Graduation Cake with Silhouettes and Stars

Another great kid graduates and the opportunity to create his cake us given to me. Lucky me, because for this cake I was given carte blanche in design, and that made me very happy. Because the school colors are red and black, silhouettes seemed a natural choice, and a great contrast.

Used the quote "Reach for the moon, even if you fail youll still be in the stars," and allowed red, black and white stars to complement the cake.

Graduate picked the flavors, vanilla with French vanilla cremè filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents. Simple in taste, simple in design, but I think it turned out just right.

Baseball and Football Jersey Graduation Cake

When first approached to make this cake, I was disappointed because I had to say no, I already had 2 cakes scheduled. But then, I remembered this little boy that I had watched grow up, that  my husband had coached in little league, and I knew that I had to make his cake. And so, I changed my mind, as is my perogative, as a woman, and more importantly as a cake decorator. 😉

Baseball on one side . . . 

Football on the other . . . 

and a meaningful quote on the back. 

Cake is vanilla, with buttercream frosting and hand-shaped marshmallow fondant accents.

It was my honor to make this cake, actually. Andy is a great kid, and I couldn't be more happy to watch his future unfold.

Zebra Striped Good Luck Cake

Saying good-bye ain't easy, right? Ok, well, sometimes it is but we don't need to mention THOSE situations here. (Let's save them and discuss over coffee, heh heh). Said "so long" to a boss/co-worker/friend today with this fun cake. We're both traveling some uncharted territory right now so I thought we'd take a trip on the wild side with zebra stripes, which are ALWAYS fun (if not always appropriate)! Added some bright flowers and turquoise trim and VOILA! Exciting exterior masks a boring cake: plain vanilla with buttercream frosting. That's how she likes 'em, apparently. But she did LOVE the look. Best wishes, Brandie, and may your future be bright, with a side of WILD. ;-)

Topsy Turvy Whimsical Birthday Cake

Had some freedom here to make this one fun and girly and I took advantage of that. The birthday girl really wanted topsy turvy, so I gave it my best go, and I really liked the results. Cake is chocolate fudge with chocolate cream cheese filling and buttercream frosting, with marshmallow fondant accents.

Black Lace Cake

Her favorite color is black, and coincidently so is mine, but I refused to make a black birthday cake, ha ha. Can you imagine the back teeth and tongues? No one would want to eat the cake, and then what would be the point? No, I couldn't have that. The cake is French vanilla with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting. The flower on top is marshmallow fondant. I used an off white cream color for the background, which I think complements the black nicely.

 

BUNKO!

I love Bunko! I don't get to play much, but every year my PEO chapter hostesses a Bunko party/fundraiser. It's always a great time. :) I made the cake this year (again). It was delicious, if I do say so myself, ha ha. Red velvet with a white chocolate cream cheese filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant die.

Doesn't it look cute on the table? ;-)

Good-Bye and Good Luck Cakes

Said "so long" to two co-workers recently. Made them each a cake to make it a "sweet" parting. :-) Saharras cake was vanilla, Marvin's was chocolate, both had raspberry filling.

Seahawks Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday to a good friend of ours who moved to the Treasure Valley from Seattle. Good year for him, with his team winning the Super Bowl! Chocolate cake with a combo white chocolate cream cheese and raspberry filing. Frosting is all buttercream with the logo hand piped.

Chic 1D (One Dimension) Sweet Sixteen Cake

Wild and chic at the same time, had fun with this SweetSixteen Cake. Combined sweet, simple hearts with sassy zebra stripes to complement the 1D logo on top, for a birthday cake any teen girl would enjoy. Red velvet cake and white chocolate cream cheese filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents.

Stacked Logs Birthday Cake PLUS Picnic on Log sheet cakes

This was a HUGE commitment for someone who works full time. I was happy to agree to do it for a very sweet friend who was helping to plan a surprise birthday for their church pastor. Crazily, the hospital ended up with planned downtimes, TWO nights the weekend these cakes needed to be finished, and of course I had to be there. I busted it out though and was really happy with the results. My one regret was not transporting the cakes myself. These cakes are so tricky and balance is KEY. There was some sliding, and the middle tier crushed part of the back of the bottom tier. :( I went over to try to save it and as long as it didn't fall after I left, it looked pretty ok, just a little more lopsided than was ever intended. Hopefully Pastor Mascroft still enjoyed his birthday celebration!!

The top 2 tiers of the big cake were chocolate and the bottom was yellow. The sheet cakes were 1 yellow and 1 chocolate. Raspberry filling in all of them, and a combination of buttercream, chocolate buttercream and marshmallow fondant accents. 

Simple Daisies Cake

Made this cake to celebrate the 9th "birthday" of Chapter CJ. Love my PEO ladies, such a great group of sisters and friends! Vanilla cake with raspberry filling and buttercream frosting.

Baseball Celebration

Made this cake as a fundraiser donation, which is not my favorite thing to do. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE to support a cause when it's a good cause and I'm able, but this cake was requested for a dessert auction people just don't realize what custom cakes are worth, how much time and effort goes into them. This one was no different, went for a fairly low bid, but I did have the satisfaction of knowing it went to some great people. :) And I did like how the cake turned out, so still had that satisfaction. But if you want to ask me to donate a cake, be aware I will probably turn down future requests for that type of auction. I'll be happy to make you something simpler, if I have the time and means, perhaps.

This cake is red velvet, with cream cheese filling and marshmallow fondant, hand cut, accents.

Unicorn with Rainbow Birthday Cake

Kids LOVE unicorns, and there is no scarcity of unicorn cakes on the internet. My challenge, though, was to make a cake for an ADULT who likes unicorns, rainbows, panda bears and stars. . . Which is all the direction I had. I dont know the cake recipient well, but hope that this cake was not too childish for her. Or maybe at least brought her inner kid out and put a little fun and whimsy into her birthday. :-)

The cake is double chocolate, with chocolate fudge filling and buttercream frosting. The rainbow is licorice and the unicorn, stars and flowers are marshmallow fondant.