The last of my three cakes in one week. I don’t know how some of you make so many cakes in a week. I was so stressed with making the three, and was up until the wee hours of the morning just trying to finish up. I’m happy with how they all turned out, and when they are for friends and family, it’s hard to say “no, I don’t have time”. Little smash cake with gumpaste topper, and 50 assorted cupcakes with daisy, ladybug, and #1 fondant toppers. Carrot cake, chocolate, and vanilla. Thank you so much for looking, and a Happy Mother’s Day to all you mothers!!

I made this cake for a surprise 60th birthday for my late husbands partner. They had practiced together for more than 25 years, so I wanted to make something special that reflected his love of golf and medicine. My inspiration came from Nancy’s Cakes and Beyond’s lovely cake she made a few months ago. I made the argyle pattern on the top tier by cutting out individual diamond shapes, and putting them together using Jessica’s wax paper transfer method. It worked amazing. Everything is edible except for a few toothpick and the candle. This is the first time I have taken a picture outside. Boy, it makes a world of difference!! Thank you for looking!

I made this little 6” cake and 20 cupcakes for my grandson’s preschool teachers for their Teacher Appreciation luncheon. The theme was superheroes. Each cupcake has 20 different tags, with the teacher’s super powers! This is the first cake of three I have this week. I have never made more than one cake in a week, because babysitting three grandchildren all under the age of 4 keep me busy enough!! Wish me luck!!

I made this cake for a sweet little boy’s first birthday. His Mom wanted it to match the Mod Pod Pop Monkey decor that is in his room. 10” vanilla with chocolate buttercream, and 8” chocolate, both covered in marshmallow fondant, with fondant accents. I made the #1 on the smash cake and inserted a piece of candle, so that it was able to be lit. Thank you for looking!!

I made this cupcake tower for my grandson’s monkey themed first birthday. It was my first time making a figure. The monkey topper and number 1 made from fondant and gumpaste. I think he turned out pretty cute, but I also think I need a lot more practice. Thank you Diane, BellaCakes & Confections for your monkey cupcake inspiration. Yours were way cuter. My daughter did not want my grandson to have any cake (they are into healthy eating), so I carved his name into a watermelon, hollowed out the top, and filled it with an assortment of chopped fruit. He had his own little fruit bowl to squish into. Not the same as cake, but he seemed to love it all the same! The guests had their choice of chocolate cupcakes, or carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Cupcakes topped with fondant monkey faces, bananas, and leaves. Thank you so much for looking

Happy 80th Birthday to my Daddy! Our family tree with Dad stamped into the trunk. His four children’s names stamped into the main branches, and spouses, grandchildren, and great grandchildren’s names on the leaves. The white doves represent my Mom and husband who are no longer with us. Thank you so much for looking!

I made this cake and cupcake tower for a friend who was hosting her sister-in-law’s surprise baby shower. I think I might need to invest in a new camera. I played around with a lot of different settings, and I still could not get a sharp picture. Thank you for looking!

I made this cake for a gender reveal party. The young couple are expecting their second child (a boy), and wanted to reveal it to their friends and family. I wanted to try a new technique, using the Baby Cakes cake pop maker I got for Christmas. I put blue cake balls into the white cake batter for a polka dot effect when the cake was cut. Thank you so much for looking at my cake!!

I made this cake with permission from the gorgeous and amazingly talented Edna De la Cruz. You can see her amazing cake here: http://cakecentral.com/g/i/1710051/ I made my own version of her award winning Birdhouse Garden cake with fall flowers for my very first wedding. It was a lot of work, but I was so pleased with how it turned out, and so was the bride. It was also my first time making wired flowers, and first time using petal dust. I was amazed how much it added to making the flowers so realistic. There were also 108 cupcakes, 3 doz of three different flavors, and each had their own little topper. Thank you for looking!

I’m working on some mums and leaves for an upcoming fall wedding (my first wedding). I’m a little nervous about it, even though it is for a friend, and she said I could do whatever I wanted.

I made this cake for my granddaughter’s Minnie themed 2nd birthday party. Bottom tier 10” French vanilla with Peggy Does Cake’s crusting buttercream recipe for the filling (yummy). Top tier 8” chocolate with buttercream filling. Minnie’s head made with Rice Krispies treats and the Wilton Ball Pan. Thank you Lesley (Royal Bakery) for the wonderful tutorial on making a bow, and ruffled petticoat.

