Family Wedding

We attended a wedding in July for a cousin and I was asked to make the wedding cake.  This has to be the largest job I've undertaken.  First of all, the cake was to be made in Pennsylvania..away from my home.   The second part was that I was also going to make a groom's cake and lots and lots of cupcakes for the kids that were going to attend.  So, we carted all my cake stuff up to PA and got started.   Since my mother in law only has window units for air conditioning, the entire preparation was a challenge..but we did it.  Thanks to my my nieces and my son for helping me with flower making and especially to my sister in law Vanessa for helping me both with the cakes and with setup when we got to the hall.    The family is in the dairy business, hence the Jersey cow bride and groom. 

With this Ring....

This was an engagement cake for a friend's brother.  I was asked to incorporate some of the bride-to-be's actual ring design into the cake.  The idea for the cake was to make it look like a 'ring box'.  I used several techniques I've learned on this cake including, airbrushing the ring silver and making a decorative stencil on the box using icing.  The cake itself was made from alternating chocolate and white cake layers with a chocolate ganache in between the layers.    The 'lid' of the box was made from rice crispy treats and covered in icing.

Ooooooooooooohh Toooooooooooooooooooooooodles!!

I love the Mickey Mouse playhouse show so when I was asked to make a Toodles cake for Miss Baylen's 2nd birthday, I was all in!!  This cake was super fun to make.  I made it  a personal challenge to use only buttercream decorations.  I think it turned out pretty awesome..even if I do say so myself.  :)  And did I mention this was a MOUNTAIN of cake?  This was a big 12 in bottom and 2, 6 inch double layer cakes!!

1st Birthday

For this birthday cake, there was a little red wagon theme.  So, I made a red wagon for the top and a big 1 for the birthday boy.  I also made a separate smash cake for Aiden to enjoy.

Graduation Cakes

Two of my work friends both from Taylor and both with sons who were graduating, asked for cakes.  I was able to get parts of the decorations done ahead of time which helped out!  Go DUCKS!!

Birthday for Sarah

This cake was for my friend Tracy's daughter.  The flowers are hand made out of gumpaste.

Robots in Disguise

This cake was made for a friend's son's birthday.  He wanted a Transformers cake and especially likes Bumblebee.  I tried using my airbrush to shade the cake a bit..I think I need more practice.  I was happy with the way the faces turned out!