Minnie Mouse Cake My Sister Made!

My sister began decorating cakes probably about a year and a half ago. She's just now taking a few Wilton classes and she is doing amazing!! I just had to brag a little!

She makes cakes for her kids, grand kids, friends and family, kind of like me. She loves working with fondant.

Here's the latest example of her work:

Great job, Teresa!!

Hot Pink Purse Cake

My oldest granddaughter, Natalie, and my mom have birthdays within 6 days of each other. Since my mom was out here visiting, we had a Tea Party-Birthday Party together for them.

My grand kids always pick their birthday cakes, but Natalie told me to surprise her this year. I have been looking for an excuse to try a purse, so here it is!

Hope you both had a Happy Birthday!!

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Girly Polk-a-Dot Cake

Here's an easy cake for you.

Whipped frosting, fondant dots of various sizes, a fluffy feather boa and multicolored ribbon!

Doesn't take much time, but it's a very striking cake. It will be loved by the little girl in your life!!

Elegant Diamond Wedding Cake

Here's what I did while in California this week!!

Kind of.

It was actually a joint effort. Because my niece's wedding was two hours away from where she lives, my sister opted to go with a "fake" cake. Except for the bottom tier, which another of my nieces made and delivered.

My sister purchased 8", 10", 12" and 14" Styrofoam cake forms, which we then covered with Wilton fondant. When the bottom 16" arrived, I stacked the fake tiers on the real tier, added the ribbon and "diamonds" and that was it.

Simple elegance!!

Here's a sheet cake I put together, continuing the "diamond" theme.

Congratulations, Mr.& Mrs. Brett Mooneyham!! Love you both!

Pink & Green Birthday Cake

We just celebrated my youngest grand baby's first birthday!! Her mommy decided on a pink & green theme.

Here's what we came up with:

She had wings and everything!!

And she enjoyed her cake immensely!!

The bottom layer of the cake was covered with light pink, dark pink and green fondant stripes. The middle layer was frosted with whipped frosting from Sam's. For "Kami" we used gum paste. The top layer was also frosted with whipped frosting and the little butterflies were made of gum paste. We used my mini Cricut for the butterflies.

Happy 1st Birthday, Kami!!

Train Birthday Cake

This train cake was made for the first birthday of a little boy whose dad grew up with my kids.

The cake is frosted with whipped buttercream from Sam's. The train, mountains, clouds and greeting are all made of fondant.

Hope you had a Happy Birthday, Tristan!!

Gift Box Cake

This is a Gift Box cake my daughter, Ruth, and I made for her future sister-in-law's shower.






Under the layers of green fondant tissue paper is a white sheet cake with buttercream frosting - the bottom part of the box. Everything else is fondant.




For the box lid, I used a piece of styrofoam. I didn't think I would be able to support it if it was made of cake, but after doing it, I think it would have worked. So next time . . .

You also might notice the plastic in the bow. I found out two days before the party that the party was that week and not the next! Not enough time for a fondant bow to dry. So I improvised by cutting strips of plastic from a 2-liter plastic bottle to hold the bow up. It worked perfectly, except it showed up in the pics! It wasn't so noticeable at the shower.




Other than not enough of the fondant bra showing, I like the results.

Congratulations, Calah!!

Hot Pink Lady Bug Cakes

These hot pink Lady Bug cakes were made for a cute little girl who just turned two! I hope the color didn't confuse her!!




Here are some close up pics I took at home before I delivered them.






I know, this one is a little dark. I was trying to show the face detail.




I have made a lady bug previously for my granddaughter. You can see it here.

I hope you had a very Happy Birthday, Nadia!!

Woody - Toy Story Birthday Cake

I made this cake for my grandson, Peyton, who just turned one. Thus, the huge "1"!





I used pre-whipped butter cream from Sam's to frost the cakes. The cow print, belt, rope, belt buckle and star are all made of fondant. The belt buckle was a bit heavy, so I had to resort to toothpicks to hold it up! I used a bandana to cover the cake board, which is too small. I know!! But I have three or four cake boards out, so I didn't have the size I needed. I'm going to have to chase them down or get my hubby to make me some more.




The "1" is a large decorated cookie. I made it extra thick, and as soon I took it out of the oven, I inserted a loli-pop stick through the middle of it about half way up. After it cooled, it was anchored in there pretty good. I did use a dowel rod behind the cookie for support. It didn't really need it, but with a bunch of rambunctious kids constantly knocking the table, I decided we needed the extra stabilization!!




And here's the cute Birthday Boy with his daddy! He wasn't quite sure why he was the star of the show, but it didn't take him long to start playing the part!!




Happy Birthday, Peyton!!

A Ducky Birthday Cake!

Here's a birthday cake I make for a little girl's first birthday!




The cake is frosted with pale pink buttercream, with fondant duck and bubble addons.




The cake was white with my dulce de leche filling and Devil's Food chocolate with my chocolate hazelnut filling.

This small cake was for the birthday girl to have fun with!

Tractor Cake

Hope you had a very Happy Birthday, Colin!!




Thank you, Kelley!

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Pink & Black Princess Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday, Nicole!!

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Woody (Toy Story) Cake

My daughter, Ruth, and I made this Woody cake for a customer this weekend. Everything is edible except the hat and Woody.




All three layers are frosted with buttercream. We used fondant for the cow print, rope, belt & buckle and the star.

Hope you had a Happy 3rd Birthday, Conner!!

Ruth & Kami's Baby Shower

I made this cake and cookies for my daughter's baby shower.





The cake is frosted with the whipped frosting from Sam's, with fondant addons. The bottom layer was Devil's Food with my chocolate hazelnut filling. The top layer was white with my dulce de leche filling.

The cake design is not original with me. Ruth found it on the Flickr and wanted one just like it. The original cake was covered with fondant.





The baby rattles are chocolate. The baby carriages are white. I cover my cookies with a glaze, then pipe on top of that.

Hope you had a good time Ruth! Can't wait for Kami to get here!!

Hot Pink & Zebra Cake

I made this cake for a customer's 30th birthday!!





I was so impressed. Her husband took care of all the details without her knowing a thing about it!!

Hope you had a Happy Surprise Birthday, Amy!!

A John Deere Cake For Dear John!!

This cake was made for our friend, John, this past weekend.



He wanted a John Deere themed cake and this is what I came up with.

It's a chocolate fudge cake with a chocolate hazelnut cream filling, covered with butter cream. The logo is fondant.

Hope you had a very happy birthday, John!!

Camouflage Cake

This cake was for a friend's birthday this past weekend.




It was my first attempt at a camouflage cake, and it didn't turn out as well as I had hoped! I did learn a lot, though, so next time should be much better.

Anyway, I hope you had a great birthday, Shawna!!

Zebra Birthday Cake

I made this zebra cake for Emily, my granddaughter's, third birthday.
I used buttercream frosting with fondant addons. The flowers on top are silk.

Don't you love that cake board? It's from Hobby Lobby, but wasn't meant to be used for this! I think it was meant to hang on a wall.



I made decorated cookies as well. Regular and chocolate. I apologize for the quality of the pics!!

Hope you had a happy birthday, Emily!! I can't believe you're already three!