Happy Birthday Faith~

This cake was a BIG deal for me to make.  My friend that asked me to make it (for her daughter that was turning 10) was the one that made fondant cakes to begin with!  She had made them in the past and they looked so neat, that I wanted to try it.  PLUS she makes an AMAZING chocolate cake......the BEST chocolate cake that I have EVER eaten in my entire life.  The cake is so good that I actually asked her to make one for me a few years ago for my birthday!  Sooooooo when she asked me to make this cake I was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo nervous!  It really think it turned out cute, and they seemed to like it too.  I made fudge marble cake with chocolate butter cream frosting(my first attempt). 

Happy Birthday, and Happy Birthday

I feel like I am suffering from de jau vue......I am making a grill cake and coach purse cake....again.  Not that I am complaining :)  The grills is a white cake with vanilla butter creme, and the purse cake is devils food with vanilla butter creme.

Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary Happy Anniversary HAAAAAAAPY Anniversary!

4o years of marriage is cause for a GREAT celebration.  This cake and cookies cakes were made for people that have known me since I was born!  What an honor to be asked to make desserts for their special day.

Welcom Baby!

I think this by far was the most frustrating cake I made, and I am really not sure why :)  It just seemed to take FOREVER.  I just couldn't get the head the way I wanted, and for some reason my cake kept ending up in my icing when I was frosting it.  None the less it was fun to make a baby shower cake, and at this point it is just about learning and getting better.

So long, farewell.....

Making a cake for someone you have never met is sometimes hard.  Not knowing their favorite color, or now knowing what color they REALLY dislike can make it a bit difficult.  I went out on a limb and decided to make a "suitcase" cake when asked to make a farewell cake for a co-worker of a friend.  I personally think it ended up looking more like a briefcase, but hey live and learn.

Cupcakes!!!!!!!

I was asked to make some "pink" cupcakes for a sweet little girl who was turning three~  She loved the book pinkalicious, so I tried to make them as pinkalicious as possible. 

I also made some white cupcakes to take to work, and a couple extra Pinkalicious ones went along as well :)

Happy Birthday Jenna

Happy Birthday to my beautiful niece Jeann who asked for a cake like "Lizzy".  I made it bigger, and also some chocolate cupcakes with white buttercream frosting.....and purple sprinkles .  She also asked for one layer to be white and one layer to be chocolate......I couldn't tell her no :)

Happy Birthday Beppy

This may just be my favorite cake thus far.  I made it for my "bestie" Becky.  My girls both have called her "beppy" since they were little.  I love pink and brown, and I LOVE polka dots and circles......The cake was chocolate with white butter cream frosting. Sorry....the photos seem a bit grainy for some reason.

AHHHHHH What was I thinking! A coach purse....really??

A co-worker asked me if I had ever made a purse cake.  I have.  I made a purple purse cake for my oldest daughters 4th birthday.   It was also pre-fondant...... 

However, my co-worker wanted a "real" looking coach purse.  I had pictures of one that she liked and I went from there.......I started to think I was in a little over my head when the gold circles that hold the straps on broke.....I really needed about 4 hands to be able to put this thing together.  In the end it came together and turned out pretty good.  My co-worker LOVED the way it looked, and also LOVED the way it tasted (she had asked for white cake and white icing).  Its always good to feel like you have made someones birthday special by making them a cake that really suits their personality!

Happy Birthday Mackenzie

I was asked to make a birthday cake for the daughter of a girl I have known......well my whole life.  This cake is for her daughters eighth birthday.  I was told that she loves chocolate.  I made a 2 layer cake with yellow cake and chocolate cake with chocolate icing.  She is into girly stuff and likes purple.....this is what I came up with.