My first cakes

After my return from New Zealand I got cracking pretty quickly on the cake front. My boyfriend's father is particularly welcoming of my efforts.

So, the first thing I did was hit the library and grab a stack of books on making kid's party cakes etc. I tried out the most basic sponge recipe first of all, since my previous cake making experience was severely limited.

My first cake was a madeira sponge with a bitter chocolate ganache.

This was demolished by the family in short order, so another cake was needed.

This time, same sponge, but with a chocolate fudge icing. I have to say I prefered this to the bitter chocolate ganache as I have a major sweet tooth, no-one else seemed to mind though.