Pink Flowers Wedding Cake

October 6, 2012

This cake was made for my good friend's brother's wedding. The couple lives out of state so prior to the wedding the bride sent me several photo ideas, fabric swatches, and the specially engraved wedding topper. The collaboration of ideas resulted in the final cake with alternating vanilla & chocolate flavored tiers, a traditional buttercream icing, horizontal piping, and handmade edible flowers.

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes

September 16, 2012

These pink lemonade cupcakes were made for a little girl's first birthday party with a lemonade stand theme. The inspiration came from the following blog: http://alittleloveliness.blogspot.com/2011/04/pink-lemonade-cupcakes.html. The ones below are a vanilla cake and buttercream icing, but it makes me think how the possibilities for "drink-themed" cupcakes are endless and I look forward to making many more.....maybe milkshakes, margaritas, root beer floats, daquiris..... =)

Pink & Black Wedding

August 19, 2012

This was the display at my cousin's wedding reception, which was held inside an old barn....completely redone and really cool barn....at The Hayloft in Rockwood, PA. The colors of the wedding were bright pink and black. I basically just wanted to incorporate all the colors through the use of variety and not have everything be so uniform and identical. The 130 cupcakes were vanilla and chocolate with buttercream icing while the over 100 cake pops were a mixture of double dark chocolate, white vanilla, and butter pecan. The top tier cake was used for the cutting of the cake by the bride and groom.

West Virginia Groom's Cake

August 18, 2012

For my cousin's wedding, she asked if I would make a groom's cake for her "to be husband" that they could display and serve at the rehearsal dinner. She pretty much gave me complete freedom to do what I wanted other than giving me his interests of WVU, fishing, and the guitar. I thought about doing any one of those ideas; however, at the last minute, I decided to combine them and came up with this all-emcompassing design. I found out at the wedding that Chris (the groom) was a bit more impacted by the crossed-out "fishin'" than I had intended so I needed to reminded him it was supposed to be funny....like haha...so hopefully he's okay now....guess boys will be boys after all =)

Hello Kitty Baby Shower

July 7, 2012

This cake was requested by a lady for her daughter's baby shower with a Hello Kitty theme. The cake is alternating tiers of vanilla and chocolate iced in buttercream and accesorized with fondant details.



Additionally, 80 Hello Kitty cake pops were given out at Baby Akilah's shower as party favors.

Happy Birthday 'Merica!

July 4, 2012

Fourth of July Cake Pops....enough said....Happy Birthday 'Merica =)

1st Birthday for a Princess

June 9, 2012

This princess themed birthday cake was made for a little girl's 1st birthday party held at Oglebay Park. The cake is alternating tiers of vanilla and chocolate cake with buttercream icing and covered in fondant with fondant decorations, except for the princess' wand and crown. The top tier was used as Lillian's "smash cake," who actually shares her birthday with yours truly...=)

Fenway Park Birthday Cake

May 26, 2012

This cake was made for a little boy's 9th birthday who is a big Boston Red Sox fan, so obviously a Fenway Park cake was the only way to go. The boy's older brother requested a cake and I'm sure he was a bit hesitant when I referred to the "Green Monster" as a "person" rather than a "thing" =) But, thanks to him, I did my homework and made sure the cake was as true to form as a cake could be....from the color of the stadium seating to the placement of the signs and of course, the one and only Green Monster!! (which was a must!) The cake is chocolate covered in fondant with mostly all fondant details and decorations. And, most importantly, I'm now more educated on Fenway Park than I could have ever possibly imagined or wished! :)

Old Script Pitt Cake

May 20, 2012

First of all, YES, I took a lot of heat from people for this cake, but when it comes to cake, I don't discriminate against Pitt fans....sorry, people!! A friend of mine requested an "Old Pitt Script" cake for her husband's 29th birthday and since she told me he said it was "the best birthday cake ever," I'm extremely pleased with how it turned out....and here's Nate looking pretty happy with it as well =)

Golfer Birthday Cake

May 12, 2012

This golfer themed birthday cake was made for a guy's surprise 30th birthday party thrown for him by his girlfriend. She pretty much gave me the theme of golf and let me run with it. I've seen similar cakes and really thought the idea of the golfer trying to "blow in" the ball just short of the 18th hole was really cute. The entire cake is covered in fondant with fondant details along with the golfer and golf bag molded from fondant.

High Heel Cupcakes

May 6, 2012

I think we're on the verge of a new craze....high heel cupcakes!! I actually hadn't seen anyone make these until I was asked to make them for a bridal shower. They are absolutely adorable and the possibilities seem endless, which makes them even more exciting with which to experiment. The sister of the bride provided me with a few ideas, including the wedding colors and requested one pair of wedding shoes. What makes these fashionable creations even more appealing is that every element is edible and delicious (minus the baking cup) from cookie heels, chocolate covered graham cracker soles, and cupcake toes...& here are the results.

