Cassy's Cakes

Adoption cake

2012-02-05T16:54:00.001-08:00

I was so excited to make this cake for this family! They celebrated a special day where their newly adopted baby boy was sealed to them. He is their little "Levi Lion". And I'm no photographer but I thought the picture of the temple behind the cake was cool. I remember vividly when I was sealed to my parents and 2 siblings at the time. Such an amazing experience! So happy for them!

Pirate Cake

2012-02-05T16:48:00.001-08:00

The only credit I take for this cake is the pirate. I helped a friend (also an up and coming caker) make this cake for her sons birthday. She's an awesome artist and drew the boat and things on the top tier. Turned out really cute! I also helped with the cake pops. Everything looked great for the party!

Smash Cake

2012-01-15T18:49:00.001-08:00

Hope everyone had a great holiday season! Time to get crackin on 2012 !I've actually done a couple of cakes recently but forgot pictures. I did the ASU grad cake again-it basically looked identical with a different name. Cupcakes for a baby blessing and a birthday cake for a cop. I have a lot going on in February and will make sure to remember to take those dang pictures!

Love the colors on this cake- pink, cream and dark brown.

I decided after this cake that smash cakes can't be ordered by themselves. Actually, unless I happen to be making other cakes that week and can add onto the cake batter and frosting, then I can swing it. Never hurts to ask me. :)

Holiday Treats! -revised

2011-12-04T17:44:00.000-08:00

Sorry everyone. I thought I deleted the post because I was having a hard time getting it to work. It works now!

Check out our blog if you're looking for desserts this holiday season!

http://azsugarfairies.blogspot.com/

Pearly Baptism cake

2011-11-26T10:36:00.000-08:00

I think these colors turned out so pretty!

Thomas Cake

2011-11-26T08:13:00.000-08:00

These little trains were actually pretty difficult. Thankfully, they look enough like Thomas and Percy that it made my nephew very happy.

Holiday Dessert Sale!

2011-11-09T18:06:00.000-08:00

My baker friend and I are offering desserts for the holidays! If you are interested in some homemade awesomeness, please email us at the address listed below!

Holiday Menu

Delicious Pies:

Pumpkin Pie: $10

Apple Pie: $10

Chocolate Cream Pie: $10

Coconut Cream Pie: $10

Banana Cream Pie: $10

Premium Pies:

Lemon Meringue Pie: $12

Pecan Pie: $12

Holiday Bundt Cakes:

Lemon Bundt: $12

Chocolate Bundt: $12

Pumpkin Bundt: $12

Cream Puff Dream: $25

(A tower of delicious cream puffs drizzled with chocolate fudge.)

Email us at azsugarfairies@gmail.com to place your order.

Desserts for Thanksgiving will be delivered Wednesday, November 23rd.

Monster Truck Cake

2011-11-09T18:03:00.000-08:00

I normally don't put non-edibles on my cakes but this was Halloween weekend and I did not have the time to create fondant trucks and cars. Still came out cute.

Damask wedding

2011-10-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

This cake is the reason I even bought the stencil (yes, it's been planned for a while). It was a fun change to do it on a square cake. The gal who ordered it made the styrofoam squares dressed in ribbon for the bottom of each of the tiers. What a difference it made in the height of the cake. So pretty.

Cupcake theme everything

2011-10-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

I had something different in my mind for my daughter's first birthday. Sadly, I drew a complete blank and could decide on nothing! Finally, I bought her a first birthday shirt and it had a cupcake on it. So I went with it. Cupcake shaped cookies, cupcake cake pops, and of course the traditional cupcake. This was my first attempt at cake pops. They, for sure, taste amazing. I won't eat cake anymore (I don't know, I guess I'm sick of it or something) but put a cake pop in my hand, it's gone in 2 seconds flat. Oh and yes, you are reading this right. It has been a whole year since I had my little Harlee Jo.

Spiderman cake

2011-10-12T14:43:00.001-07:00

I had something way cuter in mind for my sons birthday but this is EXACTLY what he wanted. He was with me beginning to end, color by color, designing his own cake. Although, I added the webbing on my own and he was pleasantly surprised the next morning to find it.

Red and black Damask birthday

2011-09-24T21:23:00.000-07:00

Black on red = cool! And We added some rhinestones to the chandeliers. And those are stiletto's if you can't tell. It was a fun cake weekend!

Hawaiian Rehearsal Dinner Cake

2011-09-24T13:51:00.000-07:00

This cake, in a whole, is my happy place. I can close my eyes and picture myself on a beach chair (on the beach of course), in the sun, listening to the waves and feeling the light sprinkle of water hit my face. The reason for this theme-the couple is going to Hawaii for their honeymoon. I wanted this cake to be a little more romantic-like with the sunset seen and all. I added the hump back whale because that is big in Hawaii and very memorable for me. I went scuba diving during the whale season and their noises were so distinct and so loud under the water, I felt like I was swimming right next to one at times. Hawaii is the most amazing place and I hope this happy couple has a great time!

"Jake and the Neverland Pirates" cupcakes

2011-08-28T21:43:00.001-07:00

I have never heard of this cartoon but it looks really cute. I think cupcakes with accents on it like this take me longer than a cake. I want to say I spent at least 8 hours (for 50 cupcakes) putting the fondant pieces together. The best part and what makes it all worth it is topping a cupcake off with it's fondant piece. Way fun!

Dino Cake

2011-08-28T21:40:00.000-07:00

For my little nephew. All he wanted on his cake was a volcano and a red t-rex. He loved it!

Dragonfly and Butterfly cake

2011-08-21T15:58:00.000-07:00

Quite honestly, I was pretty sure I was going to butcher this cake. Thankfully, it all came together. Grateful for all the cake tools they are coming up with. Makes it easier to come up with stuff (and fix things when you realize your messing up!).

Black damask with red bow

2011-08-21T15:53:00.001-07:00

This compliments the invite. The invite was all black Damask with a plain white wedding dress in the middle with a red ribbon around the waist. All of my previous damask cakes were great practice for this one!

Pink and white Zebra

2011-08-21T15:46:00.000-07:00

I do the bow standing up most of the time so it was fun to do it this way. Zebra print is another design I never tire of. Super fun cake for this gal-suited her perfectly!

Hawaiian Luau cake for twins!

2011-08-05T21:58:00.000-07:00

The best part about this cake was meeting the two little boys. They are just so dang cute-personality and all! I think this was my biggest birthday order to date. 2 tier, 2 smash, 24 cupcakes. I guess that happens when you have to do double. When the boys were first born, they had to color coordinate them to tell them apart. We made sure to identify them on the cake in their given color. I just love that! Sea turtles are a big thing to this family as well so we sea turtle'd it up! I had a great time with this one!

CTR Cake and cupcakes

2011-08-05T21:45:00.000-07:00

Despite your religious preference, "Choosing The Right" is always a good thing! I love this acronym/symbol and everything it stands for. The fact that it is also green-the color in which I am slightly obsessed with-makes it even more special for me. This cake was to celebrate the birthdays of a class of kids turning 8 this year. I had so much fun making the little shields for the cupcakes! The cake was for the party and cupcakes to send home. What an awesome teacher! Those kids are lucky to have her!

Damask Bachelorette

2011-07-31T21:00:00.001-07:00

The gal I did the chandelier bridal shower cake for wanted my recent 40th birthday cake design for her bachelorette party. Thankfully, I still had her colors on hand. I've gotten an awful lot of practice in with the stenciling and I'm so glad because I really needed it. I definitely don't tire of the damask look. It's just cool.

Princess Cake

2011-07-31T20:49:00.001-07:00

My first crown, which was similar to previous ones, broke. So, I decided to take a different approach due to time restraints. If I had the time, I would have added more detail but it was fun to do something different and it probably went better than what I had planned anyway. The little girls' name is Paisley which is my new favorite name (so cute). What kind of cake person would I have been not to add paisley accents to the cake?

Damask Birthday

2011-07-17T18:00:00.000-07:00

This was for a very deserving mother of 8. I have to give my hubs a shout out though because he helped me add the damask. Imagine holding a flimsy stencil in line and in place, smearing icing on it and scraping it off (evenly) all on your own. With that, you can't press too hard on it or you'll dent the cake. That's even tough with 2 people. It really is worth the effort. I just love how it turns out. The pearlization hides the fading in the flower but I can't help myself but to pearlize. I love this cake.

"Girly and Fun" baptism cake

2011-07-09T08:01:00.000-07:00

My only instruction was to make something girly and fun. Does this cake not scream exactly that? This is definitely one of my favorites!

Flower pot cake

2011-06-30T18:37:00.000-07:00

I came into work Tuesday and realized I had forgotten my friends birthday at work. So by Thursday, I came up and created this. I really butchered the pot. I am terrible at carving cake and I made the bottom way too small. While driving to work, it tipped over and was totally ruined (the pot part). I will do that a lot differently next time but aren't the flowers pretty? I am so doing this again.

Bubble bath cake!

2011-06-30T18:32:00.000-07:00

I love this kid and he loves bubbles so there you go. Way too fun! I loved glazing the bubbles to give them that special bubble shine and sparkle.

Purple and green square wedding cake

2011-06-18T22:13:00.000-07:00

WHEW!!!! I have to say, I am a bit proud of myself for this cake. It has had me scared for a while and I can't believe I pulled it off. It's my biggest real cake to date-and by a lot. It was so heavy! This was a milestone in my decorating career. I LOVE how it turned out and the colors and flowers were so fun. It just came together so nicely. Half the cake is red velvet and half chocolate. Pictures could have been better-the lighting wasn't terrific and I didn't think to move the boxes.

Cars 2 Cake

2011-06-14T18:24:00.000-07:00

I wish I had been able to put a little more love into this cake. I intended to spend more time on it (quality-wise) and add a few things but besides my crazy week last week and the crazy one I'm currently in, all 3 of my kiddo's developed ear infections Friday and Saturday. I was really lagging when it came time to make this one. I also had to research Cars 2 (sad, I have 2 boys and I know nothing of the sequel to Cars). I guess it's about some sort of world race (hence the Earth).

Cool flower wedding cake

2011-06-11T20:34:00.000-07:00

Credit for the flowers belongs to a cake friend of mine who came up with them. They were pretty easy and look way cute on a cake. Happy with how this turned out.

Clothes line baby shower + cookies

2011-06-11T20:28:00.000-07:00

My very first cake order was for a baby shower. My original idea was something like this but I discovered that it was way beyond my skill level. And though the cake was cute when it left my house, it fell apart by the time the shower started. Amazing how far I've come since then. It was fun designing the little baby clothes on this one!
Onsie cookies. I am still getting the hang of this cookie thing. I learn something new each time I do cookies. I am not totally satisfied with where I am now but like cakes, hopefully someday I will be. Still cute though.

"Worms and dirt" cupcakes

2011-06-11T20:23:00.000-07:00

These take me back to first grade. A cupcake version of the good ol' worm pudding cups.

Damask/Chandelier Bridal Shower Cake

2011-06-05T09:10:00.000-07:00

Darn. I didn't realize I had a smudge on my camera-explains the fuzzy spot right in the middle of the top tier. I wasn't sure that the green ribbon would look good with the black and white design but once I added it, it looked gorgeous. I almost didn't add the flowers because I loved it so much by itself. And the reaction of the bride-to-be was very sweet. I have a very busy and scary month ahead of me, cake-wise, and her response gave me the little boost I needed.
I wanted to post this because I was kind of excited that I was able to color match with the sample she sent me. I love color matching and creating/putting colors together.

Godzilla Cake

2011-05-23T10:24:00.000-07:00

My Ryker turned 3 on Saturday. Both my boys are OBSESSED with Godzilla. You may be asking yourself "how in the world can a 3 year old be obsessed with such an old and outdated fictitious character?". The answer: Netflix. My kids stumbled upon the old Godzilla shows and cartoons and fell immediately in love. And of course his cake had to be Godzilla. The day I made it, he couldn't stop telling me how much he loved me and how cute I was (my kids are crazy affectionate when you do things they are really excited about). The cake flavors were fun too. I decided to experiment with some fillings with chocolate cake. One had M&M's and the other was peanut butter. Happy birthday my little love!

ASU Graduation Cake

2011-05-14T15:44:00.001-07:00

I think the flowers add such a cute touch. I have to say, I have a sister going to ASU so I am a bit of a fan. :) I say this with a lot of cakes but I really enjoyed this one. I just love the horde of flowers coming down the side.

Skateboard cake II

2011-04-25T18:06:00.000-07:00

This is actually the brother of Nathaniel from the other skateboard cake I did. We changed it up a bit to match his skateboard colors. I love the graffiti font. These are a couple of pretty cool kids, for sure!

Mini Princess Cake

2011-04-20T21:33:00.000-07:00

I was thrilled to make this cake for this young lady. She turned 8 and it was her baptism day. She is a huge cake fan (watches all those fun shows) and has always wanted one. She reminds me a little of myself. She is the first of 5 kids. I am the eldest of 6. I know what a responsibility that is and she does such a great job helping out her family. I hope it was a great day for her!

John Deere Cake

2011-04-20T21:25:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this little boy is two already. I made his mother her shower cake when she was pregnant with him (the cowboy one). That was also about the time I was just getting into cake decorating. Man how time flies. Gotta love his name too!

Lego cake

2011-04-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

I wasn't going to do this cake but I just had to. Come on, a Lego cake? Way too fun to pass up.

Dragon Castle Cake

2011-04-20T21:15:00.000-07:00

This was for one of my sons favorite friends. It was definitely a hit among the heard of young boys at this party. Rustin's reaction was priceless. Super cool!

coming soon...

2011-04-17T18:18:00.000-07:00

My computer totally crashed on me. I have pictures to share and I am starting up the calendar again. I only have time for no more than one cake a week. I have enjoyed all the business but my family misses me. Thanks for understanding. You all have been great!!!

Fallish Wedding cake

2011-04-09T18:35:00.001-07:00

It's been a long time since I had a consult with this couple. I completely forgot there was going to be a topper. So the first picture is what it looked like before I had to alter it a bit to include the topper. I was concerned this morning when I realized there wasn't as much height on the top as I would have liked. I'm glad I didn't worry enough to do anything about it. Ha ha! This cake quite literally matched the decor perfectly! I was happy with the way it turned out. Oh, and the filling was a new one- chocolate cake with cream cheese and cherry filling. Holy deliciousness.

Shark/Chameleon Cake

2011-04-09T18:15:00.000-07:00

This was a first for me-one cake, two themes. One was for a boy who loves sharks. The other for a girl who loves chameleons. This was a rare instance where it came out better than I imagined in my head. I am in love with the chameleons. They are by far the cutest lizard and they were so much fun to make. Then there are 3 different sharks, great white, hammer, and tiger. Super cool! Okay, no weird combos for those of you thinking about it . Like, no farm animals/ballet type deal. :)

Pink, black and white 40th birthday

2011-04-02T15:09:00.001-07:00

Last but not least, this fun 40th birthday cake. I love the party bows but I really need to get some more practice in with them. They can be pretty tricky. Most of my cakes this week were lemon which was odd. I usually don't do that much lemon but I have to say (I'm sure Ive said it before) it is my favorite flavor. I usually can't resist the scraps. All were filled with raspberry preserves. So good.

Princess Tea Party Cake with Cookies

2011-04-02T14:58:00.001-07:00

I have been imagining what this cake would look like for weeks. It was actually quite difficult for me because there are so many cute things you can do with a princess theme and a tea party theme. At least the colors were narrowed down to pink and purple. I really stressed the night before trying to come up with something. I am pleased with how it turned out. And other than the card cookies I did a while back, this was my first cookie order. I am going to add cookies to my menu. They will range from $1.50-ish to $3 each depending on the detail and how many is ordered. These, for example, had little detail and were on the lower end price-wise. You can't tell in the pic but they are pearlized along with the cake. Cute stuff!

Horde Cake

2011-04-02T14:52:00.000-07:00

Most of you are scratching your head, right? This is a symbol from a computer game. No offense, but I hate computer games (except solitaire) more than almost anything. However, I am grateful my brother in-law likes them. I really needed his cake to be easy this week and that it was.

Train Cake!

2011-03-31T15:28:00.001-07:00

You know you don't have to wonder if your customer liked their cake when they are leaping for joy! I had a lot of fun putting this one together. Worth every ounce of work!

Less is more...

2011-03-27T12:49:00.000-07:00

Black and white wedding. Very chic. I seriously love doing the big fondant bows. So pretty. Other than it being square, it is definitely one of the simplest cakes I've done.

Ohio State football cake

2011-03-27T12:40:00.000-07:00

I made a very similar cake like this last year for the exact same young man. He told his mom he wanted it to be exactly the same as last years' cake but she at least talked him into using a different team. And instead of Snickers in the filling, we tried Reeces. I think I liked working with these colors much better.

Carnival Wedding Cake!

2011-03-12T12:57:00.001-08:00

FUNNEST. CAKE. EVER! A carnival wedding, seriously, how cool? And this couple was just so darn cute. I was so happy to make their cake for them.
This was the most time consuming and difficult part of the cake. It's hard to find "carnival/circus" font that you can customize but then it gets worse finding one that will do letter's, number's, AND symbols. It also took me a while to figure out the right words to google to find the shape for the sign. Anyone wondering, it's "bracket shape". It's printed on edible paper with edible ink. Cool huh?
I had to snap a few pictures of the decor. My first love is the cookie. My very close second is candy. This is my dream table. :)
Center pieces. Just adorable. Congrats to the happy couple!

Another, yet different, cupcake cake

2011-02-20T19:55:00.000-08:00

My baby sister has yet to grow out of her cupcake obsession. This is the 3rd year I have done a cupcake cake but instead of the large cupcake I normally do, I took a different route. I wasn't totally satisfied but when she said "this is the best on yet", I considered it a success. Oh, and she turned 18 but as you can see, she's basically still a kid. Love ya Stacy and happy birthday!

Crochet Cake

2011-02-17T17:27:00.001-08:00

My sister in-law does a lot of crochet work and she is amazing! She's made a ton of these cute flowers that you can put on hats and headbands or whatever (hence the flowers). Here is her etsy link http://www.etsy.com/shop/forumyonly1. She also makes hats, skirts, toys, and probably whatever else you can think of. I wish I had had something to roll the fondant on to make it have some sort of crochet pattern. That would have been cool. Can you tell it's a skirt on top? My kids thought it was a volcano.

Valentine Surprise

2011-02-16T07:22:00.000-08:00

This was my first random order. I have only done cakes and things for family, friends, and friends of friends. This gal actually googled for a bakery in Queen Creek and my blog came up on her search engine. She ordered these for her boyfriend for heart day. These are ALL about taste. She wanted the white cake with cream cheese filling, frosted and then the cookie. The other half is chocolate filled with ganache, frosted and then topped with candy. I was so angry at myself for not making extra because they looked dang good. I think I'm actually really enjoying making cupcakes. There's something about piping the icing on the top and decorating it that just make me super happy.

