Cake 37

13 June, 2011

An extra special celebration, not only for Paul but for Seb too, for his 18th. On request, his favourite celebration chocolate cake.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for morning tea: Seb; Ann & Bob; Lisa, Emma & Zane; Helen & Clint; Bruce; Jayne, Scott & Sarah.

Lisa: thank you for bringing Paul's cake, fresh Banana Bread, still warm from the oven.

Cake 36

12 June, 2011

An winter's evening with Gill and Tim. Thank you Gill for the Ricotta Cheesecake. Delicious! Happil, we have leftovers to enjoy.

And yes, Seb was here for yet another cake.

Cake 35

29 May 2011

Pistachio Cake, made by Michelle. She very generously made a cake that could be frozen. Leftovers? What leftovers? Demolished and enjoyed. Yummmm.

Cake 34

28 May 2011

Passionatefruit Sponge Cake, from the much-enjoyed cafe at the National Portrait Gallery.
Thank you Jan and Ian, our celebrations at the Gallery could become habit forming.

Cake 33

29 April 2011

Blueberry Muffin at Hello Cafe in Campbell, enjoyed with our far-flung friends, Jan and David, visiting from the most southern part of Australia.

It's silly but fun: turning up to cafes with candles and matches. But we do know how to behave, no raucous singing.

Cake 32

24 April 2011

Chocolate Mud Cake from International Diethnes Cakes, Lonsdale Street, Melbourne.
An impromptu and very welcome family celebration: Maria and Steve.
And, yes, Seb was here too!

Cake 31

3 April 2011

Cupcakes!

Vanessa and Tony LOVE their favourite cupcake shop. We will remember V&T for their cupcake wedding cake.

Gorgeous and delicious.

Extra special to have Alyson join in on yet another celebration.

Cake 30

29 March 2011

Cake number 30, for Paul who turned 50, baked by our friend who is 60. Lovely round numbers...and the cake was round too: Blueberry Ring Cake.
Enjoyed for weeks after, freezes well, great morning tea snack.

Thank you Alyson! And a special thank you to Judyth who visited and joined us for the celebration.

Cake 29

27 March 2011

Bronwen, Ron and Edwina: thank you for delicious Pear and Chocolate Flan. Yum, yum, yum.

Cake 28a and 28b

18 February 2011

Sharon excelled. Not one, but two cakes.
First, the potato cakes which went very nicely with our dinner of fish and chips.
Followed by Sharon's favourite sponge cake.

A joy as always to have Seb share the celebration.
Thank you Alyson for being part of this special time.

Cake 27

12 February 2011

Chocolate Mud Cake from a cake shop in Berry.
Thank you Ben and Mairead for a fabulous lunch.

Cake 26

Early February and also 26 April 2011

To kick off the next half of the 50 cakes, Paul was thrilled with the ornament and poem which arrived in the post from our dear friends from USA, Jan and Brian. A cake that lasts forever.

On 26 April we skyped (via iPhone) for the official candle blowing.

Cake 25

28 January 2011

Chocolate Olive Oil Cake - delicious and a highly recommended recipe.
Thank you Darryl and Deb for visiting from interstate. Also thanks to Sharon for tripping over the border to enjoy another cake.

Cake 24

16 January 2011

Brunch with our friends LynnAnne and Boyd at one of their favourite local cafes. Once we finished our eggs and bacon, we moved to the main event. LynnAnne brought a delicious Tea Ring she made from her favourite recipe book "Secrets of a Jewish Baker".

Very very nice! We are enjoying the leftovers. It's delicious with cold yoghurt on a hot afternoon.
Yummmmm ...

Cake 23

15 January, 2011 - a joint celebration

A triumph - so many family members in one group: Ann, Jim, Alex, Ian, Olivia, Emily, Georgia, Jenn, Lachlan, William, Narelle, Dorothy and Bethany.

The first and third photo are of the cake I made for the occasion and transported to Sydney: Damp Apple and Almond Cake. An experiment, never made this before, it's a Nigella Lawson recipe from her book "Feast". Delicious.

The second photo below is of one of the biscuits/cakes which Narelle made. She has also recently celebrated an important birthday, so it was with much joy for us (and the paparazzi...so many cameras!) that she and Paul blew out candles their candles together.

As we usually say at this point.....yummmm.

Cake 20 - part two....

17 December, 2010

Back in early November we had Cake 20 - Part One (What's Inside?).

Now all can be revealed. We skyped with our wonderful friends to reveal what they had posted to Paul. Thank you Karen, Dennis, William and Alice for how each of you had a hand in making this happen.

Beautifully wrapped

Preparing the cake and candle for our Skype call

Connecting with the other side of the world

Close-up of the fruit and nut cake .... delicious

Cake 22

26 November, 2010

A surprise from Louise & Rick. The occasions, friends gathering to enjoy Louise's fantastic Nigella Lawson curries...and for dessert this fabulous pavlova roulade concoction appears with a candle on it.

Thank you! Louise, Rick, Nicole and Bruce for a delicious evening.

Cake 21

20 November, 2010.

Thank you Corrinne and Bob: delicious and beautiful. Chocolate cake with extra chocolate sauce and summer fruits.