Hen Party Frivolities!!

It was my mum's surprise hen do yesterday that my auntie and I organised.  We decided to do an afternoon tea party and the best place to have it was at her house - so much secrecy and planning has been afoot to get her out of the house and back again with out her knowing where she was going!!  My sister in law deserves a medal for taking her on a very long convoluted route back home and getting her to keep the blind fold on until she walked in to her hall way when we removed it - and the look of shock and confusion will stay with me forever!!!!  Thankfully she was relieved and not disappointed we hadn't taken her somewhere more exciting and a great time was had by all!!!

I made a few cakes for the occasion and here they are in their full glory - even complete with willy confetti!!!

This one is a raspberry chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate chips inside the chocolate sponge!!  Filled with buttercream and topped with raspberries.

This is a lemon drizzle cake 

This is an victoria sponge recipe but I added orange juice and zest to the cake and orange juice to the butter cream and also in the middle is orange curd.  I haven't tried this one (*blush* but have the others although I wasn't sure about the chocolate one so had to have another piece to be sure it was lovely!!! ) but am assured it was nice and orangey!

I also painted mum a mug with the date of the hen do on it but didn't take a picture - will get one when I see her next.