I bought all the cake dummies and necessary supplies to create the cakes and….. there they sat, all lonely and forlorn in my cake room.  I had, what I thought was going to be, a lovely quiet start to the new year.  A couple of wedding cakes, a birthday cake and plenty of time to spend creating the show cakes.  However, an influx of last minute orders – including a wonderful bride who had brought her wedding forward and arranged everything in 8 weeks, amazing!! – put my plans back somewhat.

So, early March had me panicking with 13 bare dummy cakes taunting me and only 2 weeks to go.  Well, never let it be said that cake makers actually need sleep!  Several late nights and working solidly through the days (even nearly forgetting to collect my daughter from school one day when I was so engrossed in making ranunculus flowers!) and they were complete.  I hadn’t even deviated from my original sketches, all exactly as I’d planned, it was a miracle!!

JellyCake’s 2013 Squires Exhibition Wedding Cakes

Thursday 14^th March saw us making the journey to Farnham to set up my display.  It was lovely to see some of the other fabulous cake designers that I had befriended last year, and to say that I was very honoured to be among the 20 cake designers exhibiting there, would be an understatement.

It was fabulous to see all of the amazing wedding cakes in the showroom and great to chat to the other designers and some of the visitors too.  I even managed to fit in a mini class with the fabulous Carlos Lischetti.  My daughter was adamant she wanted to be there, and was most excited to meet the lovely Phil Vickery and Eddie Spence who were kind enough to have a picture taken with her!

The fabulous Wedding Cake Showroom at Squires Exhibition 2013

It was a fabulous few days and I’m really looking forward to next year!  Maybe I’ll even get the cakes finished a little earlier…. I doubt it, but you never know!!

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Their Spring 2013 wedding fayre was on a cold and misty Sunday in March and JellyCake was there along with lots of other fabulous local suppliers.

The Rectory has a lovely homely feel to it, lots of comfy sofas, wellies at the front door, and a beautiful panelled dining room.  But it doesn’t end there.  The church is right next door which means that couples have the luxury of relaxing and getting ready in the hotel before taking a short stroll to church.

The gardens stretch around the all sides of the house and are home to some fabulous features, including an open air swimming pool!  My favourites though are the brilliantly colourful and unusual finds as you wonder around the grounds – bird houses, the grazing sheep and colourful pigs!!

I always look forward to my deliveries to at The Rectory.  One of my bookings there this summer is for a lovely bride and groom who live in Sydney, Australia.  I can’t wait to see their English country garden themed wedding come together and hopefully I’ll get to meet them too, after emails and phone calls arranging the cake!

Here is glimpse of JellyCake’s stand all set up in the beautiful conservatory!

For more information on The Rectory go to www.therectoryhotel.co.uk.

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JellyCake was founded in April 2009 and as the 4^th anniversary approached, we decided to create a new logo and a fresh new look for JellyCake.  After a few months of working with our web designers, the site is here and looking fab!

2012 was our busiest year to date with almost 60 wedding cakes baked, iced, decorated and delivered.  Although we will still be offering cakes for all celebrations -  wedding cakes, cupcakes, favours and dessert tables will be our main focus and is what we are becoming increasingly recognised for.

We have been very lucky to have our wedding cake designs featured in several industry magazines during 2012 and have provided recipes, decorating guides and features for popular baking titles, with more to come in 2013.

At the risk of sounding like an Oscar acceptance speech, I really would like to thank all of my customers, friends, our web designers and all of the amazing new friends I have made within the wedding industry.  Lastly of course a huge thank you to my family for their support without whom, well, JellyCake just wouldn’t be here!!  Thank you and here’s to a fabulous 2013!

Trudy
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Come along to Stanton Manor, Stanton St Quintin on Sunday 9th June 2013 from 12noon to 5pm for their Wedding Fayre.

We will be there for you to discuss your wedding cake ideas with, you can view some of JellyCake’s display cakes and try some cake samples.

We look forward to seeing you!

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That morning found us on an amazing farm in Lacock, Wiltshire, at Emma’s fabulously converted railway carriage photography studio. It was filled with the most wonderful vintage style props and I was struggling to contain my excitement!

We spent the morning styling and photographing some of my wedding cakes, cupcakes and favours in various fabulous settings. Luckily I’d brought my hubby along to be our runner, and he was a huge help bringing the cakes and props in and out of the car! Emma has a fabulous talent for styling and capturing the perfect shot, there was many a squeal of delight when we saw had a quick look at the pictures on the camera!

Pop along to see more of Emma’s fabulous work at www.oscar-and-rose.co.uk. I hope you like the pictures!!

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