Flower Basket Cake

Here is a flower basket cake with the basket-weave technique that I have been wanting to try.  I made the flowers (roses, lily's, pansies, daffodil's)  from royal icing and the flowers on the side are a few fondant flowers that I had left over from the last cake.  I could still use  practice with flower making but I thought this cake turned out pretty and just in time for spring!  

Monogramed Cascading Flowers Bridal Shower Cake

This is my first Bridal Shower Cake and my biggest challenge was getting the icing smooth and even.  It is a little easier with some new tools but still a challenge!  I call this a White Velvet Cake with chocolate fudge filling.  There is sour cream in the cake recipe which makes the cake extra fluffy and velvety.  The monogram letter is made out of fondant that I tried to die periwinkle and I added sugar pearls for the border.  The flowers are also fondant and the dots are royal icing.  Everything is dusted with silver eatable pearl dust. I need to find the trick for cake color bleeding through white frosting...I guess just spread it on thicker next time. I hope the bride-to-be enjoys the cake!

Baby Boy Present Cake

This cake was for my cousin's baby shower today.  It is Red Velvet cake with Cream Cheese frosting.  This was my first square stacked cake.  I had some trouble with the frosting which was more of a whipped icing so it was difficult to get smooth so I tried my decorating comb and need more practice with it!  The ducks and rattles I made with chocolate, the booties are marshmallow and the bow and sign are fondant.  This was my second try at a bow and it came out so much better then the first time.  I had so much fun with this cake and it was very yummy!

Baby Shower Push Cake

This is a two tiered baby shower "push" cake.  It is Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese frosting.  I made the people out of fondant.  This is my first attempt at making figures so I will try not to be too hard on myself!

St Patrick's Day Cup Cakes

These were delicious!  I never would have thought that I would like lime filling but paired with the vanilla cake and cream cheese frosting, these were amazing!  

Abby Cadabby Birthday Cake

Abby Cadabby Birthday Cake for a 3 year old little girl.  Chocolate cake with strawberry filling and vanilla buttercream.  I had some trouble with the filling buckling out the middle, so again I learned so much from doing this cake.  I still need to learn how to make the buttercream perfect so that I can get a smooth finish. Hopefully my new stand mixer will help!  Abby's face is all fondant and buttercream but the night before deadline my husband decided to move Abby's face off the counter and broke her left ponytail!  So the end product is a little off color to the right ponytail.  The birthday girl recognized Abby on the cake so I know it was a success!  I had fun once again with this cake.