Carnival Bridal Shower

2011-02-12T11:29:00.000-08:00

This cake is a slight "prequel" to the wedding cake I get to do in March. Fun huh? I was really nervous with this one in the beginning stages because it was looking too much like a children's cake. By the time it was finished, it was a lot better but still not exactly what I thought it should look like. Then finally the lightbulb in my head came on "it needs some pearl action!". Made ALL the difference (at least I thought so). To my fellow "caker's", if you do not have an air compressor, get one! I don't know what I'd do without it. I am so excited to do the wedding cake. It's going to be awesome!

A cake made from the UK!

2011-02-06T18:40:00.000-08:00

I got the best email EVER the other night. A gal all the way from the UK thanked me for a motorcycle cake I had done (http://cassyscakes.blogspot.com/2010/01/bmw-motorcycle-cake.html). She is a nurse by trade and has done cakes for her kids and only attempted this one for her husband when she found the idea. Since then, she's had a friend call to make a cake and so begins her snowball affect of cake decorating. :) I just thought it was a really cool story and that she did such a great job on her cake that I just had to share. I am grateful I took that scary leap for myself and started making cakes. I have met so many awesome people (officially from around the world).

Mini Dino Cake

2011-02-06T06:32:00.000-08:00

This cake was actually a pretty tall order. This was for a two year old who was allergic to animal fat and yellow die. So the cake and frosting inside had to be vegan (nothing I do or have done is vegan-not even my salads :)). And then the yellow die meant I couldn't use green, orange, etc. This cake could have really used some green but for a toddler, he probably didn't notice. I wanted to make a dinosaur that stood on 4 legs but my husband said boys like T-rex. So this was my attempt at it. I decided I really need to use modeling chocolate but turns out, that stuff is pricey. I've been watching cake boss lately and envy at what amazing work comes out of his shop. I don't like how he yells all the time but I would love to work for him for a week.

Abracadabra!

2011-01-27T21:14:00.000-08:00

I know very little about magic but what's the first thing that comes to your mind? A hat with a rabbit, right? I was going make a rabbit poking his head up but I ran out of time. This was for a 16 year old and I was told he's actually really good and had a relative who did it professionally. Pretty darn cool if you ask me! Oh, I don't know if I have this down as a flavor but this was a marble cake. The best of both worlds.

Blue and yellow baby shower

2011-01-22T21:28:00.001-08:00

Pretty colors for a baby boy shower. AND, it had a variety of flavors-Lemon cake/raspberry filling, strawberry cake/butter cream, white cake/cookies and cream. Whew! I love doing the smaller booties. The normal ones I do can't fit on the smaller tiers.

Skateboard Cake

2011-01-01T18:15:00.000-08:00

Cool.

Girly Animal Print!

2010-12-18T17:55:00.001-08:00

I KNOW!! I'm in love with this one! I wasn't going to take any orders for December but when they said they liked animal print, I had to do it. It was supposed to be a two tier but I had some extra batter and I very badly wanted to make it 3. I want to do more like this-hint hint. :)

Train cake

2010-12-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

When I made this cake in August, I didn't think I had done a very good job of it. We last minute added my nephew to my father in-laws birthday party and of course the little 3 year old had to have his own cake. So in an hour, I concocted this. I never took a picture but found this on my sister in-laws FB page the other day and decided it's pretty cute for the amount of time I had. Ha ha!

Harlee's Blessing cake

2010-12-05T16:48:00.000-08:00

Today was a great day-blessing our baby girl. I decided to venture out and make a cake. I have really enjoyed the break but I realized how much I actually do miss my little hobby. This cake was super easy and I love it. It's very simple and pretty just like my daughter. I also tried a new filling, mint chocolate chip (idea from a fellow "caker"). I will add it as a new option.

So, I was thinking I'm ready for cakes again. I will take order's for and starting in January. Not sure if I should do the calendar again. Did anyone like that or was it more annoying then anything? I think my price increase last year slowed me down enough to not need one but I was curious if anyone cared. Prices will remain the same.

Hope everyone has a great holiday!

Even better than a cake...

2010-10-19T20:36:00.000-07:00

In case any of you cake followers were curious to see our newest addition, here is Harlee Jo Taylor- 10.10.10 7lbs 13oz-20"

Ladybug Cake

2010-10-02T21:11:00.000-07:00

This one I did a week or two ago. I've been lazy getting it on here. I've done this design before. It is really cute and fun. I also did a smash cake the shape of a ladybug but I accidentally deleted the picture. Now baby time. Looking forward to our new addition and hopefully I can get back to cakes soon!

