Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow

Inspired by the lyrics of Sammy Cahn;

Oh the weather outside is frightful,
But the fire is so delightful,
And since we've no place to go,
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

And here is my snowy homage to Christmas. It's a simple affair but I think you'll agree its got it all, snow, Santa, Reindeer and a Snowman. What a winter wonderland. Again, last orders for Christmas cakes is the first week of December and this one starts at £60. Give me a shout if you need anything :-)

Santa's Secret Christmas Snooze

I've been slaving away in the kitchen like one of Santa's elves making cakes for my Christmas orders. If I'm honest I lost my mojo a bit and was almost crippled with self-doubt. Then my friend (of Kitty-Gate fame) plyed me with copius bottles of Rioja and I as wobbled my way home I realised that the only way to conquer your fears is to confront them head on.

Out came my baking book and before I knew it the Spirit of Christmas was back and the fairy dust was flying. Well the edible glitter anyway. I'm pretty pleased with the results, this first one is for a party next week, I hope everyone likes it.....

By the way its not quite too late to place your orders for a Christmas cake. This one starts at £60. Give me a shout if you need anything.

Shaun the Sheep

I lost sleep over Shaun the Sheep. I loved making him for my latest commission and I was really pleased with the end result. The problem was - the photo! I don't know what was going on yesterday but my friend tells me it was a full moon. I'm not usually superstitious about these things but I'd swear that my Shaun got a bit of the curse of the old were-sheep. He certainly didn't like being photographed.

I took a great photo on my digital camera but the Creative Director got hold of it. How an almost 3 year old can find a way to permanently delete a file is beyond me. She is surely a technical genius. So there I was, all blogged up and no photo to show.

And then Mama Kitty Gate stepped in. Well Papa technically. A little bit of technical wizardry, fairy dust, a 1-2-3 and here we are. I'm really proud of him and I'm pleased to say so was the birthday boy. I'm happy to welcome Shaun to the Mamma Makes Cakes Menagerie.

So, if you need a cake, you know who to ask - email me on mammamakescakes@hotmail.co.uk.

No ewes. lambs or rams were harmed during the writing of this blog update.