Sonie's Birthday

What an honor to do some yummies for Sonie!

We decided on mini cheesecakes with a caramel drizzle - and some homemade whipped cream to top it off. I used the cookie part of oreos for the "crust" - YUM.

The toppers were done in a 70's theme. You know what that means...lots of avocado green and a lot of yellow. Among the toppers were osterizer blenders, aprons, baskets overflowing with laundry, S&H green trading stamps (you got from the grocery store back in the day), rotary telephones, orange tupperware juice containers, and the unforgettable station wagon complete with faux wood siding! Forgot the camera - but Trav managed to get a photo on his phone...sorry for the image quality!

Coach Purse Sculpted Cake

Francis is the BEST husband ever!

Not only did he buy his wife Jane a Coach purse for Christmas...but for her birthday - he got her another one!!! Well...a cake that looks like one anyway. :)




I made a black and silver Sabrina Op Art Coach purse - it was a lot of work...but a ton of fun!

The cake was a mocha chocolate cake with chocolate swiss meringue buttercream. The original plan was to have the handles stand up - but they needed a few more days to dry for that - oh well. Lesson learned.

I made the "C"s using a paintbrush and some silver luster dust. The ornaments, logo, and emblem are made from fondant - and handpainted. I am most proud of the beading on the three tags. It took forever - but what a payoff! The realism made all the difference.




I only wish I had an airbrush machine - someday... someday... Travis finally sees the importance of the tool to make these cakes just that much better.

I'll post photos of the party soon - Happy Birthday Jane! :)

Shot of the Top

Shot of the back

Compost Cupcakes?!?

That's right!

Our friend and co-worker Jose has taken a job with a new department. :( Sad for us...a very good move for him...congratulations!!!

He's going to be teaching the importance of composting and how to compost to kids and families - so I decided to make him some compost cupcakes. They are made of dark chocolate cake and a chocolate swiss-meringue buttercream topped with crushed oreos. The worms are shaped and molded/detailed out of tinted gumpaste.