Wild animal 21st cake

This is the cake I made for my sisters 21st party :) The top cake is white chocolate mudcake and the bottom is dark chocolate. I had quite a lot of fun making it, and surprisingly wasn't that hard!

Half girl / Half boy cake

Hi again :)
Today I made a mudcake for a girl who's turning 14 and a boy turning 13... Now I haven't had much experience when it comes to shared birthdays... YET! (Eva's 1st birthday next year is on the same day as her Aunty Mikayla's) And I did think sharing a cake isn't much fun. But having two cakes and not enough people to eat it isn't fun either! So I did half n half. I had lots of fun playing with my rose cutters last night. I have to say, they look so much better than the ones I used to make. And on the other side I did a full fondant rockstar theme!
If you want to know how to make the guitar I got the tutorial from: http://thepinkrubycakes.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/how-to-make-a-fondant-guitar/
Looks delicious! Can't decide which side I would want to eat... A slice of each perhaps? :P

Birthday cakes

Haven't posted in a wee while as I haven't made any cupcakes! However have had a lot of requests for birthday cakes so I may as well share what I have been up to :)

Pinata cake made for Mr 5's birthday party... Super fun to make and even more fun watching the kids freaking out wondering why he was about to throw a hammer at it!...

 Sitting safely in the fridge...

Pinata cake

The Aftermath of a pinata cake

I have also made two attempts at ombre cakes tonight. I was meant to make one, but I love getting a phone call from my lovely DP saying 'What's for dinner? Also that cake was YUM'. So I had to make another. Grr

Purple Ombre Mudcake

Here's my second attempt...

Purple Rose Ombre Mudcake

Cupcake rant

One thing I find difficult is not eating what I bake, so I have taken a couple of weeks off to focus on healthy eating and exercise. It is SOOOO hard. All I think about it sugary food. I have baking chocolate in the cupboard, and all sorts of lollies that I'm not allowed to touch! I've also discovered this week that TV adverts DO work! Cadbury chocolate ad came on last night, and I NEEDED it instantly. Ohmygosh I just can't get over it. I AM ADDICTED.
On a cupcake note however, Eva, my mum and I went to Christchurch a couple of weeks ago and I found 'The Cupcake Collection' at Westfield Riccarton. Their kiosk was TINY. But the girls said they make everything on site, and they had dozens of different flavours. Made me realise that I could do this! Yet I still have no idea where I should start... Do I want a massive shop or a cute little kiosk?

I couldn't help myself and had to buy two of their cupcakes... Hokey pokey and chocolate. YUM YUM!

A few fun themes are coming up really quick too. My sisters birthday party on the 20th. Thinking of doing a wild animal theme. 31st is HALLOWEEN! And in a couple of months Christmas! I have pre-ordered some really cool Christmas themed cupcake soaps from ilovesoap.co.nz...
CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY HANDS ON THEM :)
Will try post some baking soon, when I have some motivation. Is there such thing as cupcake block? [like writers block?] haha