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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Mommy Birthday Cake



This Birthday cake was ordered for a Mommy - all her childrens' names were around the side of the cake (done with a food coloring marker - LOVE those things!) This was a chocolate cake, with chocolate ganache filling, vanilla buttercream icing and fondant cutouts.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Red Velvet Grad Cake



This cake was done for a Meredith Graduate - hence the "M" on the cake! Red velvet cake, cream cheese icing for the filling and covering the entire cake and gum paste letters spelling out congratulations!

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Cherry on Top Cupcakes




This was an idea I've had in my head and been wanting to try out for some time now - Finally got around to it! Dark chocolate fudge cupcake, vanilla butter cream filling, pink fondant "ice cream", white fondant "whipped cream", white fondant "sprinkles" topped off with a red fondant "cherry"! These were so much fun to make and I'm really pleased with how they came out! :-)

Monday, May 17, 2010

Thank You Cake




This cake was done as a quick "thank you" for a neighbor of ours who worked on updating the kids' swing set for us! Yellow cake, vanilla butter cream filling, covered in white fondant and blue fondant details.

Oreo Ice Cream Cake



This was a Birthday cake - chocolate cake, cookies n' cream ice cream filling, whipped icing and Oreos!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Purple Dot Birthday Cake



This cake was done for a good friend of ours - it's a chocolate cake, with chocolate ganache filling, white fondant, purple fondant circles, purple fondant bow on top and green butter cream accents! Happy Birthday, Em! :o)

Friday, May 7, 2010

Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes






These cupcakes were done for Teacher Appreciation at my children's school! I started with yellow cake, added chocolate fudge filling, then a vanilla buttercream swirl and topped off with fondant/gum paste ovals imprinted with the words "thank you"! Each teacher received a box with one of each color cupcake.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Jungle Baby Shower Cake



This cake was done for a jungle themed baby shower! The cake was chocolate with chocolate ganache filling, topped with vanilla buttercream. The trees, dots, bananas and monkey topper were all handmade using fondant and gum paste! I loved how the little guy turned out for the top of the cake! It is impossible to look at that face and not smile!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Easter/Spring Basketweave Cake



This was a cake done for my Wilton class - a two-layer oval yellow cake topped with vanilla buttercream basketweave, edged with a rope pattern and topped with royal icing flowers.

Topper for Cupcake Tower at Wedding


This was the final version of the cake I did to top the cupcake tower at Saturday's wedding. The bride wanted black and silver dots since the cupcakes they had were topped with black and silver sprinkles and then I edged the bottom of the cake with a black satin ribbon. The cake itself was alternating layers of yellow and chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream in between each layer, then topped with white fondant and buttercream dots.

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Easter Cupcakes




These were butter yellow cupcakes topped with vanilla buttercream made for my son's class Easter party.

New Orleans Saints Grooms Cake




This was a grooms cake done for a wedding - New Orleans Saints style! Lemon cake, vanilla buttercream filling, topped with white fondant and fondant details.

Monday, March 15, 2010

Small Cupcake Tower Topper for Wedding



These were practice runs for a topper cake I'll be doing for a wedding in April - this small cake will sit atop the cupcake tower for the bride and groom to cut. The wedding colors are black and silver, so I was playing around with some ideas for incorporating those colors!

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Red Velvet Cupcakes


These were Red Velvet cupcakes topped with a swirl of Cream Cheese icing! Yum! :)

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Mickey Mouse Cakes







These cakes were done for a little boy's first birthday. They were having a Mickey Mouse themed party, so I made a large cake for all the guests to enjoy and the Birthday boy got his own personalized mini-mouseketeer hat cupcake! I was really excited how the little cake turned out - it was so much fun making both of these!

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Littlest Pet Shop Birthday Cake




This cake was done for a little girl's 5th Birthday - obviously LOVES Littlest Pet Shop! The cake was my scratch-made pound cake recipe and it was topped with buttercream icing and fondant balloon cutouts for the animals to hold!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Chocolate Buttercream Cupcakes




These were yellow cupcakes topped with chocolate buttercream swirls arranged in a cupcake tower done for a Birthday!

Party Hat Cake




This was an order I had for someone celebrating their 62nd Birthday! The cake was fudge marble and it was decorated using both fondant and vanilla buttercream icing.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Two-Tier Baby Shower Cake


This was a baby shower cake - yellow cake, vanilla buttercream filling and fondant icing and fondant details. All the buttons, the clothes and the baby topper for the cake were handmade using fondant icing!

Ice Cream Cake


This was an ice cream cake I did for a Birthday. Chocolate cake, Cookies & Cream ice cream, whipped icing and garnished with Oreos and melted chocolate! Yum!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Strawberry Birthday Cake


This was a strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream filling in between the layers, topped with vanilla buttercream frosting & surrounded by fresh strawberries!

Star Wars Birthday Cake




This was a Star Wars cake I made for my son - it was chocolate with buttercream frosting & topped with a fondant-covered Death Star.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Chocolate Cupcakes




These were chocolate cupcakes dressed up with swirls of buttercream icing on top!