Another Twilight Cake

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Cupcake for Stacy

A year ago I made the same sister a cupcake cake. Since she is still obsessed with cupcakes, it wasn't hard to come up with a cake idea. This was simple but sweet. It's also her favorite of all my flavors-Strawberry cake and had cream cheese filling. One of my nephews stole a few sprinkles before it was time to eat it. And then once it was cut, he put the entire cherry in his mouth and ate it. Funny how much kids love that fondant! Happy Birthday sis! Love ya!

Twilight Cake

Soooo, I really know very little about Twilight. I've seen both movies and all I can remember is the wolf boy (hubba hubba). Luckily there are plenty of cakes and pictures of Twilight on the web so it was simple to find an idea. I don't understand a single bit of any of the symbols and maybe there isn't a meaning but the chess pieces, flowers, apple, and torn ribbon are all part of the books. When I said I didn't know what any of it meant, I was told that I must be the only girl who hasn't read those books. Come on ladies-there has to be someone out there who also hasn't read them!. :) Well, I love the colors and the squares were fun and different but way harder than I thought. Are the books really worth reading? Seriously?

Blessing with a Valentine Twist

I love Valentines day! I'm not certain why because nothing super exciting ever happens but I love the colors and the candy and of course, the LOVE! How cool that this little girls' blessing is on such a fun day? I was asked to make something similar to my other blessing cakes but add the Valentine theme in somewhere-design was still up to me. I have really wanted to try something different from my other ones. I've done, I think, about 4 blessing cakes and they've all been pretty close to the same thing. So, I thought "let's try horizontal stripes!" As you can see, as far as the number of stripes, they are much fewer than normal but they took me twice as long! Horizontal is hard but it's a fun and different look. I really had a great time putting this one together!

Bright Colors and Flowers Cake

I had complete creative freedom on this one. I was told to do whatever I wanted. Exciting and a little scary. I decided to just make the kind of cake that I would want for my birthday. I love bright colors and flowers on cakes. I was nervous after I painted it because it looked really crazy but once I added borders and flowers, it came together. I also pearlized it to try and make it a little more age appropriate for the adult this was for. :) This cake was bright and cheery on the inside also-lemon cake with red raspberry filling.