Monday, June 25, 2012

Wedding Reception Cake & Cake Pops

This sheet cake and cake pops were for a wedding reception. The wedding was at a beach and they had a reception after coming back home...

This was my first experience with a sheet cake and I learned a lot. I was worried a few times that it was going to turn out awful - but in the end it all worked out!! :-)

The shells are molded chocolate - and painted with some luster dust. The sand is brown sugar. The letters are cut from fondant using some Script Fondant Cutters.







Camping Theme Baby Shower

June 2012...

LOVE this one!! Mom-to-be sent me a pic of a cake she liked which inspired my ideas. All decorations are made from fondant - I still can't decide if I like the rocks or the fire best. There is also a baby in the tent...

This one is also Gluten Free!!







Cute as a Button - 1st Birthday

June 2012...

My daughter's 1st Birthday!! Saw something similar as a baby shower cake - but thought it would be cute for a 1st birthday as well...






Spiderman Cakes

May & June 2012...

I did my first Spiderman Cake in May and had a request for another one in June. The first cake I used my tiny 4 inch cake pans to make the building for Spiderman to sit on. The second cake I used a "tin can cake" which was much easier!!





Strawberry Shortcake Cake

March 2012...

My daughter wanted Strawberry Shortcake for her 5th birthday... this might be one of my all time favorite cakes!!







Girly Stacked Cakes

March 2012...

I did two similar cakes in March - loved how both turned out!! Both were iced with the Italian Meringue Buttercream - YUM!!

Pink/Purple - with Dots and Flowers...

Pink/Purple - with Dots, Flowers and Birds...

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Giant Cupcake

March 2012...

I have been wanting to make a giant cupcake for a while - and I finally found 2 good reasons in the same week!! I  helped a friend of mine make her daughter's 2nd birthday cake and then made my nephew's 1st birthday cake. Both involved using my new Big Top Cupcake pan - which I love!! I made giant candy cupcake "papers" for both of these using Candy Melts...

Baked...
Finished...
For comparison with normal size cupcake...
1st Birthday Giant Cupcake...

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Mini Cakes

February 2012...

I guess I must really like the Strawberry Cake with Strawberry Filling and Whipped Cream Icing - because I've done it again - in yet another form... Mini Cakes!! These were for a Valentine's Banquet at our church. I garnished them with some melted chocoate...

Squares...
Hearts...

Strawberry Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

February 2012...

Another sweet treat for my daughter's preschool class. I saw this idea and couldn't wait to try it. It was so easy and I thought they were delicious!! I used strawberry cake - put a little strawberry filling in them after they baked - and iced them with a stabilized whipped cream. (I even added a few chocolate chips in the bottom of the cones before baking). YUM!! :-)

Batter in the cones...

Baked...

Finished!!

Blue's Clues Cupcakes

February 2012...

For my son's 2nd birthday - I wanted to make some really yummy cupcakes to make the "cake" part of his party a little simpler than a big huge fancy cake. He had recently become a big fan of Blue's Clues - so I made some Blue's and some Pawprints out of Candy Melts.


Creme Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Frosting
AND
Strawberry Creme Filled White Cupcakes with Whipped Cream Frosting

Bob's Cake

January 2012...

Just for fun - I have to share this picture because it makes me laugh every time I see it. My father-in-law made his own birthday cake....

Taste = YUM!!
Looks = LOL!!



Safari Baby Shower & Zebra Cupcakes

December 2011:

Safari Theme Baby Shower Cake...


Zebra Cupcakes...