24 February 2012

Brighter Days

The weather has finally picked up, and it's starting to get dark a little later!! Spring is on its way! I can't take the cold weather anymore...I need some SUNSHINE!!! I'm looking forward to longer, warmer and brighter days, the birds chirping, flowers blossoming and COLOUR!! Soft peach, pinks, yellows, purples, Bridal Showers, Tea parties and Mother's Day!! In my mind its springtime, and l'm looking forward to sharing my Spring-time Treats collection...ps there is a new camera in the house...OMG, its snapping some AMAZING shots!!

Speaking of OMG, I am styling an OMG-Funky Fresh birthday party for my daughter's 14th!! She loves the phrase OMG ("oh my gosh"), and is very much into the Funky Fresh, late 80's/early 90's retro look...what a challenge! So the chosen colours are electric purple/hot pink & lime green, grafitti with key phrase OMG...Work In progress and 3 weeks to go! Will share some details soon!

Sharing treats soon, including Pancake Treats from Pancake Day...Pancake options varied from strawberry cookie crumble: a generous dollop of vanilla bean cream, topped with fresh sliced strawberries, oreo cookie crumble, mini marshmallows and chocolate drizzle; to simple Lemon sugar pancakes!

Wishing you all lovely weekend!

Sweet Wishes and 2 Kisses!!
xxCC Treats

13 February 2012

Betty Boop Cake

Here's a peek at a Betty Boop Birthday Treat. As the cake was for a man, I found an image that had Betty Boop balancing her foot on a football and still looking cute!! The cake flavour was our moist Red Velvet Cake filled with White Chocolate cream cheese frosting, covered with white sugarpaste, and a free-hand cut and hand painted image of Betty Boop!



More treats to come!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xx CC Treats

The Greatest Love of All...

(image from eonline.com)
 
I am normally not one to publicly pay tributes to musicians etc, but yesterday I was stunned after hearing about the death of Whitney Houston. I was not a die hard fan of Whitney, but growing up her infectious songs and lyrics brought me "in front of the mirror" inspiration and great memories, that I relived yesterday! Some of her songs that I hadn't heard in AGES, triggered and sparked memories of my AMAZING childhood, and as I grew up "learning to love" myself, I now understand how it is truly the greatest love of all! I am thankful for who I am today, and thank you Whitney for giving us timeless music to remind us of this!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a day to tell not just your partner, but ALL your loved ones, how much they mean to you. Life is too short and tomorrow may never come, so say I LOVE YOU today & always!! No doubt Whitney love songs will be on your play list tomorrow!

R.I.P Whitney Houston, we thank God for the beauty and power of your amazing voice!!

Loving Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xxFaro

7 February 2012

Vans Inspired Birthday Treats


Another surprise treat for a FAB 12 year-old. The mum threw a suprise Fashion Show inspired party, and her daughter loves Vans trainers as most young teens do! The shoebox was a coconut cake filled with chocolate & coconut ganache, covered in black sugarpaste and adorned with the Vans shoebox logo, and the trainer was a chocolate fudge cake filled with chocolate & coconut ganache. The birthday girl loves purple too, so we designed a purple checkered Vans inspired trainer cake, and hand painted the check pattern. This is our first trainer cake, and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. My kids are impressed and the cake got a thumbs up/ seal of approval! Here are a few shots (the cake was still drying though!)



 



More to come this week Red Velvet Betty Boo cake, Valentines Treat Buffet, Mickey Mouse and more (hopefully taken with the new camera...yay!!). I'll also share some yummy pancake fillings for Pancake Day/ Shrove Tuesday - Tuesday 21st Februay, roll on Lent/Ash Wednesday, roll on Easter, which means Springtime and a renewed You!!

Oh, by the way, my goal for this month...work on my website...work in progress, new look coming soon!!!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!
xxCC Treats



Birthday Treats - Christian Louboutin Cake

It's so cold out there...I am Thankful for the roof over my head, the warmth in my home and the fact that I can make myself food to warm me up! Sometimes we don't really realise how blessed we are until it's all gone! So let's stop complaining about how cold it is and actually thank God for the simple fact that at the end of the day we have somewhere to go and keep warm! Spring...where are you?!!

It has been a week of birthday treats...my camera is on its last legs, so the focus is not so great!
We made a Christian Louboutin Shoebox cake, for a Loubou fanatic. The surprise cake was a Vanilla Bean sponge filled with Vanilla Bean buttercream. The colours for the edible logo print came out slightly darker, so I incorporated it on the top like a sticker (although I know the box is not done that way!!), and added a customised label (centred around one of the many pairs she owns) to the side of the box.




