Monday, April 27, 2009

Risky Business

* I made a bachelorette party cake recently. If you're interested in seeing the pictures, email me :)
If you're thinking of doing a bachelorette party cake let me know. I have a "Naughty Cakes" by Debbie Brown book with a ton of ideas. You can follow this link to Debbie Brown's website: http://www.debbiebrownscakes.co.uk/books.htm

Looking for adventure and whatever (cake) comes my way...

1/4 Sheet Cake with buttercream and fondant:

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Pesky Rabbit...

Which one of these things does not belong!?
These cupcakes were made for my family's Easter dinner:
(did you spot the pesky rabbit digging for carrots?)
Close-up of the veggie garden- everything is edible:

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Spring has Sprung!

Spring themed 10-inch double layer cake:
(Wishful thinking...it still doesn't feel like spring yet!)
Close up of the flying bumble bee:
(with clear wing details that don't show up in the picture)

Cupcakes in Bloom

Cupcake bouquets made for centerpieces for a baby shower:
Each bouquet contains 12 cupcakes
One of the centerpieces displayed on the table with the seed favors:



Plant a seed and watch it grow...

This cake was made to feed 100 people.
Everything except the "It's a Boy" ribbon is edible.
Close up of the flowers in the flower pot.
This was made to match the centerpieces (cupcake bouquets in next post):



Monday, March 30, 2009

Modern Shower Cake

This cake was made for a bridal shower. It is three tiers with two layers in each tier.
Close-up:



The Big 3-0!

This cake was made for a guy who loves ice fishing. The cake is buttercream with edible fondant accents:
Close-up (click on pic to see a close-up of the fish in the bucket):



Happy Birthday Harry!

This cake is a two tiered cake with buttercream filling and fondant outside. Everything (except the balloon 'strings' is edible!):
Close-up:

Friday, March 20, 2009

Ed, Edd & Eddy (and Brian!)

This cake was made for a very special person,
one of my mom's students- Brian. He loves Ed, Edd & Eddy so I made him miniature versions of them. They were about 4 inches tall and made of fondant:
*** Please check back again soon to see a great picture of Brian being surprised with his cake***



All Aboard!

This cake was made for a very special 4 year old who loves Thomas:
The side view shows more details (all done in fondant and buttercream):



Thursday, March 19, 2009

(Laser)Tag- You're It!!!

This cake was made for an 8th birthday at a laser tag entertainment center:
Laser tag opponent #1
Objective: Hide behind the wall and try not to be seen
Laser tag opponent #2
Objective: Take guard of the entire fort and shoot directly at the person holding the camera
Note: Beware- this little guy is mischievous!

Laser tag opponent #3
Objective: Do the belly slide so that no footsteps are heard
during the sneak attack on opponent #2





Welcome Baby!

This 1/2 sheet cake was inspired by the baby's nursery decor:
I love the brown and sage green together-
can you imagine how cute the nursery must be!?

Happy 1st Birthday Mailey-Moo!

This cake is a double layered 2 tiered cake with buttercream and fondant:

Close-up of little cow:
Close up of birthday sign and picket fence:

Cake topper:

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:




Tuesday, February 17, 2009

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:




Monday, February 16, 2009

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: