Friday, January 28, 2011

Twin Princesses!


Our neighbors, who are little blonde twin girls, turned 3 this week! Brooklyn's favorite princess is Cinderella. And Lauren's favorite is Tiana. I am sorry but that is just hilarious. When she saw her cake, her mom asked, "Who is that?" And she replied, "Me!" So so cute. I made them a princess castle cake and then these small 5-inch round cakes.

Friday, January 21, 2011

Nath Taught Me Fondant!

My very first all-fondant cake ever! My second ever was for my hubby's birthday. I really like fondant! The clean up is much quicker than buttercream. But, they both have their own challenges! I hope to keep learning!!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Vanilla Bean Frosting Wedding Cake

This baby blue cutie was by far the most challenging cake I've ever done. The issues were 1) It was a wedding cake, thus I require perfection. And 2) It was so extremely simple of a design that imperfections are extremely apparent. Had a few mishaps along the way, almost putting me in tears. But as you can see, the cake matched the wedding scheme and the couple was happy! The cake was my normal wedding cake - white cake with cream cheese filling and fresh raspberries. But, this time the frosting on the outside was vanilla bean. I recieved an enormous amount of compliments and also learned a lot!

Monday, January 10, 2011

My son's Hockey Cake!

My sweet little Caleb is THREE!!! For his birthday party I made a two layer yellow cake. I added blue dye to it so on the inside it was marble, blue and yellow, like the Predator's colors! He really loved his cake!

Thursday, December 30, 2010

My daughter's tu-tu birthday cake!


For my daughter's first birthday, I made her a ballerina tu-tu cake! It is strawberry cake, with a strawberry compote filling and buttercream icing. Happy birthday, Anndi!

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Mountain Cake!


This is a giant, delicious carrot cake with cream cheese frosting filling. I poured chocolate ganache over the top of it to creat the mountain look. This cake was made for my father-in-law's surprise 60th birthday party. His favorite things involve speed - biking, skiing, and riding in his red sports car with his wife.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Texas Sheet Cake!


My sister-in-law is having a baby girl and I got to help throw a baby shower for her! Her favorite type of cake is texas sheet cake. So, I made it in two 9-inch circle cake pans and then poured the delicious chocolate frosting in the middle of and over the two layers. It didn't turn out as pretty as some frostings, but man it tasted good!