Halloween time!

Here is a skull cake that I made.  The blue is fondant, with the skull cut out, so that I could put the frosting right on the cake.

It's a Duck Cake!

Made this little 6 inch cake for a first birthday party for a little girl.  The rest of the family had coordinating cupcakes. :)  The beak is make out of Fondant to give it a 3d look.

Motorcycle Fanatics and 50th Birthday Parties!

Thanks to awesome friends, I had the opportunity to make 2 birthday cakes that were motorcycle/Harley themed. Both friends ended up wanting my red velvet cake, which is turning out to be my favorite as well....but that's mostly because it has turned out every time (knock on wood).

Run! It's a monster!

So, I can't say that this is an original idea, but it sure was fun to make!  Once I continue to get a little better, it would be much easier to cover the 'eyes' with fondant, or melted chocolate would probably even work the best and would give it a little more of a finished look.  Overall, I thought that it was very cute for my first 'monster' cake.  It was also my first attempt at a homemade marble cake.  Thanks to my AWESOME friend Amy for a book with 100 different cake recipies.  I did get the feedback that the cake was super good.  It was dense, but moist, as it is more of a sponge cake texture.  The frosting was a little sweet for the adults (after I got all the 'hair' on there, the frosting was probably about an inch thick), but of course the children had no complaints!  I am hoping to do a few more of these around Halloween, so if you plan on having a Halloween party and want a cake, please email me!!

Happy Birthday to my Iowa Hawkeye Fans!

Here is the second cake that I decorated for my husband for his birthday.  He had to share this one with his friend Tim, who's birthday is just the day before his.  Because my husband got multiple cakes, I ran out of time and was unable to get this out of the pan and decorated all the way around.  But, it still turned out great, with some additional borders added right along the pan.
However, my husband did get to take this one to work....

It's been awhile...graduation....

Here are a few pictures of the cake that I made my friend, who graduated with her Masters in Teaching.  I bet that you can't guess what her name is. :)  You can see that the frosting needed to be a little thicker on the sides, as it is showing through a bit, but I had so much fun decorating this cake.  It was bright and colorful, but the best part was decorating it for one of my best friends!

My First Paid Cake!!

My dear friend, Holly, needed a cake for her sister in laws baby shower, so here is what I came up with.  Although I can't take all the credit for the idea, because I saw it in a magazine awhile ago, I did have to make some slight changes to make it look right with the supplies that I had available.  I also made a homemade chocolate cake with a chocolate filling.  I still need some work on the filling, but it wasn't horrible.  I ate it. Haha, but then again, I eat anything chocolate.  I still used the Wilton Buttercream Frosting that comes in the big tub from Michaels. (but I'm working on a few different recipes right now for an even better tasting frosting).  I enjoyed making this cake, because I didn't have to get the frosting to look perfect....because it needed to look like waves or at least water.  The rubber ducky is plastic, and was just set on the top of the cake for looks, but I still think that it turned out great.

This same weekend, I also got to decorate an X rated cake for a friends Bachelorette party.  Pictures can be shared on request, as this is not something for the eyes of everyone. :)