Thursday, August 16, 2012

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.




Sunday, August 12, 2012

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!




Saturday, August 4, 2012

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.

Friday, August 3, 2012

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.