"Tinkerbell's Teapot House Cake" - 1/12

For my daughter's 6th birthday this year, she wanted a Tinkerbell Teapot house.  I loved the idea of this since it was so whimsical and it was a lot of fun to make:)  The bottom tier is a 9" round covered in green fondant with fondant/gumpaste flowers and leaves.  The teapot is made from a 6" ball ban covered in fondant with all fondant details.  I bought the fairy figurines at Walmart.

"Happy Birthday to Me!" - 12/11

Just for fun, I decided I would make my own little birthday cake for my family to enjoy.  I pretty much just made it up as I went along, but made it in my favorite color and used a new technique I had not tried before--stenciling!  It was not perfect, but the best thing about it was that I didn't have to please anyone but myself! ;)

"Wintery Snowflake Cupcakes" - 12/11

Here are some wintery snowflake cupcakes that I saw on Pinterest and thought I would give them a try for a Christmas get-together.  The snowflakes are made of royal icing, piped on wax paper, sprinkled with clear cake sparkles and left to dry/harden.  Then I simply piped on some icy blue buttercream and added the snowflakes and sugar pearls!

"Black and White Engagement Cake" - 12/11

...So the previous cake I posted (golf course birthday cake) was actually a cover-up for an even bigger surprise!  My friend's boyfriend was totally in on his"surprise" birthday party and she had no idea no clue.  My friend's mom and I had this pillow cake I made wrapped up like it was a birthday present.  But when he was opening it, he got this confused look on his face and said, "Why would you get me a present that's not even for me?!"  When my friend went to see what it was, she looked in the box and saw this cake with the ring in the box and the words "Will You Marry Me?"  She was completely shocked and that moment made all the stress and all the hours working on these two cakes totally worth it!





Pillow Engagement Cake: Deep Dark Chocolate cake with mocha frosting, covered
white fondant with fondant flowers and swirls.  The trim is royal icing.




The ring box is completely edible (except the ring of course!) made from
RKT covered in fondant custom made to hold the ring.





"Golf Course Birthday Cake" - 12/11

A very good friend of mine asked me to make this golf course cake for a "suprise" birthday party of sorts for her boyfriend.  It was a 1/2 sheet cake (chocolate with mocha frosting), covered in buttercream.  The putting green, water hazzard, flag, ball and golf bag were all fondant.  The clubs were toothpicks with fondant clubs.  I made the trees out of upside-down sugar cones with royal icing star tips for the branches as I did for my daughter's Rapunzel cake. 

Little did my friend know that the real surprise was hers....!



Close-up of golf clubs and putting green.

"Thanksgiving Turkey Cake" - 11/11

My first Thanksgiving turkey turned out to be a cake!  LOL  I made this from two 9 in. round cakes, "carved" into a turkey shape and covered in fondant.  The drumsticks and wings are made out of rice krispy treats, the garnishes are fondant and the "stuffing" is a mixture of cake scraps, cinnamon and brown petal dust.  Happy Thanksgiving!



"Firefighter Cake" - 11/11

This cake is not actually a cake at all, it's a brownie!  I made two 9"x12" pans of brownies, placed them side by side and carved out the shape of the maltese cross.  I then spread a thin layer of vanilla buttercream for a smooth even surface and then laid the fondant (pre-cut with the same maltese cross pattern) on top of the brownie.  I had made the flames a few days ahead of time so some could dry curved and have a 3D effect, using yellow fondant with orange and red food color markers for the outline.  I think the flames really made the design:)

 



"Maeve's Lollipop Cake" - 11/11

After a short week, and some last-minute changes, I decided to make my daughter a "lollipop cake" for her 3rd birthday.  She is so funny...the moment she wakes up from her afternoon nap, everyday, the first thing she asks for is a lollipop.  So what better way to celebrate her birthday than with some bright, colorful lollipops...and not just that...a blue raspberry and strawberry layered cake!  Since her favorite flavor lollipop is blue raspberry, I wanted to "experiment" by adding a packet of Koolaid drink mix to a basic white cake mix.  It didn't rise as well, and could probably have used a little more veg. oil, but overall, it was quite tasty:)  The cake was covered in buttercream with fondant and royal icing decorations.



"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;)



"Tow Mater Cake" - 8/11

I decided to include some progressive photos of the Tow Mater cake I made for a little boy turning 4.  I baked a 12"x 18" vanilla sheet cake, cut out the basic shape and filled with chocolate buttercream, then carved and "dirty-iced" it.  I then covered the cake in blue marshmallow fondant (which I forgot to take pictures of--it looked a truck belonging to a Smurf! lol).  Since Mater was originally blue, I figured this would be the best way to have his original color show through the "rusted" part.  

Now to create the rusted look, I used several different colors of luster dust including brown, copper, peach and aztec gold mixed with lemon extract.  To give him a lift and in order to have the wheels fit properly, I elevated the cake on a sheet of 1" thick rice krispy treats with black fondant covering the edges.  The wheels were also made out of RKT covered in fondant.  All other details were fondant with the exception of the towing cables which were Twizzlers painted with the same "rust" luster dust.  The towing structure itself was wooden dowels covered with fondant.

I was so thrilled that the cake actually looked like Mater!!

 

12"x 18" vanilla sheet cake

Cut, stacked and filled

Carved and "dirty-iced"

Finished product!  (Small Mater is toy model)



"Gibson Les Paul Guitar Cake" - 7/11

This is a full size Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar I made as a groom's cake.  It measured about 40" long by 14" wide.  The body of the guitar was red velvet cake with cream cheese icing, covered in fondant.  For the sunburst appearance, I used three different colors of luster dust with the base color painted on with a mixture of luster dust and lemon extract.  The neck and head of the guitar are made of rice krispy treats covered in fondant with fondant details.



"Mario Kart Cake" - 5/11

Here's the Mario Kart cake: 1/2 Sheet Vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, all fondant decorations.  The main structure of cars are rice cereal treats under fondant.  Main characters include Mario, Luigi, Diddy Kong, Bowser Jr. and Yoshi.



"Mario Kart Cupcakes" - 5/11

These are some Mario Kart cupcakes I made for a boy turning 7 to share with his class on his actual birthday and then I am also making a cake for his birthday party this Saturday!  These were pretty fun to make:)  The toppers are all fondant and include Mario, Luigi, stars, coins, shells, banana peels, mushrooms and thunderclouds.  



"Mother's Day" - 5/11

This was kind of a last-minute Mother's Day cake I made for church using some roses and blue fondant left over from previous cakes.  It was strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream filling, covered in the blue fondant.  I used the drop-line technique for the swags and some decorative scrolls around the roses.  I have to admit, I love this color combination!  Happy Mother's Day!