Turkey Cupcakes

Henna Wedding Cake

Lion King Cake

A BIG piece of cake!

A Little Birdie Told Me... It's Your Birthday!

I saw this cute idea for cupcakes a couple months ago and have been waiting for a chance to make them ever since! So I was really excited when I remembered I was the birthday buddy to one of my co-workers. Perfect opportunity to make these cupcakes! The cake was white almond sour cream. The big birds were filled with raspberry filling and the little birdies were filled with lemon.

Here is a photo of the full display. The bad lighting (sorry! I took these photos at night and forgot to take better pics in the morning) makes it kinda hard to tell, but the top says "A Little Birdie Told Me...." and on the side it says "It's Your Birthday!"



This photo shows a close up of the cute little party hats. I made these out of fondant.

Close up shot of the raspberry filling inside.

John Deere Tractor Cake

Another 3rd birthday party! This cake was a double layer 10 inch square. Pineapple flavored cake with buttercream and fresh strawberries inside. My favorite part of this cake was the grass, which was a last minute addition!

Angry Birds Cake

I just realized that I do a lot of 3rd birthday cakes! This one was for my son's best friend, which, by the way, I think it is so cute that 3 year olds have best friends! :) The cake was a 10 inch square- chocolate with raspberry filling. The cupcakes were vanilla with buttercream frosting, and were a hit with the kiddos. It seems like kids always prefer cupcakes over cake...must have something to do with being tiny that makes them more appealing.

Angry Bird Cake:


Angry Bird Cupcakes:


My favorite cupcake was the green piggy one. He just looks so adorable!

I never even realized that angry birds existed before last month when I was told it was going to be the party theme. It's so crazy how kids pick up on things though because we have never watched angry birds or played the game, but my son now has a fascination with all things angry birds! He even wanted angry birds bandaids! Every time we go to the store- "Angry Birrrrds!" Apparently the game is a big hit right now.

Anniversary Cake

I made this cake for a 10 year anniversary party. Here is a sketch I drew beforehand:

And here is the final cake after I finished...


Another photo in different lighting..


It turned out pretty much the way I imagined it would, except for the addition of the flower in the bottom left corner.

The cake was 3 tier and all double layers. The bottom tie was a 10 inch square, white cake with fresh strawberries. Middle tier was 8 inch square, lemon cake with lemon curd filling, and the top tier was a 6 inch square, chocolate cake with chocolate fudge filling.

Superhero Cake

How cute is this cake?? :) This was made for the most adorable little boys who were having a superhero party for their 3rd and 4th birthdays! Dimensions are 10 inch, 8 inch, and 6 inch rounds- all single layer and torted. The inside was white cake with strawberry filling and frosted entirely in buttercream. In case you can't tell, the bottom layer is superman in the clouds, middle layer is batman, and top layer is spiderman.



I was going to add a spiderman figurine on top of the web but I decided to place a superman on top to pull all the layers together. I envision him bursting out of the bottom layer and flying up into the sky!

Leopard Print Cake

I love this one! This cake was pretty tall; it was four layers of white cake with 3 layers of strawberry filling. The outside was frosted with homemade buttercream. I was a little nervous with this cake because it was the first time I've actually hand-painted onto buttercream (besides accent features) and really didn't want to mess up. I usually would pipe the leopard prints on with frosting, but I tried something new and I like the way it turned out. I think by doing it this way it gives a smoother, more finished look to the cake. For the leopard prints I used gel colors diluted with vodka. The customer who ordered this cake wanted it for a birthday party that was going to be held at a bar, and I joked "no need to purchase alcohol- vodka is already included in the cake!" Not entirely true since the vodka evaporates as it dries and only the color is left behind. I also used diluted coloring for the pink circle in the middle. I originally was going to use pink frosting for the center but I like the different swirl of watercolors it took on when painted, rather than frosted.

Zombie Cake

I made a Zombie cake this weekend! I had a blast making this one. The cake itself was a half sheet size; I used dark chocolate cake filled with chocolate fudge and frosted with silky smooth, chocolate Italian meringue buttercream. The "dirt" on top of the cake was made with finely crushed Oreo cookies, partly for aesthetic appeal and also because the birthday boy loves and requested Oreo cookies in his cake. I was very pleased with the way it turned out. By the way, it took almost an entire bag of Oreos to get enough crumbs to completely cover the top of the cake!

Bonus: Anyone who knows me knows that I love Halloween. It's my favorite time of year!! When I delivered the cake, the customer had a haunted house set up in their basement for the birthday party the next day, complete with a fog machine, strobe lights, music from the Halloween movie, and a Michael Myers with blinking red eyes! Super creepy! And guess who got a sneak peak?? It was unexpected and I was so scared! That being said, I am *always* a scaredy cat in haunted houses. It's the suspense that gets to me. The longer I go without something jumping out at me the scarier it gets! There was only one "jump out at you" monster, but I was told that there will be 5 monsters at the actual birthday party. Love that I got a taste of Halloween in the middle of July! :)



Here is a close up of the brain and eyeballs. For the brain I piped on buttercream that was tinted to a fleshy tone and then painted on details using watered down red gel color. The eyeballs were made with rice crispy treats, shaped into a ball about a teaspoon in size, and covered in fondant. The details on the eyeballs were hand painted.


This photo shows close up detail of the hand coming out of the grave, as well as the "tombstone." The hand were made of rice crispy treats covered in fondant, and the tombstone was made with only fondant. You can see from the writing on the stone just how silky the italian meringue buttercream icing was!


Finally, a few up close shots of the face showing the details. The birthday boy requested gummy worms, and I like that they added color and texture to the cake!

Strawberry Yogurt Cake

This cake was made with greek yogurt, rum, fresh strawberries, fresh lemon juice and zest of lemon.

Dinosaur Cookies

Decorated sugar cookies.

Floral Cake

10 inch,8 inch, and 6 inch rounds. Each layer is torted and filled with french vanilla mousse.

Fruit Breads

Photo shows Hawaiian bread cupcakes, loaf of Hawaiian bread, and mini gift wrapped banana breads .

Xbox Cake

Double layer 9x13 cake shaped as an xbox. Serves 30. Accented with fondant.

Mini Popcorn Cupcakes

Each tub of popcorn is filled with 5 mini cupcakes.

Watermelon Sugar Cookies

Sugar cookies with buttercream frosting and chocolate chips.

Flag Cake

Flag design inside when cake is cut open. 30 servings.

Pirate Ship Cake

Serves 12.

Classic Pooh Baby Shower Cake

I made this cake for a baby shower. Double layer 10 inch cake. Frozen buttercream transfer on top, with fondant accents. Serves 30.

Toy Story 3 Cake

I made this cake for my son's 3rd birthday. Dimensions of this cake: 10 inch square, 8 inch round, 6 inch round, 4 inch round. All cakes were double layer. Serves 65.

Easter Cake

This cake was made with three 6 inch layers. Frosted with vanilla buttercream and coconut. I used shaved chocolate and candy robin's eggs for the nest on top. Serves 12.

Banana Cream Cupcakes

 
French vanilla cupcake filled with bavarian cream, topped with banana buttercream and rolled in crushed vanilla wafers!

S'mores Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes filled with marshmallow cream, dipped in chocolate ganache, rolled in crushed graham cracker crumbs, and topped with a mini Hershey's candy. SO delicious!!