Thursday, September 30, 2010

Monkey's First Birthday

We had a jungle theme for our baby girl's first birthday party. I made this monkey out of rice krispie treats covered in fondant to coordinate with the decorations.



Friday, August 27, 2010

Happy Birthday Princess

For her 4th birthday, my precious daughter wanted a pink, purple, and white princess cake with "happy hearts" on it.

Shabby Chic

My sister-in-law threw a shabby chic baby shower for her neighbor to match the baby's room and requested these cupcakes. For the shower, she tied ribbon around the cupcake papers.



Baby Boy Shower

I had a friend request this cake for a baby shower.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Happy Birthday Dad

I wanted to try a new chocolate cake recipe, so I experimented with my dad's birthday cake. I covered this cake in chocolate fondant, which I must say tastes much better than vanilla fondant!


Sweet 16

I made this cake for a friend's 16th birthday. This was my first attempt at covering a cake in fondant, and I haven't piped in quite a while, so it was definitely a good practice cake!


Thursday, May 6, 2010

Baby Shower

I got to make this cake for a baby shower. The hostesses had decorated the invitation with dots of all sizes, so I made the cake to match.


Thursday, April 15, 2010

Bridal Shower

A friend asked me to make this cake for a bridal shower she was throwing. The brides colors were black and white.






Saturday, April 10, 2010

Rehearsal Dinner

A friend asked me to make a cake for her brother's rehearsal dinner. The wedding colors were black, white, and red. She was planning on decorating for the dinner with gerber daisies, so we decided I'd leave the top of the cake open for her to add some flowers.


Monday, April 5, 2010

Happy Birthday Mom

My mom had shared a recipe for a Red Velvet cake that sounded good, so I decided to surprise her with it for her birthday. Since we were celebrating on Easter, I made it very "springy" with flowers and butterflies.


Friday, April 2, 2010

Luck Be A Lady

For my sister-in-law's 30th birthday, she had a 20's casino party and since her birthday falls on St. Patrick's Day, my brother-in-law decided on a slot machine with four-leaf clovers and "Luck be a Lady" integrated into the cake.


Onesie

For this baby shower, the invitation was a onesie with "baby" across the chest. I made the cake to match the invitation, but put the baby's name on it to add a personal touch.

Princesses

Since my daughter was into Disney princesses, I gave her a Princess castle cake for her third birthday. The accents are plastic toys, but the cake was carved from a sheet cake and the piping was done in buttercream.



Taking the Plunge

We threw a wedding shower for a friend, and the theme was "They're Taking the Plunge." Everything was decorated with leis, grass skirts, and flowers, so I made the cake with fondant hibiscuses.


Peas in a Pod

I was honored to be able to make this cake for a baby shower for twins.


Baby Shower

This cake was for a baby shower and was designed to match the party decorations.



Thursday, April 1, 2010

Picnic Party

For our oldest daughter's second birthday, we wanted to have a picnic party at a local park. I had a vision for this cake, so I took a couple of cake classes and was hooked! This was my first attempt with fondant and stacking. Actually, other than the class cakes, this was my first decorated cake!