Janice's Bridal Shower

Megan's best friend Janice is getting married next month - and as one of the MOH's, Megan was in charge of bringing a butterfly themed cake. Janice chose orange and hot pink as her color scheme - so I used edible orange and pink wafer paper butterflies purchased from Fancy Flours (one of my not-so-secret baking supply obsessions) for a realistic take on her theme. They shipped and arrived incredibly quick - after cutting them out, I coated them with clear piping gel and dried them in egg cartons so they were more life-like. Just to add some sparkle, I brushed pearl dust onto the wings before attaching them to the cake. :)

The hot pink roses are real (thanks Safeway!) - I didn't have time to make them out of gumpaste. I used a circle of acetate on the top tier so the flowers wouldn't affect the taste of the icing and arranged the roses by sticking the stems into a ball of fondant to keep them in place.

The cake is a devil's food cake with a chocolate fudge filling and swiss-meringue buttercream icing...mmm... thank goodness for uneven tops...the boys and I enjoyed the scraps! :)

Here are a few views - I tried my best to make this cake viewable from every angle.

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! :)

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.

Sweet Sealife for Abbey

Birthday time for Abbey! My friend from high school, Lisa, saw my photos on Facebook and gave me the honor of doing her daughter's birthday cuppies! It was so nice to reconnect and see that time doesn't change a thing! It was like graduation was yesterday - can't wait for a playdate! Lisa's family is amazing and I had an incredible time making the cupcakes! My ultimate favorite is the puffer fish!!! :)

Tinkerbell and Friends

It's Bianca's 4th birthday with a Tinkerbell theme! What fun!

I had Tink and her pals standing in signature "Tinkerbell-green" hydrangeas with a Tinkerbell smash cake.