Simple First Communion Cake

Just posting this one in case someone can draw inspiration. My inspiration came from the banner my son created for the pew. The cake was store bought (gasp!).

Sweet Sixteen Cake

This is my first attempt at a two-tier fondant cake. The cake is the Yellow cake Durable cake recipe with chocolate chip filling and the bottom tier in mandarin orange filling. Lots to learn yet!

A Boy's Favorite Things Ii

This is the in-laws version of the large cupcake "A boy's favorite things". This one was a chocolate cake (durable cake recipe from this site) with chocolate buttercream filling and frosting, fondant top, fondant with gum paste figures. Sadly, in this variation my boy resembles a 40-year old man, not my 4-year-old son.

A Boy's Favorite Things

A made this large cupcake decorated with my 4 year old's favorite things -- a bunny, crayons, beach ball, worms and a baseball (in back). The additional photo has smaller cupcakes with crayons as faux candles. Just basic vanilla cake with buttercream. All figures are fondant with half gum paste. One note: my little guy squished down a little and looks wider than originally created. Oh well.

Law School Graduation Cakes

I made these cupcakes for a friend's husband's graduation from law school. The large cupcake and small cupcakes are both the Mini Oreo surprise recipe with a chocolate buttercream. All decorations are fondant w/gum paste. I thank heartofoklahoma and tguegirl for inspiration.

M & M Cookie Cake

The cake is a 6" white cake with chocolate chip cookie dough filling, covered in buttercream with crushed vanilla wafers for texture. It was fun but next time I might try it with fondant.

Onesie W Bear

I decided to do this cookie for a friend after having seen an adorable onesie cookie here with a duck. Forgive me I forget whose it was. I'm still a novice with the piping. I used Antonia74 icing recipe. Worked fabulously.

Wormy Garden Party W Fence

This was party number two. This time I did the cake with a gum paste fence. Much easier than the fondant grass.

Wormy Garden Party W Grass

My birthday boy asked for a "Wormy Party" cake. His 6-year old brother came up with the idea of shaping a worm into a three! Just an ordinary cake, Oreo cookie crumb dirt, fondant and gum paste details. This is the first of two versions.

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