Baa SHEEP Cupcakes!

These were super easy and super fun! Just piped on the frosting, then piped on the black frosting for the head, added the eyes and voila! Sheep! Lol. Made these for my Sunday school class at church, Christmas weekend. Our lesson was the nativity, of course, and the Lamb of God, so I thought these would be a fun little treat for the kids. They loved them, and I always love to see a smile on a face, so it worked out perfectly.

Polar Bear Christmas Cake

Polar Bear Christmas cake for our Miller Christmas party last weekend. I decided to have a little fun with it and aren't polar bears fun? I especially love the one swimming in the water . . . :) Vanilla cake, buttercream frosting, vanilla creme filling and marshmallow fondant accents, hand formed. I do love playing with fondant . . .

Snowman Christmas Cake

Surprise Christmas cake for my dear friend Darci and her family. :) Darci is one of those people who REALLY appreciate cake and cake decorations and the time it takes to do it. And I am one of those people who really appreciate people who appreciate . . . well, you get the idea, ha ha. At any rate, I knew that Darci had family coming into town and that this would be a perfect opportunity to surprise her with a cake the whole family could enjoy through Christmas. I even employed the help of her husband (who in turn, asked his son, who in turn asked his grandma, LOL) to get me a photo of their Christmas tree so I could see how it was decorated and try to coordinate the cake. Unfortunately, the photo was a little dark and had I known better I would have added lots of lime green and some red and green polka dots just to make it even more whimsical. I do think it turned out cute, all the same. Vanilla cake, vanilla creme (cake batter, lol, another story, another time) filling, buttercream frosting and hand formed marshmallow fondant accents. Darci loved it and I think they all enjoyed a little sweet surprise!

Penguin "Snowman" Christmas Cake

Fun little Christmas cake for a friends daughters choir fundraiser! Once again, I got to choose the design, as long as it was Christmas, which is my very favorite way to decorate a cake. Penguins are always a favorite, and I received lots of compliments on this one. I did search some cake photos online and then tweeked a cute one that I saw here: Link to Penguin Cake Photo I did change mine up, the snow penguin is all my own . . . brilliant, right? LOL
It's chocolate cake, raspberry filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents, and hopefully tasted as good as it was cute!

 

Isn't the little guy below adorable? I completely took that idea from the same photo as is linked above.

 

My 18 yr old 6'5" son has a thing for penguins. Cute, right? LOL. Anyway, he wanted me to make him one. I turned him down, but then changed my mind and made the below cutie and sent him text photo of it. He loved it. I guess you're never too old for a little penguin fun. ;o)

Poinsettia Bundt Cake (TRIPLE Chocolate!)

Poinsettia bundt cake for a Christmas celebration! Sometimes you just need to dress something up a little bit . . . before you take it out on the town. So I added some marshmallow fondant poinsettias to the top and called it good and we took it to a friends holiday party. The cake itself is one of my favorites, TRIPLE Chocolate Cake. My son and I like to call the frosting the WORLDS BEST FROSTING. And really, it IS, LOL. So so so fudgy. Don't believe me? Well, I'll post the recipes below and you can try it for yourself, but I warn you, it is so good you'll be asked to make it again. And again. And again. Luckily, it's not difficult so you can whip one up in no time!

Triple Chocolate Cake
1 devils food cake mix
1 small pkg instant choc pudding mix
4 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup veg oil (I always use canola)
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup water
1- 8 ounce container sour cream
1 cup semi sweet choc chips

for the frosting (glaze) :
1/2 cup white sugar
5 tablespoons butter
scant 1/3 cup milk
1 cup semi sweet choc chips

Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a bundt pan. Mix cake mix, pudding, eggs, oil, sugar, and water. Gently fold in sour cream and choc chips. Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake for 60 minutes. Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to cooling racks. Make sure you let it sit a bit before You try to turn it upside down to remove from pan.

Now for the frosting. It would be a shame not to put it on this cake, it's so good. Bring sugar, milk and butter to a boil in a small saucepan. Boil for 1 minute (watch the time) stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add choc chips and stir until melted. Drizzle over cooled cake. (Slowly, or it will fall off the cake, maybe let it cool between drizzlings.) Enjoy!!!

HOTSHOTS INC. CHRISTMAS PARTY CAKE

Christmas party cake for Lance and Mary Curtis, for their HotShots, Inc. company party. I LOVE it when I get free rein over the design, which was the case here. Soooo, Santa has opted to use HotShots to expedite his Christmas deliveries this year, lol, as noted on the sleigh. Had time permitted, I would have loved to add some reindeer and Santa himself, and even some elves. :o) Vanilla cake with buttercream frosting and vanilla creme filling. The sleigh and presents are marshmallow fondant and the Christmas tree is rice krispy treat decorated with buttercream and mmf accents.

Elegant Small Wedding Celebration Cake

Made this cake for a coworker in December. . . She'd gotten married and we had a little celebration at work. Vanilla cake, raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. Lots of people ask me about the scrolling, it's freehand. Not difficult, anyone can do it with a little practice. :) And it DOES make for an elegant looking cake, don't you think?!!