Birch Stump with Birds Nest Baby Shower Cake

Yellow and Gray Bird Nest Baby Shower Cake with Frills

A somewhat non-traditional baby shower cake, but yellow and gray was the request. The gray darkened quite a bit after mixing, unfortunately. I think a couple shades lighter would have been better. I was still pretty happy with it, however. Bottom tier is banana cake, middle is chocolate/vanilla marbled and top is red velvet. Frosting is buttercream with marshmallow fondant accents, hand formed. I did like the birds and nest. And the ruffles, aren't those cute? 

Bird's Nest Mother's Day Cake

Chocolate cake filled with both chocolate buttercream and French vanilla creme filling, then covered in vanilla buttercream. Flowers, bird and nest are all marshmallow fondant. Mama bird is even sitting on some little eggs . . . Made the flowers a pretty off-white to set them off from the white cake, and really like the antique effect that it had. Had fun delivering this to my own mother and grandmother, who both deserved a grand cake. :-)

Easter Cupcakes!

Vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents. The little eggs are Cadbury, my VERY FAVORITE Easter candy, mmmmm. I used the Wilton fondant mold for the little flowers and hand formed the little chicks. They are super easy, just make some circles, add eyes and a little beak . . . set atop a swirl of frosting (star tip) and voila, you have an Easter chickie! Easy peasie . . . My cupcake stand (also Wilton) looked so cute at our Easter picnic . . . I made both regular and mini cupcakes and I thought the whole dislay was adorable. :-)

Baby Bird Baby Shower Cake

Spring was my inspiration for this baby shower cake . . . Ok, so it's still winter and only 40 degrees at the warmest part of the day, but we're out of the single digits and a girl can dream, right?!! ;)

This is a chocolate cake (6" tier and 9" bottom tier) with chocolate mousse filling and buttercream frosting. All the decorations are marshmallow fondant, the birds, nest, and branches are hand formed and I used a Wilton fondant mold for the leaves and flowers. I was really happy with how it all came together!