Stacked Baby Block Cake

Well, after hearing about the royal baby's arrival, I thought it would be fitting to share my stacked baby block cake! Each block was a 6" x 6" x 6" block, covered in buttercream and decorated with marshmallow fondant accents. I also hand molded the pink elephant topper. :)

 

Hunting Themed Groom's Cake

It's so exciting when a bride-to-be comes to me and asks for a SURPRISE Groom's Cake! ..This particular cake was going to an avid hunter and is probably one of my favorite cakes to date. The tree stump is iced in buttercream and all of the accents are hand molded from marshmallow fondant. I airbrushed "sugar in the raw" and placed it around the base as edible moss. :)



 

Barbie Logo Cake

Barbie logo cake - I did a buttercream lay on for the logo and I free handed the shoes and purse onto the cake. :)

 

 

 

Archery Birthday Cake

I love to browse around on www.cakecentral.com. While visiting, I discovered a painting technique used with buttercream. This is my second time doing this technique and was actually rather pleased how it turned out. In a nutshell, I base ice my cake, mix my buttercream colors on a painter's palette (used only for cakes), grab a paintbrush and start "painting" on my cake....   :)

Marshmallow People

I got the idea to make the people from marshmallows after looking through one of my craft catalogs. They make so many characters from marshmallow shapes of wood. I figured I'd attempt to make them in 100% edible form.....



For the manger, I "glued" 3 marshmallows together and airbrushed them brown. Then made the hay from fondant.

 

Dr. Seuss Cake

 

 

Snowflake Bridal Shower Cake

I made this one a few weeks ago, but figured I'd wait until closer to winter to post the picture. Well, it snowed today AND we turned on our outside Christmas lights. Therefore, in our home, it's officially time to get into the holiday spirit! The tree will be up soon. :)

'Stache & Tie 1st Birthday

I had a customer request a cake for her son's 1st birthday party. She chose the theme of ties and mustches for her little man. Instead of just throwing cutouts of mustaches and ties all over the cake, I wanted to do something more personalized. This is what I came up with... :)

 

 



Nursery Rhyme Baby Shower

Crazy Busy Weekend, but....

HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!!

 

After selling out of my baked goods at the craft show, I had to get ready for another busy week! I had to pump out another 43 dozen cookies before Saturday, complete 2 cakes orders, and I also took on the job of setting up cookies & punch for our community Veterans for our PTO. Let me tell you, Saturday night, I was beginning to regret signing up for the 5K to take place on Sunday morning. A HUGE thank you to my mother for having my kiddos spend the night with her so I could finish my work and participate in the 5K that is so dear to my heart. My brother, Shaun has served in the Marines, and I am so proud of him! I feel bad because, looking back, I should have been more supportive than what I was..but I guess that is all part of growing up. I feel honored to have him as a brother because he was brave enough to put himself in harms way to keep the rest of us safe. And by golly, I know there is NO way I could have done the same thing that he did. Shaun--THANK YOU! With that being said, I was so proud to wear my USMC t-shirt while participating in the Operation Troop Appreciation 5K located at the Hampton Township Community Park.  http://www.operationtroopappreciation.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of my local 5K buddies! (They are so supportive!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the 5K, I had to rush home, grab a quick shower, pack up and head down to my oldest brother, Vaughn and my sister-in-law's baby shower! They are expecting in January and ---have not found out if they're having a boy or girl. Not to mention, I'm the type of person who likes to feel "prepared," so this has been a hard adjustment for me. Either way, it will be such a pleasant surprise and we are all so very happy for them! 

 

NOTE: ALL decorations are edible! :)

 

 

"Frogs, Snails, and Puppy Dog Tails

or

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice?"



 



 

Fox Racing/Monster Cake

Halloween Baby Shower Cake for Twins

 

This was my third order for twins this year!! :) Everything was made from cake and its completely edible! My only disappointment with this cake was that when I went to the store that "always" carries cotton candy (remember, I live in a small town) and of course, they were out. Luckily, the party planner came to my rescue with left over orange cotton from the table decorations! --Even though it wasn't edible, it made it look complete! :)

Mickey Cake for Make-A-Wish

 

 

I felt so honored when I was able to donate a cake to Austin through Make-A-Wish Foundation. I have always felt like there must be something more out there for me, something that mattered. I never imagined how unbelievably fulfilling the experience could be. Although I didn't meet Austin personally, by having two children of my own and seeing how excited they get over a cake, I knew Austin would truly appreciate it! My heart aches for families who have to deal with illness --especially when it falls onto undeserving children.

 

 

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Bulldog --Full Sheet Cake

When I learned how to decorate cakes "the Wilton way", I leaned how to do pattern transfers with piping gel....never thinking to draw onto the waxed paper with buttercream and then pop it into the freezer for a few hours! It works well, as long as you do a thick layer of buttercream behind your actual design for support.