Is that Carrot Cake???

May 12, 2013- When my six year old son saw this cake he said, "Mom, is that a carrot cake???" How ever did you know? This one was made for my family's Mother's Day feast but surprisingly it was made with my dad in mind. I made a favorite chocolate cake for the girls(which I sadly forgot to take a picture of) and this carrot cake for dad, as it is one of his favorites! I haven't always cared for carrot cake but I have now made this one a few times and it is growing on me. And of course it's covered in cream cheese frosting! Yum!

Lyndsey's cupcakes

April 29, 2013- These cute little cupcakes were made for my cousin for her 25th birthday. She is not a frosting lover so she asked for confetti cake with whipped cream. She asked and I delivered! She's still a kid at heart.

 

 

Doggy Birthday Cake

 

March 15, 2013- I made this cake for a neighbor's son. He brought over a picture of his dog and wanted his black dog and another with brown spots on his cake with dishes of food. He also wanted the cake to be cotton candy flavor! It was very sweet but certainly tasted like cotton candy!

 

 

 

Curious George Birthday

This cake was fun to make and very nostalgic. Leo decided he wanted a blue cake with George on it with balloons. Here's what we came up with. To make it blue we did a jello poke cake, which my mom used to make for me and my sisters for birthday cakes when we were young. This is where the nostalgia comes in. He wanted it blue so we used blue berry jello, where as I remember always getting lime or lemon, but the results were the same. Very colorful, moist, and delicious! I filled it with whipped cream, iced with buttercream, and George is made out of gum paste.

Max's 10th Birthday cake

Jan. 19, 2013- This cake is for my son's 10th birthday. Like all boys his age he loves to play video games. The hot game we got for Christmas was Skylanders. It's all the rage around our house! So, he got 5 new characters for his birthday but, surprisingly, didn't want them on his cake, but wanted the XBOX console and controller. It's made of marble cake with chocolate cream cheese frosting. Covered in fondant. This was fun and fairly easy to make and he got a kick out of it, although he told me he didn't like his name on it. Hmmm...maybe it takes away from the authenticity (He! He!), or maybe ten is the age when you no longer want your name on your birthday cake!
Photo to come...for some reason I can't attach the photo at this time:( So sorry!

Toy Story Birthday

Dec. 29, 2012- This cake is for a neighbors little boy who is turning 3 today. He loves Toy Story so I used my Cricut to cut out his name and a big number 3. Buzz and Woody had a hard time standing up on the fondant so unfortunatly I had to apply a little extra frosting on their feet! Oh, well! It will still taste good. This cake is one of my favorite flavor combinations too. A delicious yellow cake with chocolate mousse filling. Yum! Happy Birthday Linkin!

Ariel Birthday Cake

Dec. 27, 2012- This cake is for a friend of mine whose name is actually Ariel. Her mom asked me to make her a Little Mermaid cake for her 17th birthday. Ariel was a little tricky. I put her on the cake the night before and put it in the fridge. The next morning she had sagged under the weight of her hair and lost her chin. Next time I will use modeling chocolate instead of fondant to help support all that hair! Happy Birthday Ariel!