Jungle Safari Birthday!

the cookies were from the No Fail Sugar Cookie recipe and royal icing :) tried something a little different with the palm trees.

Now That's A Kick!

Pinkie

My husband asked for a Pinkie Pie cake, and I didn't have faith in my modeling skills. Didn't want something flat for someone so dynamic! And the party cannon! Never done much flooding, but he loved it

Puppy!

Secretary's Day

my husband was just elected Secretary of his motorcycle club, so of course i HAD to make something "pretty." it had been at least a year since i made roses, i was shocked that i could even do them THAT well :P

Army Men

army men with pieces broken off, dabbed with raspberry filling made it nice and bloody looking!

Pink Birthday

frostin pride icing, it was delicious!

Corpse Bride

Modeled after the wedding cake in the Corpse Bride. Skulls are fondant, the rest is buttercream. At the highest skull, it measures 5 1/2 inches tall.

That Sucks

MAN those are some UUUUGLY roses! lol. though i thought the border was kind of interesting. Edited to add: my husband asked for "just a oval buttercream cake with flowers" then later said "no wait, how about a football" and once i got started, i forgot that he changed his order to football. then i made the roses, and they were much uglier than i had imagined they would be. the writing is to reflect my disappointment with the cake, and i thought it was kind of funny.

Simple Gift

I had to keep this one simple, as it had to travel a few hundred miles to a family reunion. Gumpaste bow.

Gumpaste Roses

I have had NO luck with any cutters! i guess i just can't seem to find one that makes big enough roses (at least for me) They aren't perfect, i know, but they serve my purposes for now.

Bloody Thursday Memorial

this was for the Longshoreman's Bloody Thursday Memorial Picnic. During their strike in 1934, 5 dock workers were killed by men dressed as police officers trying to break their strike. The hook didn't really have enough time to dry, but they all LOVED it!! and THANKS Doug and everyone else for all your help!

Diego Birthday And Smash

Cinco De Mayo Baby Shower?

when asked, i had no idea how i was going to combine these themes.. I'm still not convinced i pulled it off too well. the lady was trying to give me ideas, and suggested a "baby with a big umbrella on" I kid you not. she meant sombrero. you can't make that stuff up

My First Purse!

I have been wanting to do one for quite a while, i don't think it turned out too badly.

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This cake changed several times, with no exact dates given until 2 days before it was needed. They finally asked for a birthday cake, NOT a Coast Guard cake, but wanted Coast Guard colors/theme. bwuhuuh? and to make it even more fun, i undercharged for it.

It's The Amazing Spiderman (Candle)!

for my son's 5th birthday. the spiderman is, of course, just a candle. the rest is carved, and iced in buttercream. I decided on a design kind of at the last minute, so i had to rush things a little. (which is my excuse for the horrible icing job)

Chocolate Gift

Gramma's 70th birthday! It was my first gift cake (post-wilton class)and it was pink 50/50 gumpaste/fondant, painted with super pearl dust.

3Rd Birthday Bulldozer

This was all carved and BC. The dirt in front of the scoop is more choc cake. it was kind of tricky, as the scoop is just cake, but the sides of it aren't connected. (it was tricky for ME anyway :P) and there were quite a few crumbs, but no one noticed. Whose bright idea was it to do it in devils food? i modeled it after a toy of my son's. I gave out mini versions of the bulldozer to the other kids at the party.

For My Dear Gramma

My sweet gramma (i'm her namesake) passed away the day after her birthday this year. We had a celebration of life, and i made this cake for her. She LOVED purple and flowers. The bowl is lavender too, though the picture doesn't show it well. roses and butterflies (which you can't see well either) are fondant/gumpaste mix, with luster dust

Basket Of Leaves

its not perfect, but they're my first leaves and blanket. The recipients loved it. Thats all that really matters, right?

Calla Lilies

These were my first attempt at calla lilies. I know they're not realistic, but the bride liked them, so i suppose thats what matters. It is basically the wilton 3 final cake, with lilies instead of roses. the base was my $10 find at Ross!

16Th Birthday

This was a last minute request. She tells me, he likes guitars, guitar hero, irish green, ninjas, transformers. This is what i could think of... i know my guitars aren't all that great, but i was up until 3 am trying to finish them.. its chocolate, white, chocolate, white cake with bavarian creme filling and iced in Frostin-Pride. It was my first time trying flames... i thought they turned out okay.

50Th Anniversary

This is my first "wedding" type cake (that is actually made of cake) I was so incredibly nervous! i was pleased with the result. They also had me do 2 sheet cakes, and should have had LOTS of cake left over, but i heard people were taking a bunch home, and they ran out early! Iced in buttercream, roses and cords are gumpaste/fondant. Roses are painted with silk white pearl dust, the cords are painted with super gold luster dust.

Paintballer Graduation

Grad who LOVES paintballing. they have a course in their backyard. he loved it. my son kept eating the men though. dang it!

Gramps Turns 70

Gramps loves music. He plays bass, guitar, and sings. He loved this cake. The bow, numbers and minis were made wtih 50/50 fondant/gumpaste. There are closer detail pictures in my photos.