Blooming Bouquet

This cupcake bouquet was made especially for my mom's birthday:

Close-up of the individual cupcakes (1 dozen total):

The bouquet was "planted" in a ceramic teacup planter:

Mini Vinny

This cake was made for a 90th Birthday for a grandfather that loves Bingo.

I was given a picture of Vinny and told that he loves to wear suspenders,

this is what I came up with:
The only piece that isn't edible on the cake is wire glasses:

Close up of the bingo card that says "Vinny" going diagonally through the center- complete with Bingo 'dobbers' and Bingo balls:

America Runs on CAKE...

Close up of the fondant donut that I hand-made to go on the cake. It's not pictured in the next few pictures because I added it to the side when I got to the party site:

This cake was 4 layers made with buttercream frosting:

Aerial view of the "coffee"- made from chocolate ganache:

Snakes, snails and puppy dog tails...

This cake was made for a very special baby shower. My cousin, Gina, is expecting a son- Liahm in March so along with my cousin Leigh, mom and sister (and tons of help from Paige), we threw Gina a "Little Boys Are Made Of..." shower.

This was the cake I came up with to match the theme and shower invitation:

Close up of the "Welcome Liahm" sign and buzzing bees:

Oh yeah... and cake, too!

Gina loves frogs, so we made sure to include one:

The cutest snake and worm-ever! Isn't that an oxymoron?

(Thanks to Chelsea & Paige for these cute creatures)

Close up of the pug and poodle tails:

Close up of the black and yellow lab tails:

Fire, Fire!

This is a 3D fondant fire truck made for a 2nd Birthday:

Baby Onesie

This is a double layer onesie cake made for a duel baby shower:

Close-up of the fondant bow:

Not-so-tini Martini

Cake with buttercream frosting layer and fondant overlay:

A Sweet Escape...

Happy Valentine's Day!!

I love making cupcakes for this holiday- who can resist anything pink and sparkly?

Gold cupcakes with buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache drizzle:

Casting On...

These cupcakes were made for my Grandmother's Birthday.

I was so happy to finally be able to make her something!

Each lady in her knitting class got one:

Close up:

Vegas Style

This cake was made for a 30th Birthday. It's a double layered 1/2 sheet cake with buttercream. All of the accents are edible.

Close up of the Vegas sign and lucky dice:

Finally- More Pics Are Up!

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all having a happy and healthy Holiday Season! 2008 was a great year for Carat Cakes and I really look forward to ringing in 2009! I want to thank my family for getting me some really great tools and books that I need to expand my business! Watch out world- I'm now fully equipped with an airbrush gun courtesy of Santa and about a million really great idea books from Dana, Wesley, Kevin and Nana.

I have posted 7, yes 7, new cakes that I have taken my sweet time to upload to the site. I recently got a new camera (with the help of my sister waiting outside of Walmart at 3am on Black Friday with me) and I'm now just setting up the software I needed to download to my computer.

Okay, enough said for now! Enjoy the site and please forward to your friends and family.

Thank you all for making 2008 so wonderful!

Cheri @ CaratCakes

Every Man's Dream

This is a double layer cake made for a guy's 50th Birthday. I was told his dream was to one day own a snowmobile shack in the woods. His wife asked for it to be a run down shack with broken down cars and a few snowmobiles in the front. Everything except the two toy cars is edible.

*You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge it to see more detail. This is probably one of my most detailed cakes*

The shack up close:

The side of the shack- complete with birds nest, bird in tree and shutter that is about to fall off:

Entrance into the shack- with door about to fall off and fire pit out front:

Close up of one of the snowmobiles:

Rubber Ducky, You're the One

This is a two layer cake with chocolate and gold made to serve around 40 people.

It was made for my cousin who is having her first baby!

Congratulations Amanda & Josh!!!

Thank you to Diane who hand-painted each floor tile!

Details of the "fat baby" in the tub complete with his ducky towel and toy and a bubbly bar of soap:

If the Shoe Fits... Eat it!

This is a 2-tiered cake made with buttercream and fondant.

The shoe is completely edible.

Made for a 30th Birthday:

Close up of the side of the shoe box detail:

A Cake Worth its Weight in Gold (and Silver)!

This is a three tiered cake (gold and chocolate) made with buttercream and fondant. It serves approximately 50 people.

Made for a 25th Birthday with gold and silver accents:

Blues Clues!

This is a 10"double layer (chocolate and gold) cake with buttercream frosting and fondant accents.

The "Big Red Chair" is also made out of cake and fondant.

I was under strict orders from Miss Marissa to have Blue sitting on the top and have Magenta and Blue around the cake.

You gotta love a 4 year old who knows exactly what she wants!!!

Side view of Blue and paw prints going around the cake:


Close up of Blue and his trail of paw print clues:

Three Little Monkeys Swinging from a Cake

This cake was made for a cousin of mine for her baby shower- Congratulations April!

This is the thank you card that was given out attached to a stuffed monkey- so cute!
Close up of baby monkey complete with pacifier:

Mischievous monkey in the back of the cake:

Left side of the cake:



Front/Right side of the cake:
(Writing was meant to look like it was coming from a swinging vine- which is why it's uneven)

Snakes, Snails and ... Cupcakes!

These are individual cupcakes with fondant accents. The accents were taken from the themed paper goods. The big #1 was a special cupcake for the Birthday boy complete with candle.