Monday, February 28, 2011

Alex's Scooby Doo Birthday Cake













Chocolate fudge cake and vanilla bean buttercream.


Aunt Charlotte's Birthday Cake





























Almond cake and almond icing; fondant roses, buttercream leaves.

Hollie's baby shower cake










Vanilla bean cake with cream cheese frosting; fondant daisies coated with luster dust.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Super Bowl Cake











French Vanilla Cake and my super-secret new recipe for buttercream!

Mom's Birthday











Fun times for Mom's birthday; started out the day with a fruit bouquet that I made, first attempt ever! Birthday cake come later in the evening: almond buttercream and white cake (Mom's fave) decorated with fondant and buttercream flowers. Grograin ribbon trim, maribou trimmed cake board, pearls dangled from metal swirl decorations.








Jocelyn's Birthday Cake



















I had to do something extra special for my niece's first birthday; vanilla cake and cream cheese-buttercream hybrid. Fondant stars coated with luster dust for sparkle; cake board trimmed in marabou.

Riley's First Birthday







Chocolate cake and Cream Cheese Frosting; fondant "1's" and sprinkles. Cupcakes, smush cake, and big cupcake.

Flavor testing


What better way to test flavors then a big batch of cupcakes...even got Lindley and Richard involved!


Flavors created:


Red Velvet
Lemon Meringue (toasted with torch)
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Chocolate Mint
Margarita
PB&J
Almond Joy
Gluten Free

Cricut Cake




First attempt at using my Cricut cake; vanilla cake and buttercream, chocolcate brown fondant decorations.

baby shower cake





Vanilla cake and buttercream; fondant bow and fondant butterflies. Pink Luster dust used to create shimmer on the butterflies.

Soccer Team Cake


French vanilla cake and vanilla/coconut buttercream; edging tool used to create grid lines. Cake/buttercream/fondant soccer balls. Special tip used to create a grass effect.

Dual Birthday Party









Dark chocolate cake, fast fudge frosting, buttercream roses/leaves; basketweave design.

Barbie/Hello Kitty Birthday Cake


Chocolate Cake, Fast Fudge Frosting, Fondant polka dots