Monday, March 21, 2011

Beauty Salon Girl Cake

This cake was made for a redhead that loves to be pampered at the beauty salon.  The cake is  Leelee's vanilla specialty flavor.   The lady and all of the elements are edible.  Did I mention I had a blast making this cake?  I did! I am attaching many pictures for you to appreciate the details.




Monday, March 14, 2011

Scuba Diver Cake

The client asked me if I could create a cake for her scuba diver boyfriend that pets sharks, yes sharks!!! Yikes! She mentioned several  elements she wanted on the cake: blond man with curly hair dressed in scuba gear, a diver's flag, a shark, marine life and for it to say "Happy 25th Birthday Brian".  She told me that as long as it had those elements that I could do what I wanted, so I did exactly that. When she picked it up, she was super happy with how it had turned out! Yey!  The diver, shark and flag are made out of tylose.  the coral and sea life, and the wood sign are made out of Marshmallow fondant. The water effect was made with piping gel tinted in turqouise.  The flavor was Leelee's Specialty Rum Flavor, covered in rum flavored buttercream and covered in MMF. Thanks for looking!



Baby in a Gift Box

I really loved how this cake turned out!  Love the baby's face! This is a three tier cake that serves 80 people.  The baby's head and lid are made of rice cereal treats.  I finally mastered a way without killing myself for the treats to come out completely smooth (my little secret). Flavor is Leelee's Specialty vanilla flavor and covered in vanilla bean buttercream and topped with Marshmallows fondant. The Mother to be was elated with how it turned out and I was delighted to have made her happy on her very special day!



Sunday, February 27, 2011

Hot Wheels Cake and cupcakes

I know I say this all the time, but... I really enjoyed making this cake. The number 5 was carved out of a 10x10 square cake.  Covered in vanilla bean buttercream and then covered in MMF.  Everything on this cake is edible.  the cars are made out of MMF.  The flavor is Leelee's vanilla specialty.  The cupcakes are chocolate and vanilla and the tires on top are MMF.  Thanks for looking!




Painted Mini Cakes

These are 4x4 mini cakes that I decided to play with some edible paint and messed around with some techniques.  I'm posting them up to share what I did.  These are super cute to say "I love you" to someone special or for a theme party where you would like to give individual cakes!



Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Princess Cake

This cake was made for a precious little girl that was turning 1.  Her mommy wanted to have an enchanting cake fit for a princess.  She told me she wanted it to have an edible crown and we agreed on a red velvet cake with cream cheese buttercream frosting and covered in MMF.  Everyone was very happy with the cake, including the princess. The crown is made out of gumpaste and painted with edible silver.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Zebra Shoe Cake/Cupcakes

This was such a fun project for me.  I absolutely LOVE shoes and zebra print!  The mother of the bride to be showed me the invitation of the bridal shower and told me she wanted a shoe on a small cake and cupcakes.  The shoe is all gumpaste that I painted in zebra print. I made 25 chocolate fudge cupcakes and 25 vanilla cupcakes and used zebra print cupcake liners.  I made an 8x8 cake, covered it in fondant and hand painted the zebra print with food coloring diluted in vodka.  She also ordered chocolate covered oreos, brownie/Nutella balls, chocolate covered strawberries and chocolate covered pretzels, all in coordinating colors. I made the cupcake tower and added ribbon trim in the colors and patterns used.


The inspiration 




Without the cupcake tower this makes a nice cake with some cookes

These were not used for this shower


Ladybug Garden Cake

Ok, this is a 3 in 1 cake! This client is such a sweet girl.  She found me on the web and called me up letting me know she wanted a cake for her sister in law's baby shower and that they expected approximately 300 guests. The theme was ladybugs.  She asked me for advice for such a large order and had mentioned making a normal size cake with sheet cakes.  I shy away from sheet cakes for many reasons that I'll explain on a later date. I suggested making the cakes something grandiose and the focal point of her theme. She agreed and told me she trusted me.  I made a huge three tier cake with a cake ladybug on top, her head is MMF covered in fondant, and two smaller cakes with smaller ladybugs.  Since it was for a baby shower I made the faces whimsical looking.  The entire cake is edible with the exception of the antennas.  I had the help of my hubby because the big cake was too heavy for me to carry. Later that day I received a text message from the client letting me know how much people loved the cake.  Yey!!! I love what I do!