I say, if you can't afford to own a pair, then at least you can eat one!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xx CC Treats

24 February 2012

Brighter Days

The weather has finally picked up, and it's starting to get dark a little later!! Spring is on its way! I can't take the cold weather anymore...I need some SUNSHINE!!! I'm looking forward to longer, warmer and brighter days, the birds chirping, flowers blossoming and COLOUR!! Soft peach, pinks, yellows, purples, Bridal Showers, Tea parties and Mother's Day!! In my mind its springtime, and l'm looking forward to sharing my Spring-time Treats collection...ps there is a new camera in the house...OMG, its snapping some AMAZING shots!!

Speaking of OMG, I am styling an OMG-Funky Fresh birthday party for my daughter's 14th!! She loves the phrase OMG ("oh my gosh"), and is very much into the Funky Fresh, late 80's/early 90's retro look...what a challenge! So the chosen colours are electric purple/hot pink & lime green, grafitti with key phrase OMG...Work In progress and 3 weeks to go! Will share some details soon!

Sharing treats soon, including Pancake Treats from Pancake Day...Pancake options varied from strawberry cookie crumble: a generous dollop of vanilla bean cream, topped with fresh sliced strawberries, oreo cookie crumble, mini marshmallows and chocolate drizzle; to simple Lemon sugar pancakes!

Wishing you all lovely weekend!

Sweet Wishes and 2 Kisses!!
xxCC Treats

13 February 2012

Betty Boop Cake

Here's a peek at a Betty Boop Birthday Treat. As the cake was for a man, I found an image that had Betty Boop balancing her foot on a football and still looking cute!! The cake flavour was our moist Red Velvet Cake filled with White Chocolate cream cheese frosting, covered with white sugarpaste, and a free-hand cut and hand painted image of Betty Boop!



More treats to come!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xx CC Treats

The Greatest Love of All...

(image from eonline.com)
 
I am normally not one to publicly pay tributes to musicians etc, but yesterday I was stunned after hearing about the death of Whitney Houston. I was not a die hard fan of Whitney, but growing up her infectious songs and lyrics brought me "in front of the mirror" inspiration and great memories, that I relived yesterday! Some of her songs that I hadn't heard in AGES, triggered and sparked memories of my AMAZING childhood, and as I grew up "learning to love" myself, I now understand how it is truly the greatest love of all! I am thankful for who I am today, and thank you Whitney for giving us timeless music to remind us of this!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, a day to tell not just your partner, but ALL your loved ones, how much they mean to you. Life is too short and tomorrow may never come, so say I LOVE YOU today & always!! No doubt Whitney love songs will be on your play list tomorrow!

R.I.P Whitney Houston, we thank God for the beauty and power of your amazing voice!!

Loving Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xxFaro

7 February 2012

Vans Inspired Birthday Treats


Another surprise treat for a FAB 12 year-old. The mum threw a suprise Fashion Show inspired party, and her daughter loves Vans trainers as most young teens do! The shoebox was a coconut cake filled with chocolate & coconut ganache, covered in black sugarpaste and adorned with the Vans shoebox logo, and the trainer was a chocolate fudge cake filled with chocolate & coconut ganache. The birthday girl loves purple too, so we designed a purple checkered Vans inspired trainer cake, and hand painted the check pattern. This is our first trainer cake, and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. My kids are impressed and the cake got a thumbs up/ seal of approval! Here are a few shots (the cake was still drying though!)



 



More to come this week Red Velvet Betty Boo cake, Valentines Treat Buffet, Mickey Mouse and more (hopefully taken with the new camera...yay!!). I'll also share some yummy pancake fillings for Pancake Day/ Shrove Tuesday - Tuesday 21st Februay, roll on Lent/Ash Wednesday, roll on Easter, which means Springtime and a renewed You!!

Oh, by the way, my goal for this month...work on my website...work in progress, new look coming soon!!!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!
xxCC Treats



Birthday Treats - Christian Louboutin Cake

It's so cold out there...I am Thankful for the roof over my head, the warmth in my home and the fact that I can make myself food to warm me up! Sometimes we don't really realise how blessed we are until it's all gone! So let's stop complaining about how cold it is and actually thank God for the simple fact that at the end of the day we have somewhere to go and keep warm! Spring...where are you?!!

It has been a week of birthday treats...my camera is on its last legs, so the focus is not so great!
We made a Christian Louboutin Shoebox cake, for a Loubou fanatic. The surprise cake was a Vanilla Bean sponge filled with Vanilla Bean buttercream. The colours for the edible logo print came out slightly darker, so I incorporated it on the top like a sticker (although I know the box is not done that way!!), and added a customised label (centred around one of the many pairs she owns) to the side of the box.




I say, if you can't afford to own a pair, then at least you can eat one!

Sweet Wishes & 2 Kisses!!
xx CC Treats