what's in a name...?

Jack's Naming Day cakes

We decided to have a naming ceremony for Jack - really just an excuse to get a few close friends and family together for a bit of a knees-up, and of course as excuse to make cake... lots of it! 

This was my first attempt at a tiered cake. The bottom layer was a vanilla sponge with home made blackberry jam filling, middle layer was chocolate with a hazelnut and chocolate filling, and the top layer was lemon with a lemon curd filling. 

I also made mini favour cakes for guests to take home - with mini baby bottles, feet and vests on them - 150 of them! My kitchen and living room were turned into a production line with Chris and my parents helping to gather the mini cupcakes into threes and bag and tie them for 50 guests!

Unfortunately the guest of honour, Jack, didn't get to eat any of his own cake as he's only allowed boob juice at the moment, but everyone else seemed to enjoy them. I'll make it up to Jack when he's old enough to appreciate it!