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8 days until Christmas...can you believe it? This past year flew by so fast. As my previous entry stated I'm trying to do a project each weekend until Christmas. So this time around we made a gingerbread house. I took the easy route and purchased a kit because I didn't want to spend the entire weekend on it. Christmas is approaching fast and I have some shopping to do. Enjoy!

Christmas fun

So i've made the decision that each weekend in December I will be doing something fun to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Last week my little helper and I made cookies and cupcakes. This past weekend we made a cake and what better way to design it then make in into a snowman!! Although it turned out much bigger than I imagined. I thought about doing a three tier and then scratched the idea when I saw how much cake a two tier would give me. I guess we'll be eating cake all week. Next week I think we'll try our hands at building a house...a gingerbread house. Happy Holidays everyone!

Jon & Keli

When Keli originally asked me to make a cake for her wedding she decided she wanted cupcakes. However, this past Sunday she thought that a cake was probably what she wanted instead. Secretly I was hoping she would want a cake also...a bride and groom need it to cut into!:) She found inspiration for this cake from one she had seen online and asked that I re-create it for her special day. I was so happy to make it for her but at the same time I was really nervous and I think it was because I just wanted it to be perfect. This was a three tier stacked cake. The bottom tier is white cake with strawberry filling frosted in buttercream, the second tier is chocolate with raspberry filling frosted in buttercream and the top tier is red velvet frosted in cream cheese icing. All tiers were covered in fondant. I was pleased with how it turned out and i'm hoping everyone enjoyed it! Congratulations Jon and Keli, you have many days of happiness ahead of you!

MY FAVORITE

As you've guess by now i'm sure...this is my favorite! I loved this little cake. It actually didn't take me as long as I thought it would. It was requested by a good friend for her brother who just happens to be a Liutenant for the Sheriffs Dept. It was modeled after a toy police car model he has. But get this...the inside was just as great (not to toot my own horn or anything) but it wasn't your average white cake with fruit filling. It was a chocolate guinness cake, filled with whipped chocolate ganache with a hint of Jameson Irish Whiskey and covered in Bailey's Irish Cream buttercream icing! I covered the cake in fondant and voila! An Irish Car Bomb cake! It was fun and quite tasty if i do say so myself. It made me so happy that everyone enjoyed it.

A two-tier for a two year old!

I have to ask myself why I really even still have this blog...i'm so bad at keeping it updated. But in my defense...I haven't been getting too many cake orders. I'm certainly not going to just do it for kicks because then who would I get to eat the cakes?!!? I know...the fat kid loves cake right? I really do and if I honestly had it my way...that's all I would probably eat. But i can't always get what I want. So in the mean time, you'll have to just settle for my updates every three months or so. I'll try to get better, I promise! So this cake was made this past Friday. Before I take all the credit though, I have to fess up, my husband came up with the design. I had drawn one out also but he decided it was too "earthy". But it's okay, my feelings weren't hurt at all. His design was way better and it was perfect for Serenity, who was turning 2. Both tiers were white cake with a strawberry filling, frosted in buttercream and covered in fondant. Let me tell you, this cake was so heavy when it was finished. My arms for sure got their workout just moving it around. These pictures however are not the best quality, they're from my cell phone. Whenever I get around to it, i'll upload the pictures from my camera...the colors are so much better on it. Enjoy!

Mr. Squarepants

I finally had a birthday cake order that didn't involve a sheet cake!!! I love it. I was super excited when I was asked to make a tiered Spongebob themed cake. The pineapple house was carved to its shape, iced with buttercream and covered in fondant. The cake tiers were basic white cake without filling covered in buttercream. I used the buttercream to draw Patrick and Squidward on fondant squares and put them on the side of the cake. I still have to move a few pictures from my camera to the computer...but as soon as I do, i'll be sure to post them. So, stay tuned!

WOW...ITS BEEN AWHILE

I did not realize its been so long since my last post! Its been easy to just get on with day to day things that i've put this blog on the back of my list for quite some time. I've been making cakes...so i have quite a few pictures to post. This Hello Kitty cake was made for a friend of mine. Its her birthday today and she loves Hello Kitty, so Happy Birthday!! Its an 8 inch double layer white cake with strawberry filling. Covered w/ buttercream and fondant. I'm hoping to get more cake orders in like this...fun and colorful! i love it. I made a spongebob cake last week so keep an eye out for that.

Lightning McQueen

A few blasts from the past!

I heart cupcakes!

Well...as usual this year I had to work on Valentines Day. Nothing like work to kill the mood of one of my favorite day's of the year. To be honest, I think I'm more in love with the colors of Valentines Day more than anything. I love love love red and pink. So to brighten the day just a bit more I baked some vanilla cupcakes with a touch of blueberry, topped it off with pink and white whipped icing and voila! Valentines cupcakies for my sweeties! They were yummy!

Cowboys vs. Cardinals?

These cakes were made a few weeks apart. The Dallas Cowboys cake was made for a kid named Micah who celebrated his 15th birthday. The Arizona Cardinals cake was made for his little brother Aanor. The smile it brought to their faces when they saw it was good enough for me! Their mom was telling me that each one of her kids has a favorite team. I'm a Pittsburgh Steelers fan so I'm keeping my fingers crossed one of the kids likes that team as well...it would fun getting creative with black and yellow! Next month i'll be making her 4 year old a horse themed birthday cake so keep an eye out for that!

Pink and Green

Hello all! Sorry it's taken me this long to post a new entry. But I've got a very fun cake to share. This colorful confection was made for a baby shower and I must say I had tons of fun making it. It was a combination of chocolate cake with a mocha whipped ganache filling covered in buttercream and fondant. The momma to be is expecting a girl and the colors chosen for the baby shower were pink and green...so I figured why not make the cake using those exact colors. Everyone seemed to really like it and I for sure was pleased with it. Enjoy!!