The next chapter of life...

Congratulations to all the graduates out there!
The first chapter is over now and it is time to go out into the world and write the rest of your story!

Best Wishes - Weee

We are having a heat wave.... a tropical heat wave ~~~~~~~~~~

With a recent heat wave and average temperatures for July (in MAY!!) it is only fitting that I got a cake order for a Luau themed birthday cake. Bright colors adorn this cute cake and the birthday girl was sooo sweet and thanked me for making her "wonderful" cake.

It's a luau! - Neon colored whipped icing adorns a three layered top tier of french vanilla cake and two layer bottom tiered milk chocolate cake. Fondant accents were used to make a grass skirt for the cake and also a flower lei and palm trees complete with little coconuts.

I was excited that the weather held out long enough for me to deliver this cake with out a disaster like rain or all the crappy things falling out of the trees these days showering the cake. Next weeks cakes are Minnie Mouse and Graduation themed - be sure to check back as I fill my first order of cake for 100 people. I also got my first order for a wedding cake today - 150 people - soooo excited.

First Communion

Not being of any specific religion I can not say that I fully understand the meaning of your first communion as a Catholic. None-the-less I made a cake with two days notice for a beautiful little girl who will be taking her first communion tomorrow. Congratulations Anna!

First Communion Book Cake - vanilla cake with vanilla butter cream and fondant accents. (Under the top two butterflies there is a real bookmark with some blue beads and an angel sitting on a crescent moon.)

Swimming M&M's.....

I don't think I have ever had so much fun with my food- I got to be creative today and make marine life out of M&M's for a birthday cake order I got. Not sure if the two year old will like it as much as I do but I had fun making it and I think his mom will be happy with the end result. (win, win)

Under the sea cake - french vanilla cake with whipped frosting and M&M marine life.

M&M lobster and fish and snowball jelly fish.

M&M octopus

Orange and green vegetation.

Every side is different and surrounded with crushed ice cream cones used for sand.

It's a jungle out there

Here is my latest work in progress - a jungle themed baby shower cake. The clients only real request was that she wanted 3D grass and a jungle animal theme (with a monkey). After some shopping I found some toys (including a teething ring) at my local Walmart and here is where I'm at so far. Just have the writing to go and am fighting with myself of how to do it.

Jungle themed baby shower cake - milk chocolate cake with vanilla butter cream icing and fondant accents. (Animals are all toys from Walmart.)

Thirty or so minutes later - the finished product -

and the top view -

A last minutes request....

I got a frantic call last night from a mother whos daughter was having her first birthday party today - and the cakes and frosting were made but not finished. SOooo this is how I spent my Friday night without kids -

Abbey Cadabey cake - vanilla cake covered in butter cream stars. (I have no training on how to decorate this way so I was very pleased it turned out so well!)

Crown cake - chocolate cake covered in butter cream stars and edible pearl accents.

#1 cake - vanilla with butter cream and star Abigail and border.

Thankfully Miss Abilgail got her cakes well before needed and the party was saved. Happy First Birthday Miss Abilgail!

Better eat it before it eats you!

I had a request from my future mother-in-law for a book cake for her birthday (we share a love for all things Harry Potter) - this is what I came up with.

The Monster Book of Monsters Cake - 1/2 chocolate and 1/2 french vanilla with vanilla butter cream and whipped chocolate frosting and fondant accents.