Calendar Cakes August Round Up

Jeepers, that went quick. Here we are again doing another Calendar Cakes round up. The theme for August was British Summertime. We asked you to consider the following when thinking of which cake to enter:

• Your favourite summer treats e.g. ice creams on the seafront or scones packed with cream in tea shops! 
• The sun
• Memories of summer holidays as a child
• Places where you like to visit
• Ingredients from far away countries you've visited e.g. rose scented turkish delight, spiced desserts or sweet treats from across the pond.
• The English country garden 
• Walks in the countryside
• Beautiful seasonal produce (click here for a list!)
• The seaside
• Activities with children

Bakers, you excelled yourself. The creativity, flavours and variety were something to behold! So without further ado, here are the magnificent crop sent in for August.

Rachel from Blissfully Scrumptious sent us this masterpiece! This is her Chocolate Bucket Cake. Words fail me! A simple idea executed to perfection.

This is my Best of British Apples Bundt Cake, and is one of my favourite cakes ever. It was actually the inspiration for the theme too. Apples are in season in August, and I had made this one for our Great Village Show Clandestine Cake Club meeting. This cake uses British apples with sweet maple drizzle for maximum moisture. It can also be made in a conventional ring tin.

This Zingy Zesty Lemon Meringue Pie came from Nicola at Nic's Treats. It looks absolutely perfect. This is my kind of dessert! Look at the beautiful colour too...

Nicola also sent this heavenly Strawberry Pavolva; one of my absolute favourites! Nic, I think we are going to be firm friends...  

Caroline from Cake, Crumbs and Cooking sent us this delectable Fresh Peach and Vanilla Cake. Oh my word that sounds heavenly! Nice dollop of ice cream for me please!

The very talented Nazima from Working London Mummy sent us this wonderful Nectarine, Orange Flower and Almond Filo Tart.

Our friend Ros at The More Than the Occasional Baker sent us this beauty. Nectarine and Summer Berry Tart...

Not content with one, Ros also sent us this little fellow! A dark chocolate and raspberry banana loaf, perfect with a cup of tea on a summer's evening!

Charlotte from Lottie's World of Bakes and Cakes sent us these beautifully elegant Chocolate Dipped Rose and Strawberry Meringues. The finished products are stunning, as is the photography.

Lucy from Vanilla Frost sent us these fun little English Country Garden cupcakes! Wonderful attention to detail and vibrant colours. I love these! 

I also noticed that she did matching cake pops, so I have entered these for her! My friend Dawn would chuffing love these!

The ever delightful Kat from Life of a Cupcake Baker made these bad boys. Her Banana Muffins are perfect for using up fruit which is going a bit past its best, and were a massive hit with her hubby. Man cakes...

Caroline from Caroline Makes has been busy again! These ace Ice Cream Cone Cakes remind me of walks down the prom in Blackpool when I was little! Great idea!

Blogging superstar Karen from Lavender and Lovage created this work of art inspired by the Olympics. Her Gold Medal Cake uses chocolates as a decoration to produce a lovely effect.

Gemma from Cupcake Crazy Gem took a break from cupcakes to make this beautifully glazed Raspberry and Lemon Loaf Cake. 

An last but by no means least is our very own Laura from Laura Loves Cakes with these outstanding Ice Cream Cake Pops! Pastel perfection. Well done girl...

Thank you to everyone who entered, these just get better every month! Keep your eyes peeled on over on Laura's blog at Laura Loves Cakes for September's Calendar Cakes Challenge...

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