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London Calling

02.14.2015 by Leah //

Let me share with you this fondant cake I received from my Ninang Caro and her family last week (my birthday week), which AJ and I got to slice up only the other day.

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Next to Hello Kitty, I am addicted to anything British.  From my music preferences (The Beatles, Brit Pop heroes like Oasis and Blur, and even The Verve) to movies (I love watching BBC films) to books (Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Helen Fielding, and Mark Haddon are some of my favorite British authors) to bags and accessories (Cath Kidston!) and celebrity icons (I’m a big fan of Duchess Catherine and Keira Knightley).

You will also find snippets of British “influences” at our apartment like this Union Jack storage chest we found at Greenhills and the throw pillow cases from ARQ Curtains.

So this birthday cake is really special.  I loved how Niko (Ninang Caro’s 2nd hijo) and Jade, his business partner and girlfriend, conceptualized my England-themed cake.  All the British icons are there – the Big Ben, the red London bus, Union Jack and the “Keep Calm” caption in a book (in case you didn’t know, the “Keep Calm and Carry On” line was from a British government poster printed in 1939, to prepare the British people for WWII (source)).  It’s London calling, indeed!

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Inside this marshmallow fondant icing is a chocolate cake with caramel filling in the middle.  It’s good with coffee.  I had a hard time parting with the fondant icing (we ate the cake only) so I made sure to take these photos as souvenir of my England cake.

Thank you so much Ninang Caro and family!

Check out Sugar Tank, Niko and Jade’s online business page for more of their cake and dessert creations.

Oh, before I forget, Happy Hearts Day, everyone!

Categories // Food Tags // anglophile items, birthdays, cake, fondant cakes, food, marshmallow fondant

Comments

  1. TPS says

    February 15, 2015 at 7:52 am

    Ang cute!

  2. cheekeegirl says

    February 16, 2015 at 6:13 am

    Cute UK cake! I love London too more so when I had the chance to visit there myself.

  3. edelweiza says

    February 16, 2015 at 7:56 am

    I saw this on your IG. Too cute to eat! Gusto ko naman sa taga-UK ay ang British accent nila. Hehe. 🙂

    • TPS says

      February 16, 2015 at 2:44 pm

      Ako naman gusto ko ang Scottish accent.

      • edelweiza says

        February 17, 2015 at 2:20 am

        Ay, i-search ko nga yang Scottish accent na yan! Hehe. 🙂

        • TPS says

          February 17, 2015 at 12:08 pm

          Edel, si James MacAvoy and Craig Ferguson. *Kilig* hahahaha!

          • Leah says

            February 19, 2015 at 2:16 am

            I looveeeee James McAvoy! First saw him in “Atonement”. Kaya ko pinapanood ang Xmen eh dahil nandun sya hehehe! Have you seen him in Shameless (UK version)? So cute!

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