CAKES FOR NURSES Sweet treats for angels of mercy
IN a world where the economy has taken front seat for decades, some Dubbo residents have shown how things work locally and just how valued our nurses are.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought into sharp relief just how valuable medical professionals are for regional areas so a group of Dubbo’s artisan desert creators collaborated on International Nurses Day.
Caitlyn from Food at Yours, Bron from Cakes at Number 5 and Amy from Cakes by Amy Rutherford collaborated on a cake, while the topper was made by Kate at One of A Handmade Kind.
Amy Rutherford said she was asked to make a cake for the nurses at Lourdes Hospital to celebrate International Nurses Day.
“Caitlyn, Bron and I have always wanted to collaborate on a cake together – bringing together our different skills and decorating techniques on one cake,” Mrs Rutherford told
“I thought this was the perfect opportunity, celebrating the hard work our local nurses do for our community.”
The cake was donated to Lourdes Hospital from the three of them and they wanted to document their first collaboration so Dylan from alex&ria digital communication agreed to put a video of the project together for them.
The cake was a two-tier chocolate and vanilla marble cake.
The bottom tier had layers of salted caramel, vanilla buttercream and cookie crumb and the top tier had layers of white chocolate ganache and fresh raspberries.
“We met up last week to brainstorm our design – we wanted it to be bright and fun and a little out of the ordinary,” Mrs Rutherford said.
“Bron made an edible toilet roll, face mask and other fondant decorations, Caitlyn made mini macarons and I made cookies shaped like Panadol and other pills.
“We had so much fun coming together to make a special cake and when we delivered it the appreciation and excitement from the nursing staff was an added bonus,” she said.
Mrs Rutherford said the collaboration was all about showing Dubbo’s nurses that the community values their work.
“The nurses were really excited. We had to have our temp checked and sanitise our hands before we entered,” Mrs Rutherford said, “so, we weren’t going to worry about taking it in, we were just going to leave it at the front desk.
“We’re glad we went all the way in. We took some photos with the nurses and the cake and they were just so excited and thankful for the cake we created.”
She said the trio of cake-makers were so happy to provide the nurses with a positive pick me up in a pretty stressful and uncertain time.
“I think one of the reasons the three of us (Caitlyn, Bron, Amy) get along so well is because we have similar values,” she said.
“It’s important to us to be generous and thoughtful and that’s how we do business.
“It’s not always about making money but making people feel good and feel appreciated – and we can do that through cake.”