First Communion

First Communion

A special event deserves a special cake.  

This cake was made for my neighbor daughters first communion!  Most cake supply companies sell molds for specialized cakes.  For this one I just made a large sheet cake and cut the cross shape out of it.  You end up with a lot of waste cake but you can freeze that and make cake pops later!  This was you don't have to worry about storage for all  your specialized cake pans!  The rosary I made out of fum paste and strung them like real beads so they moved like a real rosary.  It really gave the cake a personalized effect!

This cake was made for another first communion.  She wanted purple and ruffles so here is what we came up with....

21st Birthday

21st Birthday Cake

This cake was made for a pool lovers 21st birthday!  A lot of fun!  If you want to go a step further you can change the pool balls to be the numbers to make up the birthday year.

Batman

Batman Cakes

Well as most of you know there is the old style of batman and the new style.  The old style is more comic book like with the silly stunts and visual sound effects.  The new style is more cartoon like.  I have made cakes with both likenesses. 

Here is the new style.  We added a plastic batman figurine to this cake because the child was 3 and we thought it would be more visually appealing to him.

Here is the older styling.  

I also made some cookies to match!  I made a basic soft sugar cookie for the base.  Then I mixed confectioner sugar with a few drops of water and dying this different colors.  I left it pretty thick and painted it on!

This was my first attempt at cake pops!  When I am modeling a cake I take all the scrapes and put them in a Ziploc with some icing.  I can then take that out when I need cake pops.  Let it thaw a bit, mix it together then roll it in balls!  Works perfect, reduces waist and they have the most amazing taste!

Here is another batman cake for an adult.  Love how this came out!

Gaming Cakes

Gaming Cakes

There are so many fun games out there!  Angry Birds has become one of the most popular games of the past 2 years.  Not only do you have the game but there are lunch boxes, back packs, hats....and now cakes!

This is a Kid Icarus cake.  Kid Icarus is a game box game apparently :)  The statue is made of fondant!  The happy Birthday and Kyle are fashioned after the writing on the game title.

Here is a World of Warcraft cake.

The Knitting Ladies

The Knitting Ladies

My mother and sister go to a knitting group every Tuesday in Mint Hill, NC.  It is called Cottage Yarn.  She has open knit every Tuesday which allows everyone to get together, work on a current project and get some help with a project that is stumping them.  I made this cake for one of there get to together.   It is hard to believe there is even a cake under there!!

The C is for Cheryl.  That is my mothers name and she is the one who asked me to make the cake.  The yarn balls are rice crispy treat balls covered in fondant.  

Firetruck

Firetruck Cake

This cake was made for little boy in our neighborhood!  He just loved it as did the local fire department that came to his party. 

 I made a single cake mix in 2 bread pans in order to get 2 narrow cake bricks.  I then cut them and pieced them together to make the truck.  When you cover a cake in fondant you first cover it in icing then place the fondant over it so the fondant has something to stick to!  The road is made of sprinkles :)

Pink, Black & White

Pink, Black and White

What girl doesn't love pink?   Here are some cakes made for super girly girls of all ages!

Zebra print has been so popular these past few years.  Here are some zebra print cakes I created.

Even little girls like pink black and white.  Here is a hello kitty cake to is sure to excite any child!

Super hero's aren't just for boys!  Here is a girlified Spider man cake!

Super girly princess cake!  This one would work for your inner diva at any age!

This is a 50th Birthday Cake I made :)  The birthday girl is a nurse & a cheer mom who loves the beach - I created a customized topper to fit her personality!