Baby Elephant baby shower

I am so thrilled that my baby brother is going to be a daddy in the next few weeks.  And when he and his partner asked if I could help with the baby shower... well, I was very excited!.

My sister in law chose the very popular baby elephant printables designed by Style me gorgeous, for the invitations, buffet lables party spots and thank you spots.
I love love the baby elephant printables. This design was my inspiration behind the marble mud cake and colour palette for the sweets table.

To say that Studio Cake was soley responsible for the dessert table would be a lie... this was a family affair.. lol
From the design of the cake, to the elements on the table, Hailey was totally involved and very enthusiastic.. We had such a great time constructing the backdrop for the table. A very simple but effective ribbon background.

We wanted to keep the sweets simple and compliment the design of the printables, hence we chose ombre macarons (strawberry, raspberry and lemon), Tim Tam cake pops and a selection of yummy candy!

A very special thank you to my other wonderful sister in law Corrine for making the delicious yo yo's (my all time favourite sweet treat - scroll down for the recipe) and the vanilla cupcakes with buttercream swirl and lemon curd.

Vendor credits are below.

Thanks for looking xx

 

 

Yo Yo's (recipe below)

Yo Yo's (otherwise known as Melting Moments)

Ingredients
250g unsalted butter - softened
100g pure icing sugar
300g plain (all purpose) flour
60g custard power
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Buttercream filling
160g pure icing sugar
80g unsalted butter - softened
1 tablespoon custard powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

1. Preheat oven 160 degrees and line two baking trays with baking paper.

2. Combine butter, icing sugar, sifted flour, custard powder and vanilla extract and mix on low speed until a dough forms.

3. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place them on a the lined baking trays. Flattern slightly with fork

4. Bake for 15min or until firm to the touch, cool on wire rack

5. Prepare filling - combine all the ingredients and beat on low speed until combined and then beat on high speed for three minutes

6. Sandwitch the cooled biscuits together with the filling

YUMMMM!!! enjoy!

Note that these can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
Recipe makes 15 yo yo's



Vendor credits

Sweets and Styling - Studio Cake

Baby elephant printables - Style Me Gorgeous

Candy and pink milk glass stand - Sweet Style

Gorgeous Candy Jars - Little Dance Invitations

Pink suit cases - Lily Chic Events

Photography - Love that photography

Drink dispensers and candy jars available for hire here  from Boutique Party Hire

Blast off for Ethan's 5th Birthday!

A few weeks ago we celebrated our middle son's 5th birthday.  Each year I ask my children to think of a " theme" they may like for their birthday, they do some thinking and get back to me ever so excitedly!!!. I love that they want to become involved in their own party planning and dessert table styling!.

It was my son's last year at kindergarden and for the majority of the final term they were learning about Space, planets, rockets and astronauts, so it was of no surprise to myself that Ethan would choose a "space theme" for his party!.  He has actually developed a keen interest in the planets and can name them in the correct order to the sun...

We chose the invitations from Polkadot prints and Jordan went out of her way to ensure the matching wall paper arrived just in time for the party!. We printed off matching straw lables (how cute are these) and attached them to the star straws available from P is for Party. They looked great in the mini glass bottles don't you think?

The sweets table included yummy caramel mud and milk chocolate ganache rocket ship cake, gingerbread rocket ship cookies, " alien" oreo cake pops and vanilla space cupcakes.  The sweets table would not have been complete without the delicious jelly beans and sixlets from Sweet Style. They looked so cute in the mini glass apothecary jars, also available from Sweet Style.

The children had such a wonderful time, we played pin the rocket ship on the planets (a game where each child had to wear a "space helmet".  They then had to stick down their rocketship on the planets poster - the child with the rocketship closest to the sun won a small prize.

We also made little Astronaut survival kits were the children got to fill their very own goody bag to take home. The "kit" included an astronaut manual (sticker and colour book), space bubbles, a milkyway bar and a space pencil!.

Lee Bird Photography captured the awesome photos of the table. I especially love the shots of the alien cake pops!!!

All in all, the party was a huge hit, the kids had a great time and most importantly Ethan got to spend time with those special in his life right now.

A huge thank you to Amy Atlas, for featuring the party on her blog. This is my very first submission and to say that I was very excited to have recieved an email this morning advising that they would include in their featured submission, would be an understatement!!!

You can find more photos and the guest dessert feature here

Cake Pops

I am loving making cake pops at the moment. Its so nice to be able to just reach for a couple of ingredients and create some yummy treats when the kids or I want something sweet and fun. Cake pops are the new cupcakes - in my opinion. And they are so much fun to make. What makes these little balls of cakes on a stick so appealing to both children and adults?.... well its the bite size loveliness of course!. 

There are so many great cake pop recipes out there right now, and if you happen to have Bakerella's book you will find so much inspiration, its just amazing what this lady can create. My personal favourite recipe (which is so simple and most importantly quick and easy to follow) is the Oreo and Philly recipe - Two ingredients 300gm of Oreo's biscuits and 250gm of Philadelphia cream cheese. Too Easy!

Things you will need to make these yummy little balls on a stick -

• Two packets of  Oreo biscuits (150gms each)
• One packet of Philly cream cheese ( 250gms)
• Candy melts
•  Lollipop sticks
• Sprinkles to decorate

Method

1. In a food processor, place the two packets of Oreo biscuits and whizz these, making sure the consistency resembles breadcrumbs

2. Add the cream cheese to the mix and whizz for a few seconds, until combined with the biscuits

That's it!!!, how easy is that

3. Next I use a 24 whole mini muffin tray and roll out small balls of the cake pop mix and place them in the mini muffin trays

4. Place in the fridge for a few hours, or if you are short of time, you could place them in the freezer, but remember not to leave in there for too long or they will go rock hard!

5. The next step is to prepare the candy melts. If you use compounded chocolate from the store be sure to purchase the correct product to colour chocolate. Roberts confectionery have a great range of colours. Or you can use the ready coloured chocolate from Wilton's which is readily available form places like Spotlight. I purchase mine from cakes around town. They have a large selection of ready made coloured chocolate melts.


Make sure that what ever you are using to melt the chocolate in is deep enough for the ball to be completely submerged in.
I melt my chocolate in the microwave using 30 second intervals.
Once the chocolate has melted and is smooth, you are ready to cover the cake pops

6. Take out the tray of cake pops from the fridge and place one lollipop stick into the melted chocolate. Next insert the stick in the hardened ball

7. Place the ball on the stick into the candy melts, ensuring the whole ball is covered with chocolate

8. Next take the ball out of the chocolate and lightly tap the excess chocolate against the side of your dish/cup to remove excess chocolate (note I have not done this for the ice cream pop as I wanted a melting effect)

9. Decorate the cake pop, using sprinkles, flowers, etc and then place the finished cake pop to set on a Styrofoam block

 Although a little time consuming to make, these little lovelies are OH so yummy and so worth the effort

ENJOY!

For these I used pearl balls  on co ordinating chocolate melts.

These yummy ice cream balls are a little more work, but how effective would they be on a dessert table!
I used mini ice-cream cones and smarties to decorate.

These mummy cake pops were a favourite at Halloween!,


They make such a fabulous addition to any dessert table. I hope you find this little tutorial useful, I am happy to answer any questions you may have or alternatively would be happy for Studio cake to make them for your next event. Prices vary depending on complexity, and start at $4.50 each. Please contact me for an obligation free quote.