Butterfly on a Branch Cake

Word of mouth is key for this type of business!  The client of this cake has seen my work from two of her friends that were referred to me by a co-worker (love you Maria!) Not only did they like my work, but they also loved the flavor of my cakes. I was flattered when this client brought me the invitation to the event and asked me what I could design for her.  She loved my idea and I ran with it! I love clean, neat looking cakes that have simple, but elegant details with a focal point. When a client gives me carte blanche for me to design something for their very important event, I get a bit nervous. I was so pleased when she came to pick it up and all she said was, oh my!  It's absolutely beautiful!!!! She then smiled at me!  The branch and the butterfly are made of pastillage and MMF with Tylose.  



The inspiration



Beige and White Damask

This cake was made for a client that wanted something elegant and classy for her mother's birthday. She told me to use beige and white and that whatever I came out with was good.  This cake is a 12x12x4.5 square cake.  The flavor is Leelee's Specialty Rum flavor.  It is covered with beige MMF and the Damask detail on the sides is made with white royal icing.  The flowers on top are made of gumpaste.  The client really appreciated the cake and that made me very happy.

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Brown and Pink butterfly shower cake

I made this cake as dessert table for my friend's baby shower.  The cake flavor is red velvet covered in MMF.  The elements on this cake are all made out of gumpaste.

Three tier cake

Vanilla flavored sugar cookies

White chocolate covered marshmallows with sugar sprinkles... Addicting!!!

White chocolate covered pretzels, Guave merengues, and strawberry wafers

Dessert table

Pink and Black Cake

This cake was for a young lady that was celebrating her 21st birthday.  It's Leelee's specialty rum cake flavor.  I loved the combination of colors.

Justice League Cake

A good friend of mine ordered this cake for a family member that absolutely loves the Justice league.  we didn't want it to look too childish so this is what I came up with.  The details of the logos were made out of MMF with a little gumpaste and cut out with an exacto knife.  The flavor was a double fudge cake with chocolate ganache filing. I was very pleased with how it came out, and my friend was even happier.  Yey! Another satisfied customer.


Martini Glass Cake 2

I've made this cake several times already, but this is a smaller version of it.  All edible elements made of sugar.  Flavor: Marble Cake. Always a fun cake to do.

Nautical Cake

I have been so busy that I have not posted many things in my blog!  I gotta get with the program and make this a priority.  This cake was for my boss' for his birthday!  This was a way of his wife telling him that his birthday gift was a cruise.  He loved it. 

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Elegant Vintage Wedding Cake

This cake is for a 20 year renewal of vows of a couple.  Everything on this cake is edible except the pearl pieces attached to the center of each bow.  I loved making this cake so much.  It is so elegant and appropriate for the celebration or for a black, white and bling wedding! Thanks for looking!


Winter Wedding Cake and Dessert Table

I enjoyed making this simple, but beautiful cake for a very special couple that I have know for a while now.  I couldn't be happier with the marriage of Steph and Danny.  Steph knew exactly what she wanted and how she wanted it and I was happy to create what she had envisioned.  She, and artist, made a simple sketch on a piece of paper and said to me, "this is what I want".  The colors of her wedding were a light teal (not blue, not green) and soft grey, lovely! I made the cake using those two colors.  The grey I incorporated on the fantasy flower that I made out of gumpaste. The top tier was a moist yellow cake with my vanilla bean buttercream, 8x4, The middle tier was 10x6 (she wanted that tier taller than the other two) was my rum/vanilla cake, and the bottom tier was a double chocolate fudge cake with the vanilla bean buttercream, 12x4.



 I also made a very simple dessert table that had, chocolate chip merengues, marshmallows covered in white chocolate tinted in matching colors, sugar cookies in the shape of snowflakes, covered in MMF, Red Velvet cake pops.


Hawaiian Shirt Cake

I've been a little behind in posting my work on my blog.  I've been a bit busy, but here goes! This Hawaiian Shirt was Pina Colada flavor and covered in MMF.  I made it for a good friend's 50th birthday!  He loved it and wore a shirt to match his cake, lol!