Sunday, May 9, 2010

Minnie Mouse Cake

Emma's 4th Birthday - This cake was made to match the Minnie Mouse theme for the party. It consisted of the dome at the top of the cake which made up the mouseketeer hat complete with Minnie's signature bow. The bottom 10 inch tier featured Minnie's sillouhette complete again with her bow in 3D. The 8 inch middle tier matched the traditional red and white dress Minnie wears. The cake consisted of the top 2 tiers in chocolate and the bottom tier in french vanilla all covered in buttercream and fondant. The board was also covered in black fondant and each border consisted of black and white polka dot ribbon. The colors on this cake were red, black, and white.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Bubbles Baby Shower Cake

Heather's Baby Shower Cake - This Bubbles themed cake was made up of 2 tiers consisting of 6 inch and 10 inch rounds. The cake was french vanilla with buttercream and covered in fondant. The cake also featured lustre dust for extra sparkle. The colors used in this cake were light blue, aqua, yellow, and white.


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Mountain Bike Cake

Bobby's Birthday Cake - This cake consisted of layers of chocolate and french vanilla covered in buttercream with fondant accents. The 'lil Bobby, sign, and bike are made of gumpaste. The mountain is airbrushed with edible color for a more realistic effect. The trees and grass are buttercream. The colors used in this cake are green, brown, yellow, red, black, grey, blue, and flesh color.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Sage and Brown Baby Shower Cake

Erika's Baby Shower Cake - The cake was a 2 layer french vanilla cake with buttercream and covered in fondant. The tiers consisted of 6 inch and 10 inch rounds. It featured a simple band in chocolate brown, and chocolate brown polka dots. The topper for this cake was a looped bow. The cake was covered in lustre dust for an extra sparkle. The colors for this cake were sage, brown, and white.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Shoe and Pillow Cake

Gina's Birthday Cake - The chocolate double layered cake was filled with butter cream. The entire cake is edible, including the shoe made of gum paste. The pillow was carved concave to provide a more pillow-y look. The border is a rope design and the pillow also had a quilted look with pearl luster dust all over the cake. The colors used were burgundy, ivory, white, and black.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Sun Cake

Cole's 2nd Birthday - His Birthday was celebrated this year with a Sun Cake decked out with shades and cupcakes for sun rays. The center cake was an 8 inch single layer chocolate cake with buttercream, decorated with royal blue sunglasses and smile. The cupcakes which made up the rays were french vanilla and chocolate flavored also with buttercream. This cake also featured an edible Happy Birthday sign made out of gumpaste. The colors used in this cake were yellow, orange-yellow, blue, black, red and pink.

Sunday, June 14, 2009

Poker Cake

Danny's Birthday Cake - This triple layered pineapple cake was covered with chocolate and vanilla flavored fondant and had a butter cream filling. The entire cake is edible including the playing cards and chips. The cake board had no border, therefore allowing it to be flush with the cake and with legs covered in fondant permitted it to look just like a poker table. The colors used were dark brown, dark green, white, red, and blue.

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Graduation Cake

Travis' Graduation Cake - This cake was 12 x 18 x 4 with a 2 layer 6 inch inch carved cake to make up the graduation cap. The cake was french vanilla with butter cream frosting, fondant and gum paste was used to decorate. The colors used were maroon, white, black, milk chocolate brown, and forest green.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Tinker Bell Cake

Emma's 3rd Birthday Cake! This three tiered cake was chocolate on the bottom two tiers, and french vanilla on the top. Butter cream was used as the filling with fondant and gum paste decorations. The colors used were pink, leaf green, purple, lavender, light lime green, lime green, ivory, golden yellow and pearl sheen sprayed all over the cake for a "Tinker Bell sprinkle". The board was also covered to make it even more special.


Friday, March 20, 2009

50th Year Retirement Cake



M.H.'s retirement cake. This is a 2 layer french vanilla cake with buttercream filling and white fondant covering. The 4 tiers consisted of a 6 inch, 8 inch, 10 inch, and 12 inch rounds. The other colors used were royal blue and red. Edible images were used to duplicate the company's logos over his last 50 years with the same company. The "50" topper was made of gumpaste.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Monkey 2nd Birthday Cake


Arabella's 2nd Birthday Cake! The monkey's belly is made up of 4 - 8 inch round, pineapple flavored, sculpted cakes with buttercream filling and covered with fondant for the t-shirt. The colors used were pastel pink, ivory, white, and a deep brown buttercream decorating most of the body. The entire cake is edible with the exception of the structure holding it all up. There is a brown and pink grosgrain ribbon adorning the base.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Baby Shower Cake - Boy

Mike and Sandy's Baby Shower Cake hosted by Gina and Jessica. This 10 inch double layered french vanilla cake had butter cream filling and was covered in fondant. The rope border was also made of fondant, with the bow being made of gumpaste. The colors used here were baby blue, and white.

