Halloween Treats

Over the Halloween holiday, I had a few cake requests that were a lot of fun to work on. First, I created Mr. & Mrs. Frank N. Stein for a costume party for a friend. I got this idea from a fellow cake baker on Cakecentral.com. I think they turned out super cute!

The other cake and cupcake order that I got for Halloween was for a pink lemonade flavored cake with chocolate cupcakes. I used my cricut for some of the decorations, including the haunted house, bats, and pumpkins. The tombstones were freehanded.

Happy Birthday to a REAL Trooper!

I made this cake for my best friend's step-dad who just celelbrated his birthday and is a retired NC Highway Patrolman. He LOVED the cake and could not believe how real the hat looked! I had such a great time watching his face as they brought the cake out to surprise him. Happy birthday, Willie!

Cherry Blossom Cake

I have always loved the simple beauty in cherry blossoms. I had a final cake project for my last cake class and decided to take inspiration from the cherry blossoms. I made an almond-flavored cake with raspberry filling and covered it in marshmallow fondant and added beautiful cherry blossoms made from tinted royal icing. I think this cake turned out beautiful and would make a great design in a multi-tier version for some springtime weddings. I'm just saying...order up!

A Birthday Cake with REAL Yellow Roses

I received a request for a cake with three yellow roses on top for a special birthday gift. Since the roses were real and needed to be kept in water and the cake kept clean, I used the little water viles that came with the roses to insert directly into the cake and keep the roses hydrated. I think the cake turned out simple yet sophisticated. Thanks for the order, Alex!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

This cake was created for a special gal in my bible study group who loves her Daddy as much as I love mine! She had me create a cake for his 63rd birthday in his favorite flavor...carrot cake with cream cheese icing. She said it was as yummy as it was pretty. Thanks for the order, Tracy!

Tenacious D Guitar Pick

So while Michael and I were in the NC mountains this weekend celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary I received a phone call for a cake order. She said she would send me a picture of the cake she wanted me to design for her boyfriend's birthday and warned me it was going to be the ugliest cake I ever decorated. A day or so later, she sent me an email with this picture for inspiration...

Tenacious D Pick of Destiny

Boy, was she right! This thing is so ugly it's kind of cute! I can't wait to begin working on it and see how she and the surprised boyfriend will like it. Thanks, Jessica, for giving me the opportunity to test my extreme food coloring skills!

Keep those custom cake orders rolling in...I always love a good challenge!

A Gift of Sophistication

I finished and delivered one of my favorite cake designs to date this afternoon. This cake was for a friend's 50th surprise birthday party and the client asked for a stacked package design in square and black and white. The rest of the design was left up to me, and I throroughly enjoyed working on this one! I think it turned out beuatiful and very classy.

The bottom layer was a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing and filling. The top layer was a strawberry cake with strawberry fruit filling and strawberry buttercream icing. The fondant was all vanilla flavored marshmallow fondant made from scratch. I truly hope the client was as thirlled with the look and taste of this cake as I was! I can't wait to see what the next order will bring. The creativity of the design is what keeps me truly excited about cake decorating!