Michael Park School fair cake stall

Michael Park School. 55 Amy Street, Ellerslie, Auckland 
Once a year in November from 9:30am till 3:00pm

Phone the school for details 09-579 3083

This is a very special cake stall indeed. We didn’t arrive until eleven o’clock and we felt truly lucky to find this little gem. An organic banana cake with the prettiest decoration you ever did see; of borage and nasturtium flowers. Exceptionally good value at $13 – and it was a jolly nice cake. Lovely and moist, it’s lasted the week out beautifully.

There were also little lemon cupcakes. The icing just brimming with fresh lemon zest. Oh so delicious! They were only fifty cents so everyone was happy!

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