Kangaroo Baby Shower

I received an order for a baby shower cake, for a mom who is from Australia. So, I made a baby block, with a mommy kangaroo and her baby on top. And, on the sides of the cake, I put fondant cutouts of Australian animals, an emu, koala, wombat, and platypus. It came out really cute, and I even received an email from the woman who ordered it, with kind words of gratitude :)

Trudy's Birthday Cake

This cake was so much fun to make, it was uber personalized for Trudy's birthday, with the birthday girl herself, along with 7 of her close friends all recreated in sugar, standing on the top. Around the cake were gum paste representations of all her loves- photography, Friends tv show, camping, girl scouts, and scrapbooking. And the cake read "celebrating 40 years of Trudy"

Twilight Cake

An old friend from elementary school ordered a cake for her big sister's birthday. Her sister, Kristina, is an avid Twilight fan. Having never read the book, I looked to my daughter for some expertise. I downloaded a picture of the actual book, and recreated it.

Happy Birthday Kristina!!

Prada Cake

My friend Melanie wanted something girly and blingy for her sister's birthday. They went on an all day trip to the wine country to celebrate her 40th.
It took me almost an hour to make each one of the little indentations in the purse, my daughter and I used many different things to make those teeny circles-straws, piping tips, rolled up paper, etc.




And, tiny pink swarovski crystals added to the bling too :)

Cake Balls !!

So, sometimes on a Monday or Friday morning, I'll have time to create these scrumptious little cake balls and hand them out to the parents at my kids' school as a little morning treat. These ones just so happen to be chocolate kahlua flavored...

~ Bikini Bottom ~

My friend, who also works with my hubby, wanted a cake for her daughter's birthday. And, I must say, I was very excited when she told me the theme was bikini bottom !! We are huge spongebob fans, so this one came together in my head in a snap.
I knew that the figures would be too heavy if they were made of gumpaste, so I made them out of polymer oven bake clay. And the "water" is made out of piping gel.



Happy Birthday Ashley!!!

Briana's Sweet 16

My dear friends, Steve and Launa, had a party for their daughter's 16th birthday. And they ordered a cake to celebrate. Surprisingly, and thankfully, she didn't have a very picky or difficult theme, so this was one of the most fun times I had with my daughter, sitting at the table, cutting out a zillion little dots out of fondant. She's become quite a good fondant cutter now.
Briana wanted the cake to have some bright colors, and I wanted it to be fun, yet not childish, so we went with a paisley pattern. I really think it turned out fabulous, if I may say so myself.

Happy Birthday Briana!!!