 

And, here's a picture of the high heels displayed at the shower, courtesy of the matron of honor & friend.

Construction Pals

April 28, 2012

The theme of this party was "Construction Pals" for a little boy's 2nd birthday. His mom sent me a picture of the decorations above prior to coming up with an idea for a cake. After looking at some cakes done by others on the internet, I combined a few ideas and came up with the cake below. The cake is vanilla/chocolate marble with buttercream icing and fondant decorations. I added a second picture of the cake below for a better view of the dump truck topper. =)

Wedding Shower Cake Pops

April 21, 2012

For one of my good friend's wedding shower, her matron of honor requested cake pops. She came up with the combinations and they really ended up working well together. There were 4 dozen total with the following combinations: (1) chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, peanut butter coating, & nuts; (2) vanilla cake, chocolate frosting, milk chocolate coating, & cookies n' creme; (3) dark chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, dark chocolate coating, & gold sprinkles; (4) red velvet cake, cream cheese frosting, white chocolate coating, & pearl sprinkles. The shower was held at Lawrencefield Bed & Breakfast where we mingled while enjoying a tapas & wine type party, so the cake pops worked wonderfully as they are in a way they're own little dessert tapas =)

Fun Zebra Print Birthday

April 6, 2012

For my niece's 5th birthday party, I decided to surprise her with the design of the cake. Since the party had to be held on a Friday evening and I had to work all week, I didn't have time to do an elaborate 2 or 3 tier cake that she is accustomed to nor did I want to travel a couple hours with a multi-tiered cake; however, I still wanted to make it fun and beautiful. The entire cake is edible except for the silver ribbon around the top of the cake and surprisingly, the kids actually seemed to enjoy the fondant covering. Mischa loves animal prints, so I thought she'd really enjoy the zebra print theme of this cake. It turned out great and since the cake was chocolate, I also made some vanilla/cream cheese frosting cake pops as an extra treat =)

Cheesecake Pops

March 24, 2012

Cake pops are pretty popular right now, so I thought I would do a little experimenting and try my luck at making cheesecake pops. Although they were a little messy to make, the final result was pretty delicious. These particular ones are a plain cheesecake rolled in graham cracker crumbs and coated with dark chocolate and more graham cracker crumbs. Yum. =)

Valentine's Day Cake Pops!

February 14, 2012

I was feeling quite festive for Valentine's Day this year. Although without a "valentine" myself, I wanted to make some special treats for my co-workers. The cake pops are chocolate with pink and red white chocolate coating & shimmery pink sugar crystals. They were delic & enjoyed by all. =)

"It's a Girl"..Baby Shower Cupcakes

February 13, 2012

I made these cupcakes for a friend of a friend who is expecting a baby girl, which will be her second, so technically, it was a "SPRINKLE." =) The cupcakes are a combination of chocolate & vanilla. Some are decorated with tasty buttercream & sprinkles while others with adorable baby girls covered in blankies with itty bitty pacifiers...all made out of fondant & all edible.

Buzz Lightyear (Junior)

February 12, 2012

This is my second Buzz cake that I made for a friend's son's birthday party. The cake is vanilla with buttercream frosting and the border, stars, and buzz are made out of fondant. "To infinity & beyond!!!" =)

Mean Jean is 75!!

January 28, 2012

You've guessed it...Mean Jean is 75!! Mean Jean is my Godfather's mother (believe it or not) & although not truly mean, she does enjoy her McMaster's & cigs, so this design was the obvious choice for the BIG 7-5.... The bottle of whiskey is chocolate cake, buttercream frosting, & fondant details. The banner, ashtray, and cigarettes are also made out of fondant and ALL EDIBLE....ashes included =)

Star Wars Cake Pops

January 21, 2012

When I was asked if I could do something for a Star Wars themed 4 year old's birthday party, I realized I knew VERY little about Star Wars. The extent of my knowledge was "Luke, I am your father" and Princess Leia's cinnamon bun styled hairdo, which I should actually credit an episode of "Friends" for. Anyways, I did some research and now I at least have a basic foundation, which I've found to be pretty helpful given the popularity of Star Wars themed birthday parties these days.....especially among the 3-6 year old clientele. I have to say, I think Yoda and Chewbacca are my favorite....at least in cake pop form. =)

Jungle Themed Birthday

January 14, 2012

My friend has a daughter and a son that are about a year apart, so she had a joint birthday party for them this year and decided on a jungle theme. In addition to two separate cakes for each child, I made the "jungle" cake pops as shown above. For the cakes, a zebra for Kalyn and a lion for Jaxson. =)