I am Iron Man- nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah

2010-09-19T10:57:00.000-07:00

Me and my boys sing that tune all the time. It's so cool. Iron Man is HUGE in our family and my poor Jaxon thought this cake was for him. I think the black with the flames makes it such a boy cake. I got to see the 5 year-old's reaction to it. He was so stinking cute!

Pink, red and brown bridal shower

2010-09-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

This cake mimic's two wedding cakes I did similarly. I would never think to put these three colors together. I really liked this cake and it was my two favorite flavor's- strawberry and lemon. I can't get enough of the scraps when I carve. I should be getting a picture of it with flowers on top.

Colorful Sweet 16

2010-09-12T18:34:00.001-07:00

Are these colors not so fun?! I love it! The flower/ball thingy's were to match the decor. I really like them and they were so easy and fun to create. Oh to be 16 again...such a fun time.

"Cars" cupcakes

2010-09-04T21:10:00.000-07:00

This was pretty much my first cupcake gig. I was a little nervous because I have almost zero experience with cupcakes. Shockingly, these ones took more time to create than a regular cake! But, they were a lot of fun and it all (luckily) came together. I will add them to my options on the side menu.

My kids had been watching me make the cars the last couple of days and went to bed before they got to see the finished products. Before we left to drop them off, I opened the boxes to show them and their jaws dropped. They posed in this position long enough for my husband to snap a picture. Now they want cupcakes for their birthdays. These little boys are so funny!

Monkey cake

2010-08-28T14:17:00.000-07:00

My husband said my monkey looked more like a mouse. Supposedly the ears are a little big. WHATEVER! I like big ears! Again, the banana's are my fave. I had a great idea after I was done with this cake. Wouldn't it be cool to flavor the banana's? I know they sell flavored fondant but how cool would it be to bite into a banana flavored-fondant banana?

Skirt Scake

2010-08-21T20:50:00.000-07:00

I saw this skirt design on another cake and so wanted to use it! What a fun cake for a one year old! And in case you can't tell, those are supposed to be balloons on the top tier. It's part of the decor for the party. Anyway, I loved this cake and will probably do something similar for my daughter's 1st birthday. Yes, for those of you who don't know, I'm expecting my 3rd child in October and it's my first girl. Yay!!! Also explains why my last couple of months are closed (for those of you wondering).

Ladybug Lucy

2010-07-25T08:50:00.001-07:00

I threw my first baby shower yesterday and it was so much fun! I love trying new things and seeing it all come together. This cake was made after hours of decorating cookies so it didn't turn out like I'd hoped but it sill looked great with the party. The ladybugs matched the cookies and I'm hoping someone got pictures of the cookies because I didn't but I'll post them later if I can get some. This shower was for my sister in-law whose giving me my first niece. I have 5 nephews so it's exciting to add a girl to the mix!

Found a picture. Don't they match perfect with the cake? I don't get the opportunity to make these types of cookies with the detailed decorating and I wasn't sure how they would taste with that kind of frosting but they were shockingly good. I'm glad I sent most of them home with people or I would have gained 5 extra pounds! Cookies are my biggest temptation-even more than cake.

Sushi Cake

2010-07-17T15:03:00.000-07:00

I was so excited when my sister had the idea of a sushi cake for her birthday. I LOVE SUSHI! Seriously, I love it so much I learned to make it on my own. I've got cook books if anyone is interested. I'm not even sure how long this took me because I was having so much fun making it. I only wish I could have done a thinner but wider table but that would have made a huge cake. Happy birthday Shelli!

Another reptile cake

2010-07-17T15:01:00.001-07:00

Pretty much the identical of a previous cake but I made the reptiles a little bigger to fill the cake space up. I also added the smash cake. My boys stayed up late with me to watch me make it. They're obsessed with these creatures!

Sister Graduation

2010-07-17T14:58:00.001-07:00

This is an old cake but I just got the picture of it. My last sister to finish high school graduated from Mountain View (don't judge, I went there too!). This next year, she starts college at ASU. So I did an "out with the old" "in with the new" type cake which included both schools. Shelli is an awesome girl and I'm super proud of her!

Tiffany blue and Beige Bridal Shower

2010-07-10T14:02:00.001-07:00

I've done white on white before but this was the first time using another color. I like how it turns the cake a little more elegant. What a pretty blue this turned out to be.

Inspired by Huggies

2010-07-10T13:53:00.001-07:00

This one was for one of my coworker's who is one of the best people I know. Since it wasn't an order, I had complete freedom to do whatever I felt like. I bought these new Huggies wipes packs and the striped design on them is really cool and that's where I got the idea for this cake. I had most of these colors made already but for a smaller cake, it took a lot longer then I thought it would. Dainty though, isn't it?

Ocean Cake

2010-07-05T21:30:00.000-07:00

I can't believe this is my first ocean cake. Well, I've done one but it was butter cream. I've been looking forward to putting this one together and it was loads of fun. It was for one of my nephews and he loves whales and the ocean. All the kids could barely keep their hands off it long enough for me to slice a piece of cake with a fondant sea creature on it. :)

Fireworks!

