area, will keep waiting… 🙂

  5. This is so lovely! And your cake is just gorgeous, well done

    1. EmmaMT from CakesBakesAndCookies.com says:

      Thanks Kerry. x

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