Pat, a friend at the allotment, loved this design so much she asked me to bake one much the same for her daughters 30th birthday.
As hubby and I were away on a very exciting trip to Rome from 4 - 7 May I made sure I had all my ingredients ready and waiting for my return (the cake was needed for the evening of the 9th).
We had a fantastic time in Rome, very busy but well worth all the planning, walking and queuing!
We started our sightseeing as soon as we had checked into the hotel in the afternoon with a trip in the boiling heat to The Spanish Steps where we met a lovely Canadian couple to whom we chatted for quite some time. They convinced us that we should make our much dreamed of trip to Canada a reality by making a booking and braving the long plane journey! Next was the beautiful Trevi Fountain which was quite emotional for us as we threw in our coins which meant a lot to us personally. A beautiful meal at Ristoronte Streaga was lovely and relaxing and much needed by our aching legs and feet that evening! We had heavy rain and thunderstorms overnight and the following day a trip to The Colosseum, Palatine Hill and Forums which was brilliant but The Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapple and St Peter's Basilica the following day were breathtakingly awesome. What a fantastic trip! A real 'must do'.
Anyway, we arrived back on Tuesday afternoon and on the Wednesday afternoon I started to bake.
I had made lots of tiny pretty fondant flowers which unfortunately, due to my clumsiness, ended up on the floor complete with smashed plate......consequently they went straight in the bin! I set to once again, taking more care this time not to knock over my tray and the finished result can be seen below!!
All for now cake lovers :)