2010-07-04T23:13:00.001-07:00

My sister in-laws birthday is on the fourth. Naturally, her cakes usually run that direction. I love this design and would love to use it again with maybe a different color background or something. I just think it's super cool. Oh, and I finally decided I should start buying red and black fondant instead of dying it each time I needed it. Holy cow! I'm kicking myself for not doing that sooner. It's a little pricier to do that but so worth it!!

Ladybug 4th of July

2010-07-04T23:04:00.001-07:00

I really drew quite the blank with this one. This little girls birthday was being celebrated on the 4th and ladybugs are her chosen theme but since it was on the 4th, the goal was to mesh the two together. It was hard to think of something that wasn't going to look too cheesy. Like a blue ladybug or something. I really like the stripes on the bottom and it seemed to work out and of course I thought of some cute ideas after the fact but that's how it goes sometimes. Still very 4th of July and topped with a cute ladybug.

Star Wars Cake

2010-07-04T22:56:00.000-07:00

Man, this cake took forever! The cake was obviously for a Star Wars fan who specifically liked Darth Vader. I was going to try and mold a little Darth and add other things like the light sabers and stuff but then I thought it would be cool to do a big cut out of his face. I was happy I got it all cut out and together but it took quite a bit of effort.

Peridot and Ivory

2010-06-12T14:06:00.000-07:00

I learned with this cake that I am still learning. It's the first time I've had an order with different shaped tiers which leads to my mistake. I didn't consider that squares are bigger than rounds when I was making the cakes. I did my usual 12"-9"-6" sizes but in actuality, I should have either done a 10" round or a 5" square for the top. It turned out that the top two tiers were closer in size from the bigger one so at angles, it wasn't looking up to par. I was so mad at myself for not thinking of that. I guess that's where experience kicks in but learn from me and don't make the mistake I did. The other challenge with this cake was making peridot. If you look online, there are a million different shades of peridot. The bride didn't have anything for me to use to match the right green so I had to decide what I thought peridot was. I grabbed a peridot necklace I have that is a true peridot stone and copied it. I really like the color and thankfully, her flowers had this exact green in them so it didn't clash like I had dreaded it might. What a challenge this one turned out to be. Oh, I did quilting for the first time also. I also learned I need better tools.

Green and Brown Baby Shower Cake

2010-06-05T20:07:00.000-07:00

This was for a friend of mine who is having her second boy. His future name is Strat (cute huh?). I thought these colors were awesome and the shower was of course over the top cute.

Bug cake

2010-05-22T06:39:00.001-07:00

My baby turned 2 yesterday. He is OBSESSED with bugs and spiders. He loves when there is a fly in the house because he will chase it and catch it! How many of us can catch a fly with our bare hands? I guess the real question is, how many of us would want to? I was going to do a giant spider on the top but we are moving this weekend and most of my pots and things are packed. Glad I managed to make a cake for my boy though. The kids loved picked off the bugs and eating them. Fun fun!

Ivory wedding with roses

2010-05-22T06:36:00.000-07:00

Sheesh! I have got to stop forgetting to take pictures. I have an excuse for this one though. When I delivered the cake, the reception hall hadn't been decorated yet so they had to put it in the fridge. I should have just taken one before I left or while it was in the walk-in. Hopefully I will get a picture of this one because it was pretty.

Reptile Cake

2010-05-10T14:42:00.000-07:00

Cute huh? I debated doing a more realistic reptile cake like with the dessert seen and more realistic looking snakes and lizards but it was for a 7 year old boy and colors are just way more fun. The green one on top is my favorite. I'm sure there's a lizard out there somewhere that looks like him. :)

3rd times a charm

2010-05-10T14:38:00.000-07:00

Bad picture, I know. I wasn't even sure if I should post this cake since I've already got one identical to it. Sadly the decorating portion of this cake fell on an unexpectedly BUSY day for me so my creative juices were not working for me. I'm not sure how else to do this cake but if I get another order for one, I will for sure try to mix it up a bit. It's still a classic though.

Black, white and red wedding with XBox

2010-05-01T21:32:00.001-07:00

Cakes with dark piping are so scary! There is no room for error unlike white piping because I can just wipe it off and start again. Thankfully I didn't run into any problems. This cake matched the decor so beautifully. This family did a great job hiding the "cultural hall" look. You honestly couldn't tell.
This was the grooms cake. I had never heard of such a thing but the bride surprised her die hard XBOX playing hubby with it. The guests coming to the reception just laughed. They knew it was a cake just for the groom. :) Wish I had thought of it for my husband. He is playing right now as I am posting this. Boys!

