"Pirate Birthday Cake" - 9/11

Here is a pirate-themed birthday cake I made for a little boy turning five.  I used the party invitations as well as the party plates to come up with the design.  I had originally planned on putting the "gold doubloons" around the sides of the cake but then I thought of the #5 gold coin and it wouldn't have looked right with the other chocolate candy coins.  The cake itself is a two-tiered chocolate cake with cookies 'n' cream filling covered in fondant.  The "Jolly Roger" on top is a fondant cutout, red stripes are fondant and the treasure map is handpainted using a mixture of brown petal dust and lemon extract.  I also made the rice krispy treats as party favors for the kids.



"Winnie the Pooh Cake" - 9/11

This is a "Winnie the Pooh" themed cake for a friend's baby shower.  It was a chocolate cake with cookies 'n' cream filling covered in sky blue fondant.  All of the decorations are fondant except for the grass (buttercream) and the wires holding the bees.  The fondant Pooh bear was quite challenging for me (mainly the shape of the face/head), but I think he turned out okay--still working on my sculpting;)