Anita of Cake - Canberra

It has taken me a little while to get to posting this, and I still don't feel ready... but I wanted to explain my sudden and, as of now, ongoing temporary absence.

The very same day that I posted previously about semi-retiring, I received news that my dad had been admitted to ICU. I bought a one-way ticket and flew home, and cancelled my upcoming cake orders. In the days following, my dad's condition deteriorated - a week later, he passed away 😞 💔

While many were planning Father's Day presents and events this year, I was planning my father's funeral.

I had a really close relationship with my dad, and I am feeling the huge loss - I am still riding an emotional rollercoaster every day. I need to give myself time and space to grieve.

So I have decided to close my books to new orders for the rest of the year. For the orders I have confirmed with the deposit paid, they will proceed. I may also do some spot sales here and there.

On a final note - to those clients that I have had to cancel on short-notice over the years, when I've raced home as my dad had a health issue come up, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you for being so understanding 🙏❤️ I don't take it for granted that I've always had amazing clients, and I do hope to be making cakes for you all again soon xx

After much soul-searching during my recent much-needed leave, I have made the decision to "semi-retire" with my cake business. While I still love making cakes, it took me having a real break to realise that juggling the running of this cake business, my day job, motherhood, and personal relationships, is something that I can't continue to manage at the pace I have been. I am burnt out, and my mind, body and spirit are suffering. Something has to give - so while I am not quite ready to say goodbye to cakes completely just yet, I will be remodelling my business operations to better achieve business-work-life balance

As always, I thank everyone for your support, and look forward to sharing what the new business operating model will be in the coming weeks. Thanks, Anita 🧁

From Ballerina Barbie one week to Party Barbie the next - oh to be 21 again, woohoo!!! 🍾🥳 Happy 21st, Jacqui!

Flashing-light Ballerina Barbie donning a long-flowing ombre-pink gown, ready to hit the ballroom 🩰 made up of chocolate spongecake, filled and covered with vanilla buttercream, with fondant flowers and edible glitter ✨️ happy birthday Aaliyah! 🥳

One aspect that makes this job of creating custom cakes so worthwhile, is being able to bring clients' ideas to life with unique cakes completely tailored for them. This is one such cake that you won't likely see anywhere else, with handcrafted items that carries special meaning for them 🩷

Made up with white chocolate mudcake, filled with raspberry buttercream and raspberry coulis, covered with vanilla buttercream 😋

A pretty-in-pink unicorn cake, complete with rose gold accents and rainbow buttercream mane. Complete with a sprinkling of edible glitter ✨️ even after making so many unicorn cakes, I still get excited making them 🥰

This 3D cake of a can of WD-40 was made up of vanilla bean cake, filled with vanilla buttercream, and stood at around 35cm (14") tall. Happy 40th birthday, Wendy! 🥳

A quick post to let everyone know that I will be taking leave from 15 July to 5 August, to spend some quality time with my family. Not only will I not be taking on orders, I will also be unreachable during this period, so I humbly request patience if you're trying to contact me for a quote or to discuss an existing order please 🙏

"Autumn leaves shower like gold, like rainbows, as the winds of change begin to blow". - Dan Millman

I love these buttercream wave design cakes, I was so excited to have a go at it for myself. And in my favourite colour purple? Yay!! 👏 I adore how it all came together 🤗

Happy 8th Birthday Sapphire! 🥳 hope you had a wonderful birthday celebration 🤗

“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.”
- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

I've done a few Minecraft themed cakes before, but this is the first one with a suite of custom fondant firgurine decorations - including Steve, Alex, a creeper, a pig and TNT blocks.

Happy Birthday, Reyansh and Thanish! 🥳

This cake went out to celebrate the Haystacks Solar Garden launch event. Complete with corporate colours and hand-crafted fondant solar panels, this cake was made up of chocolate sponge cake filled with chocolate buttercream.

Did you know that my chocolate buttercream recipe uses *real* chocolate? 🤤

Happy birthday, Sonia! 🥳 I hope you enjoyed your Nanalan meme salted caramel cake 🤗

I love these cake projects that involve custom edible images, I find digital image editing so much fun!

Happy Mothers Day to all the wonderful mamas out there 💗 I don't often make cookies, so when I was approached and asked if I would like to contribute something for the Mothers Day raffle being run through my son's school, I was excited to offer cookies. Congrats to all the winners; I hope whoever snagged the prize set that contained the cookie pack enjoys them! 🥰

Gluten free lemon & blueberry cake for an 80th birthday celebration. Loving this design, this time with pops of burgundy, dusky pink, cream and rose gold 😍 Complete with meringues, fresh berries and fondant carnations 🤗

This cake went out for an Elton John themed birthday celebration (customer was to add an Elton John topper at event).

Top tier: vanilla bean cake filled & covered with vanilla buttercream
Bottom tier: red velvet cake filled with vanilla bean cheesecake-flavoured buttercream, covered with vanilla buttercream & fondant piano keys