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Private Eye Briefcase Cake

Kale's Birthday Cake - This cake was made up of four 10 inch square cakes, cut to make the shape of briefcase. It consisted of red velvet cake and butter cream filling due to Kale preferring not to go with the traditional cream cheese frosting. The cake is covered in fondant, and gumpaste makes up the decoration. The cake was airbrushed with edible silver coloring. As, a special surprise, his "real" birthday money was hidden inside the cake protected by a zip-lock bag.

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Santa Claus Cake - Christmas

Bronwen Weber from Food Network hosted a class and this is my first stand up cake figure. He stood about 18 inches tall. He was made up of white cake with butter cream filling, and fondant and gumpaste. The entire cake is edible except for the structure, but really only his body has cake. The colors used here are red, leaf green, edible gold, baby blue, white and black.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Anniversary/Dessert Cake

Mitch and Susie's 11th Anniversary Cake - This is an 8 inch double layered pineapple cake with chocolate butter cream filling. The cake is frosted with chocolate butter cream, and then glazed with chocolate, with chocolate finely chopped as a topping along with chocolate covered strawberries. The border can't be seen here, but was done in chocolate butter cream dots.

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Baby Shower Cake - Boy

Amber's Baby Shower Cake hosted by her sister Angie. This is exactly the same as the pink baby shower cake except the bow had a stitching effect on it. The colors used were baby blue, white and black.

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Beer Cake

Nathan's 21st Birthday Cake - This cake was made up of four 10 inch round cakes, with butter cream filling, 2 of the cakes were chocolate, and the other 2 were pineapple. Cake covered in fondant, with poured sugar and gumpaste decorations. Beer bottles made of solid chocolate and airbrushed with edible coloring and decorated with fondant for the beer labels.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Kid Painted Birthday Cake

Nancy's Birthday Cake - This was a 10 inch double layered pineapple cake with butter cream filling. It was covered with white fondant and painted with edible colors by Kendall for her mom on her birthday. The decorations were all made using fondant. The flowers on the side can't be seen, but are 2-D blossoms. The colors used in this cake are medium blue, orange, green, yellow and white.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Pittsburgh Steelers Helmet Cake


Daddy's Birthday Cake - This 3-D sculpted cake is slightly smaller than an actual helmet . It was made up from about four 8-inch round cakes. It is lemon pound cake, with butter cream filling and fondant covering with gumpaste and fondant decorations. It features #39 Willie Parker.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Baby Shower Cake - Girl

Nicole's Baby Shower Cake hosted by Jessica. This is a 10 inch and 6 inch double layered french vanilla cake with butter cream filling. This cake is covered with fondant, with decorations consisting of both fondant and gumpaste. The colors used here are pink, white and black to match invitations.

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Boy's First Birthday Cake and Smash Cake

Cole's Smash Cake! This was a 6 inch white cake, with butter cream filling, covered in light blue fondant, with decoration done in various primary colors also in fondant. The cake also has a royal blue rope in fondant as a border.
Cole's 1st Birthday Cake to accompany his smash cake. This was a 10 inch chocolate cake, filled with chocolate filling, and the cake covered in vanilla butter cream, overall cake was covered in light blue fondant, with the decorations being made also of fondant in various primary colors. The cake also, has a royal blue rope fondant rope as a border.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Birthday Cake

Danny's Birthday Cake, 10 inch 2 layer white cake with butter cream filling with ivory fondant, with gumpaste brown bow and fondant rope border brushed with luster dust.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Ariel Birthday Cake

Emma's 2nd Birthday Cake! This is a 10 inch, and 6 inch double layered french vanilla cake with strawberry filling. This cake is mostly light blue colored butter cream, with the ocean blue waves being made of fondant. The decorations on the cake, consisted of gum paste figures, and some plastic toys. The top layer is decorated with sugar pearls throughout the sides, and is also the border on both tiers.