It's Official Dave the West Brom Kitman is Ancient!

Dave Matthews has been the kitman at West Bromwich Albion football club forever!

The club is celebrating 50 years of having him work for them and are celebrating in style over the next week with a merit award from Barclays Premier League, a presentation at the match against Arsenal on Saturday and a VIP dinner organised by the supporters club next week with many of Dave's favourite players and managers from his 50 years in attendance.

Oh and of course, a cake and here he/it is!

To read more about Dave's amazing 50 years at the club visit the club website at    http://www.wba.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~2318685,00.html

 Dave's story will be featured tomorrow on Sky Sports News sometime between 12 and 3pm.

also on the Barclays Premier League Website  http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2318849,00.html

With his favourite Gaffer, "The current one", of course!

Dave (the sweet one on the cake) is sitting on what is known as a kit skip, this is what the kit is transported to and from the laundry to the Hawthorns and away matches. He has a drop of his favourite tipple in his hand "Team Spirit"

 At the formal dinner on Thursday I am donating for auction, a cake of the winning bidders choice, so please, if you are going, take your cheque books, it's for a good cause and you will get a fantastic cake as well!

Finally for all the cake lovers out there, a closer look at the cake rather than the real thing!

Toy Story News "Woody flattens Bullseye!" must have had a snake in his boot!

I have been quietly dreading anyone asking me to make a toy story cake as there are so many models that could be made and so much detail on each.
Well it happened.
This was for a friend's grandson, I decided to stick to one main character as a way of getting it finished at a time when I was really busy and it just go finished on time, phew!

"I'd like to join your posse, boys, but first I'm gonna sing a little song."



When Harry's gran collected the cake she said she wasn't going to let anyone cut it!





Gnomeo and Juliet

My beautiful twin girls Hannah and Laurice were 11 on Valentines Day and for their birthday treat decided to go to the cinema and watch Gnomeo and Juliet with some girly friends. They didn't mind what cake I made (they don't always get one) anyway Gnomeo and Juliet was an obvious choice.

I saw a promotional picture of the pair lying on the grass so I tied that up with a heart shaped cake and for quickness more than anything put the remaining printed characters around the cake behind a fence (I had another cake for the same morning).

I didn't quite finish Juliet, she should have a bit of gold stitching on her dress and a red line around her apron but the girls weren't bothered.

 The film was great by the way, I often shy away from watching cartoons these days but I absolutely loved this. I think the pink plastic flamingo stole the whole show!

 

Yee-haa cowboy!

Howdy folks,

I mynear got myself into a real old state with my cute little pardner here!

 Heck, only the night before he was due to ride off into the sunset, he had a bit of trouble with his legs. He took a tumble and lost a hand and a leg. Reckon he nearly didn't make it!
Hours of overnight tears, a total rebuild from the waist down and Y'all be glad to know it was all right on the night (well morning actually).

Two lovely little boys were waiting for him for their Wild West party, I hope he behaved himself!


Y'all be good now - ya hear!

My Baby is a TEEN!

The years have flown and my baby boy has become a teenager!

Harry was 13 on Jan 24th and for his party this year wanted a sleepover with friends, go-karting followed by traditional party food.
Two friends from his junior school and two new friends from his new secondary school joined him along with his twin sisters Hannah and Laurice (both talented cake decorators who will be eleven on Valentine's Day).

We went to a brilliant indoor go-karting venue in Walsall called Ace Karting http://www.acekartingplusinfo.co.uk/. They looked after us all so well. The team were taken off for a briefing before going onto the track in the karts. They then had to follow the Marshall around the track until he was satisfied they could manage the karts (including stopping safely).



Harry in a hurry, for a change!




Timed laps followed in stages until the Grand Prix Final itself. The Stewards and Marshall kept a close eye on each driver throughout although I had trouble watching some of the faster ones going round some of the tighter bends.








Afterwards the results were announced and the boys were presented with medals on the winners rostrum.

The Winners!



Paddy was the winner with Harry second and Ben third. Lots of pictures were taken which the manager emailed to us later that evening.

We all had a great time and I gave Harry his Go-Karting chocolate mud birthday cake, a surprise,as he was expecting it to be an Xbox!

Does anyone know the answer to 3 down?

Charlie is 90 and doesn't he look great!

I think this is one of my favourite cakes so far.
Charlie doesn't get out too much now but loves to spend time sitting on his favourite chair with a crossword puzzle.

 

Getting behind with posts!

Jan 5th and I still haven't got round to posting pictures of any Christmas cakes, plus several more made around Christmas. I have one cake to get on with today and tomorrow then I will get down to posting more pics!

Once Upon A Time...........

 

Just One More Please Grandma!.......



This is ready to go on top of a surprise cake for a very glamorous Gran's 60th birthday. She has 3 beautiful grandsons who love her to read stories to them. Her son-in-law ordered it for her and despite moving around the country because of his job, insists on travelling back here for their cakes (He's a serious chocoholic!).

I have made several cakes for the boys individually

and I must get round to putting the pictures on here

now that the blog is now active.



        

 

          

Boing Boing! (Not on sale in a club shop near you!)

My first football shirt cake.

Boing Boing!

This was for the little boy of a football scout, maybe you can guess which team. This is the first of too many between now and Christmas. I'm not a fan of these pre-shaped tins but needs must and I think it turned out okay.
The badge is hand painted freehand and as I'm not great with a paintbrush (or a pencil), don't look too closely.

I think we will have to have the Hawaiian cake from Cake International for our Christmas cake this year.

Taking The Rays!



A Pint of Bathams in the Sun!



This cake is for a partner of my husbands who has reached the grand old age of 60!

As you might guess, his hobbies include sunbathing, sunbathing, sunbathing......oh and golf, Bathams bitter, West Brom football club, cricket and did I mention, SUNBATHING!!!!!

The cake was for a surprise party and boy was he surprised!

"Check & see if I've booked the next holiday please Sue!"

"While you're there, I'll have another pint thanks Sue!"