Photography – Jackpot: Cakes and a Call for Poetry Submissions about World Peace

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Hi everyone, it’s Robbie Cheadle here with you today with a photography jackpot post for the Photography section on LatinosUSA – English Edition. For this post, I am focusing on cakes.

Cakes by Robbie Cheadle

Today, I’m sharing pictures of the cakes I’ve created which I think are the most imaginative of cake artworks. Some of them haven’t been shared before in the blogosphere.

Picture caption: Bucket of sand birthday cake by Robbie Cheadle
Picture caption: Egyptian Death Mask cake by Robbie Cheadle
Picture caption: Tank cake made for my son, Michael’s, 10th birthday by Robbie Cheadle.
Picture caption: Gardening boots cake made for my sister’s 40th birthday by Robbie Cheadle. This cake so soooo hard to make.
Picture caption: Watering can cake by Robbie Cheadle

Cakes and confectionary by Derrick Knight

Derrick Knight is a wonderful photographer and shares delightful book reviews and garden and home posts on his blog. You can find links to the related blog posts beneath each set of photographs.

The following photographs have no related blog posts.

Photograph of Derrick Knight leaning right over to blow out the candles on his 50th birthday cake.
Picture caption: Photograph of Derrick Knight leaning right over to blow out the candles on his 50th birthday cake.
Ella and Dani with a lovely cake and birthday candle.
Picture caption: Ella and Dani with a lovely cake and birthday candle.
A delightful soccer birthday cake for a young Olli's birthday.
Picture caption: A delightful soccer birthday cake for a young Olli’s birthday.

The next photograph is of a lovely display of cakes at the Charter Market. You can read the related blog post here: https://derrickjknight.com/2019/12/07/the-charter-market/

a loaded table of delicious cakes at the Charter Market.
Picture caption: a loaded table of delicious cakes at the Charter Market.

Two pink and white iced cupcakes shaped cruets. You can read the related blog post here: https://derrickjknight.com/2023/12/20/quirky-cruets/

Two pink and white iced cupcakes shaped cruets
Picture caption: Two pink and white iced cupcakes shaped cruets.

Barry and Karen cutting their wedding cake from this blog post: https://derrickjknight.com/2022/07/31/wedding-album-karen-and-barry-15-7-22/

a gorgeous picture of Barry and Karen cutting their wedding cake which has two tiers and its toped with purple and white flowers.
Picture caption: a gorgeous picture of Barry and Karen cutting their wedding cake which has two tiers and its toped with purple and white flowers.

Dessert cabinet full of delicious looking cakes from this post: https://derrickjknight.com/2024/03/11/peas-and-how-to-eat-them/

the dessert cabinet with a wide selection of cakes at Mabel's Cafe.
Picture caption: the dessert cabinet with a wide selection of cakes at Mabel’s Cafe.

Birthday cake and cream scones from Gordon’s 100th birthday party. An amazing celebration which you can read more about here: https://derrickjknight.com/2025/03/30/centenary-celebration/

Gordon's 100th birthday cake decorated in blue icing with coloured stripes.
Picture caption: Gordon’s 100th birthday cake decorated in blue icing with coloured stripes.
cream scones with jam
Picture caption: cream scones with jam

A special cake by Andrew McDowell

Andrew McDowell contributed poetry and art to Poetry Treasures 4: In Touch with Nature a poetry anthology compiled and edited by Kaye Lynne Booth and myself. Andrew has also contributed short stories and poems to several other anthologies and has two eco-fantasy novels with a third in progress. You can learn more about Andrew’s work here: https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/publications/

Andrew has an interesting blog where he shares information about his writing journey and writing tips. You can find Andrew’s blog here: https://andrewmcdowellauthor.com/blog/.

What Andrew says about this cake: At a family gathering in 2018, shortly after the original edition of my novel Mystical Greenwood came out, my aunt surprised me by presenting a cake on which she’d had the (original) cover printed.

Picture caption: surprise cake featuring the original cover of Andrew McDowell’s book, Mystical Greenwood.

Call for Poetry Submissions about World Peace by Masticadores Canada

Welcome to the newest Thematic Submission Call from Masticadores Canada!  This is a complex subject, with so many different facets.  

Please send us up to four pieces of your best poetry to be considered for this Call.  Length isn’t important, however a piece that is over two pages long is not likely to make the cut. Masticadores Canada wants to hear from you on this important topic.  Some poetry will be featured as pre-publication to the actual Thematic Call Publication.

Submissions Accepted the month of August, 2026.

Submission period ends 1 September 2026.

Notifications given upon acceptance of your work.

Publish date of submissions:  mid-October, 2026.

About Masticadores Canada

No fee

Masticadores Canada is an Online Literary Journal, published 6 days a week, and a part of the Masticadores Group out of Barcelona Spain. We are in our fourth year of publishing poets, and our submitters are world-wide, and Canadians. So far over 400 different poets have been published on our site. The Masticadores Group has been publishing poetry/art/photography for the past sixteen years, and our presence is all over Europe, South America, South Africa, Canada and the USA.

Masticadores Canada previous issues are readily available online at: https://masticadorescanada.wordpress.com

Regular submission guidelines are open most days, at:https://masticadorescanada.wordpress.com/submissions-guidelines/

About Robbie Cheadle

Picture caption: Robbie Cheadle author photograph

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

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