Lovelishares: 2012's new years resolution unfolded...

While sharing a few glasses of champagne with some girlfriends to celebrate 2011 coming to an end we all discussed what we wanted to achieve in 2012. My main resolution was to become more domesticated and to start blogging about my interests. Throughout 2012 my resolution of becoming more domesticated came to life in the way of baking, i took a journey of personal development and taught myself how to bake and decorate cakes and cupcakes. It's amazing what you can teach yourself these days with the advancements in technology and the use of YouTube and other internet sites our education knows no bounds. After a while i decided to have a couple of lessons to make sure i was doing things right, to learn a few tips and tricks from the professionals and play around with some different equipment. Throughout 2012 i shared with you some the outcomes of my new skills but there's a lot i still haven't shown you so here are some of my greatest creations you might not have seen. Now i just have to decide on 2013's resolutions...stay tuned.

Baby girl cupcakes for a friends baby shower

Luca's 2nd birthday cake for a balloon themed party. Thanks to Luca's mum for the following 3 photos, she did such a lovely job of decorating Luca's party.

Baby boy toppers all ready to go on top of some delish chocolate cupcakes with chocolate butter cream

Baby boy chocolate cupcakes all ready for the family of a new born baby boy

My first attempt at a fondant figurine

The cake i made at the one cake class i went to...everyone put their child's name on their cake so i named mine after my fur baby.

Isn't he just the cutest

I'd seen a few of those KitKat cakes on Pinterest but thought id try the same idea with chocolate finger biscuits...much cheaper and tasted amazing

This cake was made with a Betty Crocker cake mix but doctored to taste better and topped with Hershey kisses mmm mmmm! You can find the recipe i used here