Here at Cake Occasions we like to stay ahead of trends rather than “on trend”.  With each cake we try to push the boundaries of design, construction and colour, we want each client’s cake to be unique, to be personally designed and constructed for them.

So it was with great pleasure that we identified some emerging trends in cake design in this months Cosmo Bride

When designing a cake think about using colour, different textures, oversized sugar flowers or sugar paste love birds as toppers.

Play around with flavours, try peppermint ganache with dark chocolate mud cake or orange mocha.

You are only limited by your imagination.

In this industry a gym membership is a must ! I am sure I have eaten my body weight in cake, for research purposes of course.

We were approached by Les Mills to create a cake to celebrate the launch of their 80th Body Step program, even the instructors eat cake…

So next time I am at the gym lying back on the steps trying to punish my triceps, I will think of cake.

With Mother’s day fast approaching why not buy buy mum a gift voucher to one of our classes or even book both of you into one of our classes and have a great bonding session over chocolate and cake.

Chris can even custom design a class for a group of keen cake design enthusiasts

See our classes page for more details of dates and times

Chris and I were really excited to have two of our cakes featured on Polka Dot Bride last Thursday.

Ms Polka wrote a post about black and white cakes and our cakes were featured next to some of Australia’s finest cake designers

Yesterday our family celebrated the baptism of our youngest son Jasper.

After much longing to create an Amy Atlas styled event - I had the invitations, the location and the colour palette but unfortunately not the time or the inclination for all the small details, like the endless hours of colour arranging and putting sweets in bags. Chris is the details man and I am the big picture.

My moto for party planning is OUT SOURCE, OUT SOURCE, OUT SOURCE.

We still stuck with our original colour theme of white, aqua and red. We ditched the beautiful harbour garden party and headed for a kid friendly pub in Rozelle Ruby L’otel , the kids were begging us to stay.

As a friend said at the end of the day - if you have a beautiful cake you have a party.

This sunday Cake Occasions is hosting a single tier cake design class.

Learn the basics of cake design, how to make ganache, set up and cover a cake, mix colour into icing and decorate.

We are offering a $50 discount for last minute bookings, this class will now cost $250.

Please email Alisa at enquiries@cakeoccasions.com.au ,bookings must be made by this Thursday 8th April

I have been spending some time re working our website, I have tweaked the galleries and categories and added some new images.

It is still a work in progress, but I am slowly getting there, be sure to have a look.

By sorting through all our photos I noticed how many great kids cakes Chris has made, the best thing about kids cakes is the reaction from not only the child having the party but all of their friends.

Our eldest son Kai had requested an Optimus Prime cake but a change in his current obsession at the 11th hour resulted in a Triceratops cake. I had organised blue and red decorations and cupcakes to match the transformers theme only to have him change his mind. Ah fickle 5 year olds !!

Living and working in Paddington in Sydney has it’s perks. One of our families favourite things to do is wander around the streets, popping in and out of all the shops. With three boys wanting to touch, taste and buy everything, at times it can be all too much.

Yesterday afternoon on a stroll up the street Spencer, our 3 year old asked to visit Just Williams a little hole in the wall selling chocolates. The window display had easter eggs and chocolate bunnies in every colour, flavour and size. Spence was gaging to get in - maybe the Easter bunny will have to make a stop off at Just Williams before he reaches our house.

Already this year Chris has created some spectacular cakes, but this week he blew the roof off with an amazing variation of one of our signature cakes.

We originally created the Dragon & Phoenix design in late 2008 in a blue and white colour scheme. Sylvia approached us earlier this year to create her wedding cake based on our Dragon & Phoenix, we customised it to suit her by using the bold black, white and red colour scheme and a different stylised version of the dragon & phoenix. The double happiness cake topper was hand cut by Chris and just takes the cake to a whole new level.

One of the best things about designing a cake and producing something amazing is close consultation between the client and Chris, this is truly how the magic happens.