I made this cake for my daughter-in-laws niece’s Rapunzel themed birthday party. I was inspired by the Royal Baker’s Hello Kitty Castle Cake, and used her wonderful tutorials. Thanks Lesley!! The bottom cake was a 8” round vanilla confetti cake, as was the 4” round (7”tall) middle tower. The side towers were paper towel rolls covered in fondant, and for the roof, I used the Calla Lily drying cones, and covered them with gumpaste flowers. I also made the cupcake stand to match, as well as cupcakes with little purple and pink crowns. I covered the cake boards using Peggy Does Cake’s wonderful method. Check out her tutorial!! Thanks so much for looking!

I made this cake for my grandson’s 4th birthday party. All edible. Th Death Star was made from rice krispies treats covered in fondant. I added hundreds of tiny sprinkles with tweezers for the lights. I was inspired by the Royal Bakery’s Star Wars cupcakes. Thanks to Nancy’s Cakes and Beyond for giving me advice with using edible images, and how to achieve the grey fondant for the Death Star (I kept getting more of a purple than grey). I even found Star War’s scrapbook paper to cover the board using Peggy Does Cakes method.

I made this 8” and 6” chocolate cake for my grandson’s baptism. I’ve been wanting to try Susan Triano’s tufted billow weave for quite some time. Very time consuming, but worth the effort. The cross and baby topper inspired by Sweet Designs by Larissa. I used the new Wilton mold (the brown one) to make the cross and buttons, and the First Impressions baby mold. Thanks to the Royal Baker for her tutorial on how to make the swag banner, and of course thanks to Peggy does Cake for her method of covering a cake board with decorative paper.

I made these carnival themed cupcakes for my grandson’s preschool carnival. I had so much fun making them! I made the popcorn cups by cutting down 7oz plastic cups, and wrapping them with popcorn papers that I made. Cupcakes topped with mini marshmallows. I just popped the cupcake into the plastic cup still in their liners. It worked really well. I baked the cake right in the ice cream cones, and topped with butter cream icing and sprinkles. I used M & M’s for the goldfish lips and scales, and a chocolate chip for the eye and a gumpaste tail.

I have been wanting to make a cupcake bouquet, and got to make this one for my grandson’s preschool teachers. It will be the centerpiece for their teacher appreciation luncheon. I glued a green styrofoam bowl to a planter, with a hot glue gun, then glued 21 green paper cups that were cut down to a size that would hold the cupcakes. After decorating the cupcakes, they are easily slipped into the paper cups. This arrangement holds 21 full size cupcakes. I hope the teachers like it!

I made this cake & cupcake tower as a surprise treat for the teachers and staff at the school where my son teaches 5th grade. French vanilla cake with whipped chocolate ganache filling. Covered in marshmallow fondant. The cupcakes are dark chocolate with buttercream frosting. I was inspired by Peggy Does Cake’s (isn’t everyone) flower border on her unicorn cake. I also used Royal Bakery’s tutorial to make the little flower pot. Thanks Lesley! Spring letters cut out with exacto knife, and the robin, nest, and egg cut out with my cricut cake. Thanks for looking!

I made this cake for a dear friends surprise 60th birthday party. She love to drink tea, and go to the spa, so I made her relaxing in a cup of tea, with cucumbers on her eyes. 10” chocolate cake with orange buttercream, and carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese icing. Teacup made from rice krispies treats covered in fondant. Bathrobe, slippers, towel, rug, and flowers made from gumpaste. Thank you for looking!

I made this cake for a gender reveal baby shower, but wanted to do something different than have a pink or blue cake to cut into. The gumpaste & fondant topper box was hollow, and when the fondant (tissue paper) was removed, the matching shoe was inside. It was a girl! The 10” round cake was chocolate with orange buttercream filling, and covered in MM fondant. The cupcakes were carrot cake with cream cheese icing. This was such a fun cake to make because I got to play with some of my new “toys”. I used my First Impressions baby mold, and my new cricut cake. The shower had a Valentine theme, so I put quite a few hearts on it! The baby shoes were also so fun to make.

I made this cake January 14, 2011 for my daughter’s nature themed baby shower. I made the crib and quilt to match the one she has in the baby’s nursery. The “family tree” was made to match the tree mural she had painted in the nursery, and the cake matched the wall border with dragonflies and leaves. Each cupcake had a gumpaste dragonfly, leaf, or butterfly. The crib, tree & nest were made from gumpaste.