Category Archives: Innovation

Wedding cake designs

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

Here’s a first look at the 3 new designs I will be displaying in this weekend’s wedding fair. The first one was inspired by an all time favourite wedding dress style: Lace applique. Each piece of lace is edible and made … Continue reading →

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Cake fit for a toast?

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

A few weeks ago, I was approached with a challenging brief. A customer wanted a cake for his wife who is allergic to eggs and lactose. The cake would have to be in the shape of her favourite champagne bottle. … Continue reading →

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Picasso never tasted sweeter

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

As I mentioned in my earlier post, this cake is based on a painting by Pablo Picasso. It was commissioned by the husband of the artist Rayne Bellinger. I was debating between painting directly on the cake or creating an … Continue reading →

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Picasso cake

Posted on June 21, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

One of my most exciting and creatively satisfying challenges to date is coming to a conclusion this week. It’s going to be fantastic. I have been commissioned to make a cake for an artist. It is based on one of … Continue reading →

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Big Bang Theory

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

This cake is inspired by the “Melting” Rubik’s cube T-shirt worn by one of the geeks on The Big Bang Theory. The cube was assembled from an 8inch square raspberry & white chocolate cake which was trimmed to get this … Continue reading →

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Pebble beach cake

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

I was commissioned to make this cake for a 40th birthday party for a lady who loves the tranquility of pebble beaches and has a particular fondness for marzipan. The pebbles, starfish and shells are individually crafted pieces of marzipan. … Continue reading →

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Some like it hot – part 2

Posted on June 3, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

Here’s how the cake looked with the chillies thrown on… The cake itself was a rich chocolate cake filled with chilli chocolate ganache. The chillies were handcrafted from marzipan and painted with various shades of red food colours to give … Continue reading →

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Designer handbag cake

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

For a girl who loves shopping, make up and all things designer, I was commissioned to make a Prada handbag cake. The inspiration for this bag was taken from a handbag I liked on the Prada website. The most difficult … Continue reading →

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Camera cake

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

This week, I made one of my most challenging cakes … Challenging not only because of it’s shape and structure, but more so because it was for someone who would be able to identify every little part of it! The … Continue reading →

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Dalek cake

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Deepali Gandhi

For my friend “The Build Doctor“. This weekend I had a very special order to make a birthday cake for a friend who can be mildly described as geeky. I decided to go for a Dalek as I knew he happens … Continue reading →

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