Lets Go Fishing

My latest creations was for a groom. A friend from college gave me a call to make a cake for her fiance. All she told me was that he likes fishing and soccer. I looked on line to see if there had been any cakes bringing the two together. I had no luck finding anything. So I had to come up with something on my own. I showed her the sketch and she loved it. I had never created something so detailed. I just hoped I could pull it off. I started on Tuesday with the man and finished Friday. I even woke up at 5am to work on it for fear I would run out of time. It was nice to be finished with the project hours before pick up. But I did have one problem. The leg fell off. I was babysitting my cousin and he said it was a zombie cake. That wasn't going to be good enough so I went into repair mode and fixed it. It was a sigh of relief that it did come off again. The bride loved it and so did I.

Hello Kitty

This was my official first order. It came from an old friend from high school. It was for her brothers girlfriend. It was so funny because I spoke to him on the phone and all I remember is him saying, "Just as long as it looks like Hello Kitty." I promised him if it didn't come out right I would do it again. It had to come out perfect! Lets just say thank goodness I had a babysitter! I don't know what I would have done. It took me almost three hours more than I thought. I was so exhausted that my hands were shaking. The face didn't come out right so the perfectionist that I am I ripped it off and started again. It came out wonderful! When he came to pick it up he said it looks way better than he ever thought. I was so proud of myself. I hope you enjoy.

Music Cake

My second order came from a friend of my sister. She was purchasing it for her nephew who loves music. So when we talked I thought I do an Ipod cake, but turns out he like to play musical instruments and not just listen. So she emailed me a pic she saw online. I took it as inspiration to make a cake that would be for a 16 year old boy. I had some trouble keeping the fondant looking dark black. I painted it with the gel, but after some time they began to bleed onto the ribbon. To make my life a lot easier I changed out the ribbon right before they came to pick it up. Not only did I get a $10 tip, but later that day she sent me a text. The text said that her nephew thought it looked like Cake Boss. I was so happy they enjoyed it. That was the best complement I could ever ask for.

Fun in the Sun

Aloha!!! When making this cake I had extra pressure because it was for my parents 30th Anniversary. My parents went all out for this special occasion. It had to be perfect!

Who loves you more than grandma?

So this was a challenge. My grandmothers birthday was in just two day and I've been dreaming about making her a cake in the shape of a flower pot. I had to work fast. I saw a pic online and went from there. I was just trying different things and it came out great. First I cut the bottom portion of the cake. Place a smaller circle on the bottom and a larger circle on the top. Use this as a guide for your carving. Then place your top layer and carve the edges round so it looks like a pot. Crumb coat your cake a place in fridge. Be very careful when you cover it in fondant because it will rip. I suggest maybe covering the top then the bottom separate. buy beautiful flowers and place as desired. Oh yeah before I forget make sure you save some of the leftover cake. it could be used a dirt. Who knew dirt could taste so good.

Lets just say when I was done I fell in love. My grandmother loved it so much that she didn't want to cut it. That's how you know you have a winner. Enjoy

My 1st Topsy Turvy Cake

You Tube is amazing! I watched a couple of videos on how to make a topsy turvy cake and they were so simple. I did my drawing of what I wanted it to look like and dived in. To anyone who is trying this for the first time I warn you. You need to have patience and a lot of cake. I ended up carving a lot off the cake. But life is like trial and error. Sometimes we make more errors, giggle:) Enjoy!

Special Delivery

Let me start off by saying my husband has a BIG family. One day he got home and casually said, "I volunteered you to make a baby shower cake for my cousin." I was shocked! Not because he volunteered me, but it would be the first time other people would be seeing and eating my cake. So I was nervous to say the least. I worked with his cousin Sara, who is adorable and very understanding. She made me feel totally comfortable. After reviewing some pic's this is what i came up with. It was too cute! Look at the little feet. I did each little toe. It wasn't very had, but it was time consuming. Everybody loved it. My older sister is pregnant and I can't wait to make her cake. I'm going to go all out!