My fave celebrity, Katherine Ryan, popped back into our inbox. This time it was for her son's 4th birthday cake - Spiderperson themed!

I know, you're probably rolling your eyes with me saying "Spiderperson". I am also rolling my eyes as I say it. Thing is, I could say Spiderman, but then we open ourselves up to a whole can of worms in terms of copyright and what not. 

But also, come to think of it, Spiderman could've hidden his identity a LOT better if he went by Spiderperson. Suddenly, the entire adult population of NYC is the suspected webbed crusader, not just the men. It also makes better business-sense - crime is on the rise, so presumably we need more superheroes on the beat. Spiderman can't be everywhere all at once so he could scale up and recruit more superheroes of any gender, mask up, and fight crime everywhere at anytime. 

We do get a few enquiries for kids birthday cakes where the requirement is for all natural ingredients and Disney/Marvel/Unicorn themed. Sadly I can't make that kind of magic happen and Katherine is fully aware that we need 1,095 E numbers to do Spidey and she's cool with it.

Once the Hero Sponge layers were covered with red Swiss meringue buttercream (we use Sugarflair Red Extra) I spent 10 hours piping straight and curvy lines with black buttercream (Sugarflair Black Extra) with a no.2 plain tip nozzle.

This was a real test of the nerves because there is no erasing of eff-ups. One wrong wriggle and we have to wipe the whole thing and start from scratch.

It looked so perfect that I almost...ALMOST did not want to add the hand-modelled Spiderperson head and hands crawling out of the cake.

But it made the cake POP. 

And of course, the metaphorical cherry on top is when Katherine shares the sweetest family photos on her Instagram with the cake and Fred taking centre-stage.

If you’d like a superhero-themed cake, just ask. We specialise in custom cakes in London—handmade and delivered to your door.

Love,

Reshmi xoxo