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So, the 12" cake with Winnie & friends picnic has been confirmed for this weekend.

November 2nd I have the large Mystery Machine cake. November 3rd I hav a Barbie doll cake. November 18th I have a large number 1 with Winnie & friends cake. I did also have an enquiry for a rocket ship cake for the 17th November, but haven't heard back yet.

I have to learn to be more disciplined - not to stop half way through a cake and browse on Babyworld or Cake Central or the British Sugarcraft Guild website. I could easily save a couple of hours that way! And going to bed at 11pm instead of 1am would make a big difference!

I tried a couple of new cake recipes today. I made a chocolate torte cake, from Mich Turner's Spectacular Cakes book. I haven't tasted it yet. It smells divine. But it's a completely different texture to what I'm used to - more like a brownie. It's not really suitable for the cakes I do, but it does smell gooooood. I'm going to slice it through and fill it with chocolate ganache tomorrow. I also tried a carrot cake recipe (Jamie Oliver). Not sure about that, yet. There's an overpowering smell of orange at the moment (it's just been taken out of the oven). I'm going to make some cream cheese frosting for it tomorrow, so will save judgement until then. Cara (a friend I met through Babyworld) is coming over as my guniea pig. I hope she isn't disappointed!!!!!!!

Talking of friends from Babyworld, Hannah e-mailed me to say she's going to try and come to the Sugarcraft show at the NEC, Birmingham next month! Hannah - you HAVE to come!!!!!!!!! It'll be so nice to meet.

OK - I'm going to turn the carrot cake (or, if the smell is anythin to go by, orange cake!) out of the tin, then go to bed.