Sunday, December 21, 2008
Something totally different
When Molly asked for this cake for her wedding I thought to myself, "seriously?" Then after looking at the picture a few more times I thought it was fantastic. Then after I made 1/2 inch ruffles for 9 hours I really grew to appreciate it. I also questioned the apples, but once the flowers were on the cake and it was sitting on the apples I fell completely in LOVE with it. It was just so simple and organic for this outdoor wedding. It's a good thing that other people have great vision because without them I would be way less creative. Thanks Molly!!!
60th Birthday Party for a woman this time
This customer asked for pretty and elegant. That's not usually what I do but I decided that I had better incorporate some of that into my repertoire if I want to broaden my horizons. I loved doing the pretty cake instead of the funky cake for a change. The only thing I would have changed was the bow on top. I wanted it to be the other direction but it wasn't quite dry enough so we had to sit it the more stable way. But it doesn't matter, it was fantastic.
60th Birthday Party
1 yr old's Favorite Flower
My niece was turning 1 and my sister said her favorite thing was this huge pink flower light in her room so we decided to make big pink flowers for the cake. Since my sister didn't really care about colors that much I just used the olive green left over from the cake the week before. I think it worked out famously. The baby LOVED it. Nothing like pure sugar fondant flowers to snack on... for get the cake...
Babies once again
Rice Krispy Cake
Sunday, November 30, 2008
1 Year Anniversary
The instructions I got for this cake was to make it olive green and black and then I had creative control from there. I saw a picture similar to this one online and I couldn't help but create it. The crazy part was that it matched the tablecloth almost exactly and it was by pure coincidence. It must have been fate. It was unbelievable. This cake seems simple but was way more work than I imagined. You can't really see it but the ribbons around each tier were made of black fondant and were all folded up to look like satin fabric and it took a very long time. Then doing the bows on their sides was another challenge. But I absolutely LOVE this cake. It now rests very high on my favorite cakes list.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Tempestt gets married!
The wedding that this cake was for was the most beautiful wedding! The bride looked like a fairy princess and the location (El Rico's in Queen Creek) was fantastic. Her colors were bright pink and orange. I looked at the picture of the cake she wanted and said no problem... Then when I started working on it, it was so much more work that I imagined, but totally worth it! It turned out great. The top 3 layers were real cake but they didn't eat it because no one wanted to chop into the cake.
These were the cupcakes I made for the same wedding as the cake above. They didn't want to chop into the cake too early so they had mini cupcakes for the kids to eat in the mean time. They were vanilla with orange cream topping, chocolate with raspberry, and chocolate with vanilla. I have done these for several weddings but just didn't post their pictures. These were a really big hit... Who knew...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Babies, Babies, and More Babies...
Once again, a baby shower cake. I really love doing these! I got to have full creative control on this one too and it was a good time. The polka dot line runs down the back too. I am in love with this bow. I originally tried to make it bigger but when I put in on the cake I'm glad I didn't because it was HUGE! This cake made my whole weekend. I just LOVE what I do. :o)
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Yin Yang Wedding Cake
This wedding cake was for an "opposites attract" type couple and the bride wanted a yin yang type cake to reflect that. She picked out the light and dark colors and wanted it half and half. I deliberated over it for days and came up with this. We wanted it to be unique and different but at the same time elegant and classy. I hope we succeeded at that. I didn't get to see the reaction of the couple but 0ne man told me it was like a "little masterpiece."
Another Suns Themed Grooms Cake
Saturday, October 18, 2008
3 Year Old's Star Wars Birthday
This darling little boy that lives down the street from me wanted a star wars cake with Darth Vader and a red light saber on it. We thought about making the cake Darth Vader but then I got really scared and couldn't go through with it. I couldn't bear the thought of messing it up so I just went with round. His mom found the Darth Vader candle holder with the red candle in it so that part worked out. Then the trim around the bottom was a red light saber with a silver handle. It was a really fun cake to do.
Monday, September 22, 2008
It's a flowery event
I had full creative control on this one and sometimes that makes me nervous. The client said the theme of the party was garden looking flowers in distressed stone pots. I wanted to somewhat keep with the theme but still do my own thing so this is what I came up with. This fondant is actually chocolate flavored so it's a little bit better than regular fondant. I thought this cake was darling!
Not Fancy but DELISH!!
I had a request for a cake that "doesn't have the stiff frosting." So this is what I came up with. It was four layers of chocolate cake with 3 layers of raspberry filling covered with homemade chocolate buttercream. I finished it with chocolate shavings and fresh raspberries. It was seriously one of the yummiest cakes ever. One woman at the party said it was "pretty much the best ever." It always makes you feel good to get those kind of compliments. I LOVE my job!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Very Sweet Sixteen!
A sweet sixteen surprise birthday party is always a great occasion for a fancy cake. The 16 actually matched the decorations for the party which was very cool. There was a little bit of a sad story about this cake though. We had our first cake-tastrophe. When I was delivering it the top fell over when I did a u-turn ( that will teach me to pay closer attention) It broke the bow and made a gouge on the bottom tier on the back. It was sad and I actually cried. We put it back together at the party and it was still pretty presentable but I was very sad about the whole thing. I guess we all have to live and learn right???
