Happy 4th to Bella

Bella turned 4 this year and celebrated with a Madagascar themed ice cream cake. Chocolate Cake w/ Vanilla ice cream. The "4" , tree and "Bella" are chocolate. The animals, leaves and flowers are fondant. The cake is iced in green buttercream and detailed with the grass tip. I was able to deliver this to the birthday girl and it was so exciting to see that she recognized who the animals were (from the "You got to move it, move it movie"). That was exciting as I was having a hard time creating these characters...but with some help from my friends Sarah and Dawn, the cake came to life.

Happy Birthday to my Mother In Law

I was reminded of my mother in laws birthday a few days prior and came up with this cute little cake. 6" round with layers of triple chocolate and vanilla bean cake with hazelnut mousse in between the layers. It has been iced in light yellow buttercream and detailed with a grass border (one of my favorite tips). The daisies are made of gumpaste, dusted in pearl dust with a yellow buttercream and sanding sugar center. Elly (MIL) was thrilled. Of course my FIL wanted to know why it wasnt german chocolate and I had to remind him it wasnt HIS birthday!

Fun with Chocolate, Fruit and Flowers

These cakes were all made on the same day, I use the same cakes with different decorating options. The panels were made from white and dark chocolate. The grapes and strawberries were fresh. The red roses are gumpaste, the tuplips and pink roses are fresh.

The 1 tier cake with grapes and strawberries made it to work and everyone loved it.

Cupcakes, Big and Small

Marble cupcakes with chocolate whipped cream frosting. Each topped with a fondant snowflake brushed with pearl dust for a little sparkle. I made 3 dozen of these at the last second for my husbands co-workers. It was a fight against the snow during the holidays this year, but they turned out great and everyone was more than pleased.

These were done for a tasting, white and marble cakes with raspberry preserves, raspberry mousse and chocolate mousse fillings. They were each topped with buttercream frosting and a fondant flower and leaf. This tasting later turned into the Jungle Cake I made for a 1st birthday.

Red Velvet with whipped cream frosting and a single gumpaste flower. These were designed for a retirement homes afternoon tea party. These bit size cupcakes were accompanied by chocolate dipped strawberries.

Happy 60th Daisy

This was done for my friend Daisy who celebrated her 60th birthday with friends and family. She even had childhood freinds travel from around the US to celbrate with her. The cake was white cake with a lemon mousse on the bottom tier and a lemon curd on the top tier. It is iced in whipped cream frosting. The dasies are gumpaste and the Happy Birthday plaque is chocolate. This was inspired by a cake she had for her 16th birthday. I was so honored to be a part of her special day.

Nicole's 40th Birthday!

My friend Dawn (That Dawn of Dawns Candy and Cake), made this for our friend Nicoles surprise 40th birthday party. The top and bottom tiers are vanilla bean cake with raspberry mousse and the center tier is a triple chocolate cake with whipped chocolate ganache. The entire cake is covered in fondant and topped with a royal icing tiara (courtesy of Christian and Sarah). The cake looked amazing and I hope it tasted great too. I was not able to stay at the party long enough to try this creation, so I hope all the other party goers enjoyed it!

Bright and Colorful

My husbands brother Travis and his wife Shana got married on Maui October 2007. When they came back they celebrated with a reception for family and friends. I was honored to make their wedding cake. I was given the instruction of flavor and bright colors and the rest was left up to me. I was told they were having fresh orchids flown in to be used for decoration. I dont remember the flavors now, but I do know they were a 10", 8" and 2, 6" cakes. The 6" yellow cake was just for the bride and groom and was chocolate cake with chocolate mousse. I was so happy be able to be a part of their special celebration!