Laser Tag

2010-05-01T21:29:00.001-07:00

This is another one I forgot to take a picture of. I am awaiting one but this was for a little boy who had his birthday at Laser Quest. It has been years since I've done laser tag and there were literally no good ideas to use as far as cakes go. So I thought of this one.

Present Wedding Cake

2010-05-01T21:26:00.000-07:00

I don't have a picture for this one yet. I like to post my cakes in the order I made them (I'm just weird that way) so I thought I'd put at least this so I can add the picture later. Anyways, this is one I helped a fellow cake maker decorate last week. It was so fun and so easy to work with a friend on a cake. Wish I could do it more often.

Square white on white wedding

2010-04-25T17:09:00.000-07:00

I made this one like a weekend or two ago. This was my biggest square cake so far (size-wise, not tier count). The wedding was on a Friday so Thursday I covered and decorated the bottom tier. I got the hardest part over with, right? It was a dummy cake so I set it up high on a counter. The next morning while I'm at work my husband calls to tell me he's got some really bad news. My two boys had destroyed my cake! I had set it out of their reach and of course asked my dear husband how that happened. He said they were being quiet so he didn't bother to disturb them and later found them on top of a chair chowing down on the fondant. Any of you mother's out there, knows that anytime there is quiet in the house, except for sleep times, there is a disaster happening and needs your immediate attention. Lesson learned to Brian. So yes, I got to redo the biggest cake I had done all over. Luckily it still all worked out.

Hulk Cake

2010-04-20T21:36:00.001-07:00

So, the very night after I made this cake I got SUPER sick so I forgot to take a picture and me and the boys totally missed the party. :( I liked this idea I found for the Hulk theme. The only other idea was to do a fist and I was too nervous to create a giant green hulk hand. I was waiting for a picture of the cake but found this on my friends blog and loved her sons expression in the picture. What a cutie!

Handy Manny

2010-04-10T13:40:00.000-07:00

This was ordered just this week so it was a little last minute and I had no clue what "Handy Manny" was. When I looked it up, I was really scared because there are a lot of character's and how do you turn it into a cake? If I had had enough time, I would have gone a full 3D version but I decided to attempt this and whew! It was so hard. Luckily I already had most the colors made but the detail was so tedious. It took forever! A funny note, this was for a 13 year old girl! Cracks me up.

White on White Wedding

2010-04-09T18:23:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this one! I wasn't given anything specific on how to design the cake and I really went back and forth on what do to because I knew the bride was very simple. I was going to do just all dots but I really wanted to try a different design on each tier so I went with that (obviously). I did not deliver it to the reception so I wasn't able to get a picture with the decor and flower's on top but hopefully I will get a better picture and repost.

Round Present Cake

2010-04-09T18:20:00.000-07:00

Simple and cute and one of my favorite flavor's-lemon cake with raspberry filling.

Easter Birthday Day

2010-04-05T17:43:00.000-07:00

My little nephew turned one on Easter. How often does that happen? Naturally, we went with the Easter theme. The basket was actually much easier than I thought. Plus, the more fondant the better for these rugrats. :)

Another Twilight Cake

2010-03-24T18:28:00.000-07:00

The only trouble I had with this one was trying to make it different from the last. So, it is a little different but I kept all the same components because they are part of the theme and they look cool. Looks like I'll need to read the books from the comments I got last time...

Chicago Cubs Fan

2010-03-20T10:12:00.000-07:00

I last minute (about 10pm last night) decided this cake really needed a helmet. I wish I had had that thought before yesterday because a helmet is not a last minute project. Plus, I'm not even totally sure what a football helmet looks like. I was a little surprised I managed to get it to work but it's a little sloppy. For a cake that really only has 2 colors, it was quite difficult but the colors are way cool!

Hello Kitty

2010-03-20T10:07:00.001-07:00

Here's a view with the party decor.

Precious! I love all the pastel colors for two reasons. One, because they're pretty of course but also because they are the easiest to make. :)

Mini Zebra

2010-03-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

For one of my beehives. For those of you who don't know what a "beehive" is, it's a nickname we give to the 12 and 13 year old girls. :)

Jungle cake

2010-03-14T11:46:00.000-07:00

This was actually last weeks' cake but I forgot to get a picture so I had some sent to me. I think I may do that with some of these cake from now on because I like seeing the cake with the decor. It looks so much better to me. This one took surprisingly longer than I thought but at least fun and different. I guess boys cakes CAN be just as cute. :)

Purse Cake

2010-02-20T19:43:00.000-08:00

I have really wanted to try a purse cake and add it to my portfolio. My mom happens to love purses and has gone through many of them. One of her favorites was a denim louis vuitton. I thought I'd try to create something similar for her birthday. It was difficult and time consuming. There is a lot I would do differently next time but I think it turned out well. When my grandmother saw it, she thought it was fake. She also thought the cupcake was fake as well until she touched the cherry on top and realized they were cakes. Ha ha!