Dillon's Birthday!

I love love love that Dillon watches Tom and Jerry!  He requested Tom and Jerry cupcakes - so here's the final product...(pix to come soon)...

We're so sad we weren't able to attend the party - but glad to hear the cupcakes were a hit!

Spongebob and Friends at the Beach

I was given creative license to do a Spongebob and Friends cake - as long as there was a beach involved. :) Well, how could I pass that up?

The cakes were Devil's Food cake with a strawberry gourmet filling and whipped cream frosting - double layered 3/4 sheet and a 5" smash cake to match.

For the frosting, I ended up using Pastry Pride since I didn't know how long the cake would be unrefrigerated - it was really yummy! Go non-dairy product! The Pastry Pride colored beautifully with gel paste - I had planned to airbrush the scene, but since it's going to be my first time airbrushing, I thought it'd be best to wait on it and practice.

The sand is made from mixing raw sugar, light brown sugar and some gold sparkle dust - for depth and texture.

Smash Cake Front View

Smash Cake Side View

Sweet Trey always taking a photo with my latest creations!

View from the top

I made the characters out of fondant and gumpaste - I was to get into modelling chocolate, but for now, this is my go-to modelling medium. I used rice krispie treats for the wave for stability not only for the wave, but to help Spongebob and Gary surf upright! I also used very thin blocks of rice krispie treats to stabilize the characters - I'm not used to working with such light frosting - I was worried the figures would sink.

The initial plan was to have Mr. Krabs in the water floating with his head above water and one claw - calling to the Lifeguard Lobster Guy who's attention is otherwise occupied by a bikini-clad Sandy Cheeks Squirrel. I had also hoped to have Plankton building a sand castle on the side. In the end, I ran out of time but as I looked at the cake, I thought it would be way too busy had they been added. Speaking of Sandy, I had wanted to try blowing sugar for her breathing helmet - but in the images I used for reference, some of them she wasn't wearing it when she was in her bathing suit - so I left it off.

All in all, it was a super fun cake to make - and I enjoyed creating the characters and making them come to life.

Back Angle of Squidward burying Patrick in the sand

Front Angle of Squidward burying Patrick in the sand

Side Angle of Squidward burying Patrick in the sand

Sandy Cheeks and Lifeguard relaxing under the sun

Spongebob and Gary surfing

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Marvel and DC...together...that's right.

It's Domi's birthday! He's requested Batman and Spiderman. * sigh * Give him a break - he's only turning 3. He'll learn! hee hee! Marvel and DC Comics - there's been crossovers before, right?

Bart and I decided on Hulk, Spidey, Iron Man, Batman...and I threw in Superman! Can't have Batman representing all on his own! :) Each character has two poses...









And his smash cake was a huge Batman! :) Looks like it was well enjoyed...




For the adults, I made some delicious Red Velvet with Cream Cheese frosting...to die for!



The perfect birthday photo!



Trey usually insists on taking a photo with the party cakes before we deliver...no exception this day! :)

Maya's Birthday

My friend and co-worker, Christine, was throwing a birthday party for her daughter Maya. It is an important ideal to their family to teach Maya about diversity, cultures and the world around us...what a neat idea for a theme! She asked to have a smash cake shaped like a globe with cupcakes topped with children from different countries.

I had a great time finding images on-line - I used some sketches from a stock photo site - and put a few changes to the details.

Grandma is still in the hospital - so again, I had a few challenges in terms of time management - as I was at the hospital a lot. But all in all, I was happy with the results. :)

Gabe's FOUR!

Another jungle theme! We went to Gabe's birthday party at Safari Run - FUN FUN!!!

Aunt B asked me to make cupcakes for his birthday with a kid safari theme...here's how they came out - I couldn't get my stuff together on time - so I rushed out of the house without my cupcake stands!!! :( So, I made do with what they had at the facility - utensil boxes stacked...oh well!

I just love the look on Gabe's face when he saw his HUGE lion jumbo cuppie!

Zachy's One!

The boys just love Wow Wow Wubbzy! Trey and Brody decided to throw Zachy's One year old Birthday Party with a Wow Wow Wubbzy theme! How fun!

The party was wow wow wonderful! We did our best to decorate the house to look like Wuzzleburg - complete with birdie bird and Daisy.

We made cupcakes with Wubbzy, Widget and Walden - Zachy's smash cake was intended to be a shape Wubbzy cake - but I ran out of time - so it was just a simple layered cake with frosting colored "Wubbzy Yellow". :)

I lost my camera that day - so thanks to Uncle Bart for taking some pics!

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

Preschool Marvel Superheroes

Yousef and his sister Sana are crazy for Spiderman and Spider Girl. For Yousef's day care birthday party, Roya ordered Marvel Superheroes cuppies with an emphasis on the (surprise!) new Iron Man obsession! Switching gears, I focused on Iron Man - totally easy to do as my boys are just as obsessed. :) I love Marvel for doing a preschool version of these super cool heroes! I made a jumbo cupcake just for Yousef and added the webbing detail to his topper.