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
A Blingy Bridal Shower
Thursday, August 28, 2008
FUN FUN Wedding!
Baby Baby Baby!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Baby's Birthday
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
"So Martha Stewart"
I delivered this wedding cake when no one was at the venue. When I went back in to take a picture there were two girls there looking at the cake and I overheard one of them say, "It's so Martha Stewart." I took it as a huge compliment. The green actually looks more green in the picture than it did in real life. It was actually more of an olive color. I have finally realized that simple can be BEAUIFUL too!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
A Sushi Birthday
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Groom's cake
Gelato Freeze inspired wedding
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Ellie turns 4!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Double Bridal Shower
I was totally excited when they requested paisley! I have been wanting to do paisley for a long time but never really had the opportunity. I also found those little dragees at the cake store so of course I had to use them on these cakes. Oh, and the cake stands... I am in love with them. My dear friends gave me a gift certificate to a decor boutique for my birthday and I couldn't help but buy these cake stands. I have a six inch one too that matches.
Double Bridal Shower
This cake and the cake above it were for the same bridal shower for two cousins getting married 3 weeks apart. I was originally going to try to incorporate all of their wedding colors into one cake but I just couldn't mix turqoise, black, brown, pink, and green. It just seemed a little too crazy. Anyway... I love this cake! The blue zebra was my favorite.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Ooooo BABY!
I believe the words were "blinged out baby shower." I hope this cake lives up to the Bling! You may not be able to tell in the photo but it is covered in edible glitter! It was definitely the most sparkly cake I've ever done. Then we had to put the rhinestones on the diamonds of course. The bow is hiding it a little bit but the design on the top tier is zebra. When the girls came to pick it up they actually screamed. Those are always the best reactions. I love what I do!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Little Baby Boy
This cake was chocolate with chocolate mousse. I really hope the guests at this shower really like chocolate! And in case the background is too dark the base color is chocolate brown too. And you can't see it but the polka dots on the top tier get smaller as they go around the back. I'm really starting to get into this baby boy thing. I did only girly stuff for so long and with this run of boy stuff I've done lately I'm really starting to embrace it. It's still an interesting process to decide where to put something else where you would normally put flowers or bows. :o)
Friday, June 13, 2008
Simple but Freakin Awesome!!
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Black and White Wedding!
This was an impromtu wedding cake. The family had other plans but something happened last minute where they couldn't do it anymore so they called me. I was a little nervous about having two cakes due in one day but with a little planning it went off without a hitch. I think this wedding cake is FABULOUS!! The wedding it wa delivered to was gorgeous, black and white, with red roses. It was really nice and I think the cake went perfectly!
Awaiting the arrival of a princess!
This cake was for a dear friends baby shower. The invitation was purple, black, and cream and had a darling crown on it. It was printed on pearlized paper so I pearled the cake to match. I kept wondering if I should add some decoration to the bottom tier but I couldn't think of anything classy enough to stay in keeping with the classiness of the shower so I left it blank. I made the crown out of fondant with sugar pearls. I tried to make it out of gum paste but it was too dry and I kept breaking it. The crystal above it was just hanging from the chandelier above the table. It wasn't part of the cake. :o)
Sunday, June 1, 2008
A Baby Girl is Blessed
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Surprise for Janeice!
Okay, you should have seen the party that this cake was for... The decorations were RIDICULOUS! In a good way. Lettie way outdid herself for her sister's birthday and this was the cake for it. I think this is very close to the top of my favorite cakes list. It was for adults only so that's why I put the non-edible "bling" on it. We can't have any kids ingesting plastic rhinestones.
8th Grade Graduation
Friday, May 30, 2008
My Baby Brother's Wedding
Sven & Christine tie the knot... 450 miles away! This was an adventure for sure. I had to bake the cakes here, pack them back up in their pans and take them to Colorado. Then I had to make all the flowers (with the help of my sister, mom, & darling neices) up there, prep & cover the cakes in the Senior Center kitchen, then transport the parts to the events center and put it all together there... all while trying to coordinate the catering too. Crazy! But the wedding turned out amazing and I was just glad I could be such a big part of it. Love you Sven!
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Another Baby Shower
Sunday, May 11, 2008
33 Year Old Firefighter B-Day
8 Years Old
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Engagement Party
Okay, they told me not to do a dark color for the flowers but I couldn't help myself. I saw this design online and I couldn't not do it. It was too perfect for such an occasion. I thought it turned out awesome. I wish we had a 360 of this cake. Oh... all those designs were hand cut with a knife! Crazy!
Cinco De Mayo!!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Two Baby Boys
This was a baby shower cakes for two girls having two baby boys around the same time. The bottom was four layers of chocolate cake with cream cheese buttercream filling and the top was vanilla cake with strawberry cream cheese buttercream filling. GOOD! And I loved the argyle. I thought it was very sophistocated...
Monday, April 14, 2008
Gorgeous Tracy
Another car lover
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Happy Birthday Zander!
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Cowboy birthday
The train, the train!
Happy Birthday Ryan and Grant. Ryan is my next door neighbor boy who turned 4 and Grant is his cousin and they had a joint b-day party. They loves trains. This one was a little challenging for me because it was the first one I've done that is not "cake" shaped. It was really fun though. I had a great time making it.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Happy Birthday Owen!
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