Decorating a birthday cake - the cheats way.

One of my very close friends is a mum to twin boys. They will be turning two very soon and they are fans of Thomas the Tank Engine. I volunteered to make two cakes. In a delusional moment I'd considered making two 3D cakes, such as the one on this site. I had a lucid moment and realised I needed a less time-consuming option, especially as I work 5 or 6 days a week. Fortunately my friend agreed. So I will make two cakes, throw on some icing, smarties and these (edible) cake toppers that I found at Cake Deco. They have a pretty decent range of cake toppers with all sorts of characters that kids would like.

Thomas cake toppers, $9.90 each

Cake Deco is in Port Phillip Arcade in the city. The arcade runs between Flinders Street and Flinders Lane near Swanston Street. It is one of my all-time favourite shops. It is packed with stuff, on shelves, on the floor, everywhere really. There are cake tins, cook books, pre-made icings, a huge range of colours and flavours for icings and cakes. The list goes on. Their website gives you an idea of the products they stock. Here's a few pics of what you can expect to see.

There are two massive stands of chocolate moulds at the front of the shop.

Cookie cutters of all sizes and shapes.

There are special birthday candles but there is also a large shelf with plain candles in a vast array of colours, but I couldn't get a good photo of that.

Cupcake papers in a range of sizes and colours.


The shelves in the front window display loaded with cake tins.

And more stuff in the front windows of the shop.

If I worked closer to this place, I could go every day and still see stuff I haven't seen before.

Cake Deco

Shop 7, Port Phillip Arcade

232 Flinders Street

Melbourne

Ph 9654 5335