One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, New Fish: Dr Seuss Baby Shower Cake

This was a VERY FUN cake to make!! It's a 10" tier and 6" tier, both chocolate fudge with chocolate mousse filling, and all buttercream frosting. I freehanded the images, using the napkin for the shower as reference, as well as googled some other Dr Seuss images. I loved the bright whimsical colors and those cute little fish!

The top says: From there to here, from here to there, baby things are everywhere! :o)

Cherry Blossom Birthday Cake

Just a simple 9" vanilla cake with vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting, all freehand. The "dots" and flower centers are sugar pearls.

Cheerful Best Wishes Cake with Daisies and Ladybugs

This was made for 2 co-workers who were leaving the department . . . it's 11" x 15" 2 layers (half chocolate with chocolate mousse filling and half vanilla with vanilla creme filling) and buttercream frosting, all freehand. I just wanted something cheerful to let them know how valued they were/are.

Domo Birthday Cake

Ok, I had no idea who/what "Domo" was/is when my son asked for this cake. I had to google it right off the bat and still I don't know what he/it is, ha ha. The cake is vanilla with chocolate mousse filling, and buttercream frosting. :o)

Red Sox Cupcake "Cake"

Needed to make some cupcakes last minute for my son's baseball team . . . opted for the "cupcake cake" even though I'm not crazy about them. I made both chocolate and vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting. Used store bought mitts on some of them and put the "B" for Boston on others . . . then used the vanilla cupcakes to make the cupcake cake, freehand design.

Graduation Cakes 2011

It was a busy time for me with all these graduation cakes, especially since I had a graduate of my own. :o) But I made it through, and for the most part, was happy with the cakes that were made.

Purple and Black Stripes and Polka Dots Grad Cake

This first cake is a chocolate 12" tier topped with a vanilla 8" tier. I used buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents (the stripes and dots). The grad cap base is made of rice krispy treat covered with marshmallow fondant, the top is cardboard covered in mmf. I probably needed a heavier duty cardboard, as it was not at rigid as I would have liked. It was a big, and very heavy cake, and overall I think it turned out.

Purple and Black Baseball Themed Graduation Cake

This cake was 2 tiers, 8" and 6", golden vanilla with chocolate mousse filling and buttercream frosting. The baseball is rice krispy treat covered in buttercream and the bases, grad cap and stars are marshmallow fondant.

Maroon and Silver Graduation Cake, with Grad Figure, Soccer Ball and Red Guitar
This cake is 11" x 15" and is 1/2 chocolate with chocolate mousse filling and half vanilla with vanilla creme filling. Buttercream frosting. The grad cap is rice krispy treat covered in buttercream and marshmallow fondant, with cardboard covered in mmf on the top. The grad, soccer ball and guitar are all marshmallow fondant. I forgot the tassel until I already had it in the car, so they got added at the VERY last minute, ha ha!

HUGE Graduation Cake with Grad Cap and 3 Grad Figures

This cake fed A LOT of people. It's 22" x 15" and 3 layers high. It's half chocolate with chocolate mousse filling and half vanilla with vanilla creme filling, and buttercream frosting. The grad cap is rice krispy treat covered in buttercream and marshmallow fondant. There is cardboard in the square on top of the hat. The grads are marshmallow fondant. I have to admit it was a little hard for me when some of the kids started eating the legs off the grads, ha ha.

Baptism cake for 2 special little boys at church. :o)

It's 2 layers of vanilla cake with french vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting, all freehand. There are little sugar pearls on the cross. It had a lot of meaning to me, as both the boys have been in my "kids club" class at church, so I was more than happy to get to make their cake for them. I hope it made their day even more celebratory! They were baptized on Easter Sunday, so it was a beautiful day indeed!

Happy Easter Cake

Last minute Happy Easter cake. 2 tiers of vanilla cake with vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting. I love Easter, so was happy to get do do an Easter themed cake for my co-workers. They work really hard and deserve a treat every now and then! Hope you all have a VERY HAPPY EASTER!!

Whimsical Musical Birthday Cake (Neon Colors)

Another cake for a teenager, turning 18. Dang, they grow up FAST!She was at the party where the other NEON cake was at (see below) and wanted a similar cake to celebrate with her family. :o) I wanted to make it kind of whimsical for her, and keep those trendy colors. She likes music so I used the notes to try to give it some personality. It's two tiers, 2 layers each, of french vanilla cake with french vanilla creme filling and all buttercream frosting. Freehand design.



**Side note** When I went to deliver this cake, no one was home! So mom said to go through the garage and leave it on the kitchen counter . . . I did, but only after she assured me there were NO animals in the house, lol!

Life is a Bowl of Cherries Birthday Cake

"Life is a bowl of cherries!" Mary Engelbreit themed birthday cake for my mother in law. I do love this design, it just says "happiness." :o) It's two layers of french vanilla cake with french vanilla creme filling and all buttercream frosting. Freehand designs. The bowl on top is cake, covered in buttercream. The cherries are just buttercream frosting with added powdered sugar to get a texture I could roll into little balls. mm mm mmm!

BOISE STATE BRONCOS BIRTHDAY CAKE!

This was another auction cake . . . made for my friend and PEO sister Carolyn and her family, several of whom were having birthdays, all of whom LOVE Boise State. :o) So I got to decorate another cake in MY favorite colors! LOL, did you know, I am THEIR BIGGEST FAN EVER! Well, now ya do. I super heart the BSU Broncos. Oh right, about the cake . . . Well, it's two tiers, 2 layers each, of vanilla cake with chocolate mousse filling and all buttercream frosting. Design is freehanded. Ok? OK! Now,

GO GO GO BIG BLUE! FIGHT FIGHT BSU!!! Gooooooooooo Broncos!

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Last Minute Anniversary Cake

So I was shopping at Target (or Tar-zhay if you want to sound exotically silly ha ha), looking for who knows what (it WAS several days ago!) when I ran into my dear friend Val who mentioned they were throwing a last minute party for Tony and Steph's anniversary (Tony knew, Steph didn't) and could I come? "Would love too", I said! "What can I bring? Do you have a cake? No? I'll bring one!" SOMETIMES I wonder what I am thinking, ha ha! This was the same day I made the ladybug cake (see previous post) and after delivering that cake, I literally had less than 2 hours to bake, decorate and arrive at the party. But, hey, not too shabby, right?!! I thought it was kind of quaint and cute. :o) It's a butter pecan cake with vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting. The leaves and flowers (look familiar? ladybug cake? ;o) ) and the black outline of the heart are marshmallow fondant.The party was fun, a little karaoke, a lot of good food, and some great friends! Even a Christmas tree (Tony proposed Christmas Eve twenty-something years ago) to add to the ambiance! Yay for fun parties!!

Ladybug, Ladybug . . . Birthday Cake

I loved how cheerful this cake turned out. :o) And just in time to say "Hello Spring!" This cake is french vanilla with vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents (the flowers, leaves, and ladybug antennae). The big ladybug is made from rice krispy treat covered in buttercream. Her antennae are toothpicks covered in mmf.

Softball Cupcake "Cake"

Had a request for a softball "cupcake cake." I wasn't 100% excited, because cupcake cakes are not my favorite. I hate that you can't get them symmetrical . . . They were, however, what the birthday girl wanted and practical, as she took them to a game and they were easy to hand out during the game. I heard later that the birthday girl hit and scored after eating hers. :o) So, maybe they're not so bad after all!