This month I’m sharing my baking and sugar craft kitchen! I can’t explain just how proud I am of the pieces in this month’s post. I always thought that I was heavy handed and impatient, but I’ve proved myself wrong!
In My Kitchen…
…Sits my new friend Bertie, who is made of modelling and sugar paste. He sits on a chocolate biscuit cake that I decorated. I attended a sugar craft course at Baking Academy Ireland and was taught amazing skills by a brilliant teacher.
In My Kitchen…
…Lives a caterpillar, bee and some butterflies! This fruit cake is covered in almond paste and icing. I was so nervous placing and then glueing my name down onto the cake.
In My Kitchen…
…Sits this flower paste rose spray! I thought it looked a bit old fashion, but the more I look at it, the more I love it! It was painstakingly made so i’ll be keeping it forever.
In My Kitchen…
…Lives the Easter bunny! I made this Easter cake at The Cooks Academy in Dublin. The chocolate madera cake was covered in chocolate butter icing before being iced.
In My Kitchen…
…Lies new sugarcraft cutters! I’m now the proud owner of butterfly, flower and leaf cutters.
In My Kitchen…
…Sits a couple of modelling tools to help me with my sugarcraft ventures!
In My Kitchen…
…Are these beautiful Easter flowers from Dr Doolittle (instead of a chocolate egg). Underneath lies a small plate of pear tarts with homemade pear and ginger jam.
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Melissa xx
You are so talented, Melissa.
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Thanks Jhuls xx
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They are absolutely stunning, Melissa! I’ll be asking you to make my birthday cake 😉
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I’d love to!
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What an amazing feat! Lovely sugarcrafting going on in your kitchen. Those roses are lovely.
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Thanks Debi xx
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Wow! You’ve done an amazing job!!! Everything looks brilliant 🙂
By the way…great place for decorating tools: TKMaxx!
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Oh I know!!! And for cakey bits 😊
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Oh you have such a talent for this! Yay! Hope to see more.
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Thank you! I’m gutted I steered away from it for so long…
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What gorgeous cakes! I have given up on the thought of decorating like that. With my busy life and three boys always in the kitchen it just isn’t going to happen.
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Cheat!!
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AMAZING cakes! You have some serious skills and patience!
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I never thought I would!
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This is absolutely amazing Melissa and you are so talented 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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You are so talented!!!
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Awww thank you! I had great teachers
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Such impressive results! I can see why you want to keep the roses! Very skillfully done!
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Thank you xx
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You are incredibly talented. Blown away!!
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Woooooow dis is terrific darling Melissa
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Thanks Linda, it’s my new favourite thing!
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Woooow i can understanding darling & Really i also want to learn hope so soon but with kids bit difficult let see summary holiday in goa i will try
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Your cakes are beautiful! Wow! Very professional and creative. Gorgeous! Well done. It would be difficult to cut the first slice.
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Oh thank you for your kind words Liz xx
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You are rightfully proud of your beautiful cakes. I love the rose spray, just gorgeous!
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Thanks Ania, I love them now too xx
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You did a beautiful job on these cakes! The one with the roses is lovely!
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Cheers Nancy xx
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Amazing Melissa. You are a sugar sculptress, extraordinaire.
Be well,
Tracey
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Oooh, i love that! I’ll use that title from now on!
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How cool! Thanks for the look into your kitchen!
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Thanks darling xx
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I am so impressed with your cakes Melissa. I have the same tools and always wanted to do this but… Terrific job as they made me smile this early in the morning 🙂
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Awwww, thank you! I must make sure I use them!
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No wonder you’re proud, you should be! Well done Melissa! I’m really not a decorating person, but you’ve nearly inspired me to have a go 🙂
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Thanks Beck xx
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You are a genius!!
I´m very impatient, and I think I´ll never can make these terrific cakes!
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You can! Try it!
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Stunning!
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Thanks Fergie xx
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What beautiful cakes! Thanks for sharing!
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Oh! my! goodness! what amazing cakes ranging from whimsical to absolutely gorgeous! Ah, but the pear tarts are the truly tempting treasures. Thanks for sharing this delicious peek into your kitchen.
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Thanks Dee! The little pear tarts really were tempting!
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oh my how glorious are those cakes! such artistry in the decorations. just beautiful. the flowers are nice too – the real ones i mean and i just love your rose spray. how clever are you!:)
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Thanks Sherry!
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I don’t know how I missed this post when you originally posted, but wow! These are adorable and I think those flowers, while maybe old fashioned, are just gorgeous. I am not a baker but I am trying to make cakes, cookies etc (sticking at the moment with the no bake kind!), so since my skills leave much to be desired, please, make and decorate a cake for me!
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No problem!
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Melissa, you are SO clever! I can’t believe how fantastic all that sugarcraft looks, especially that posy of roses! By the time I scrolled down to the bottom of the post, I thought the lilies were sugar too, that’s how convincing the roses were! 🙂
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