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!!

Choc-Banana cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes topped with banana buttercream frosting and dipped in chocolate ganache.

Easter Cookies

Frosted, decorated Easter cookies.

Starry Night

This is my favorite cake ever that I have made. I decorated it based on the Van Gogh painting "Starry Night." I was so happy with the way this cake turned out. It was so much fun to make!

Pineapple flower cupcake

The flowers on these cupcakes are edible and actually made from fresh pineapple.

Leprechaun Trap Cake

This cake is super cute for St.Patty's Day! The story goes that leprechauns are extremely difficult to catch...but they love gold coins, so you make this cake to trap one! When a leprechaun notices the sign on top of your cake he'll come to steal the coins in the center. But since this is made in an angel food pan it is hollow in the middle, meaning that the pot of gold will collapse and the leprechaun will fall through to the center (it's a trap!) In order to get out he'll have to eat through the cake, leaving a rainbow behind. When you cut into the cake you'll see the rainbow!! Cute, huh?





Single layer cake. Serves 12.

Guitar Cake

This electric guitar cake serves 15-18. It is decorated with candy strings and buttons.

Valentine cupcakes

These cupcakes are topped with a Heart candy, but the big surprise is when you bite into the cake- there is a shaped heart inside. These cupcakes are so cute for Valentines Day!

Fire truck cake

  3D firetruck cake. Serves 15-20.

Chocolate covered pretzels

Thick-cut pretzels covered in milk chocolate and white chocolate .

Rose cake

Chocolate 8 inch round cake, double layer, filled with strawberry mousse. Buttercream roses on the outside.

Turkey cupcakes

Ice cream filled cake

This was a Chocolate 9 inch cake filled with mint chocolate chip ice cream. Can be filled with any flavor ice cream or mousse. 20 servings.

Dump Truck cake

I made this cake for my son's 2nd Birthday! He loved it! The cake is enough for 12 servings.