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Pony Birthday

This was for a friend who had pony rides at her son's birthday party. I was inspired by so many cakes here, especially cake/figurine pictures uploaded by LisaMS and Eliane. Cream cheese icing. Figures are MMF.

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Backyardigans

I was planning to make a whole backyard scene with Backyardigans characters and houses for my daughter's birthday cake. I spent way too much time making the fondant characters that I didn't have time for anything else, which is why the rest of the cake is so plain. My daughter didn't notice and everyone loved the characters. I still can't bring myself to throw the characters away! The characters are made of MMF with some Tylose, cake is covered with cream cheese icing.

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Lego Star Wars

I was on vacation visiting family and had only brought some extra fondant with me. My niece's birthday was coming up and she loves Lego Star Wars so I attempted to make some character faces using whatever I could find around my brother's apartment (pens, knives, chopsticks, etc). Since I wasn't able to make a crusting frosting, I just made a white fondant plaque to put the faces on. The kids fought over the pieces and my niece loved it.

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Polly Pocket Birthday

My friend had trouble finding a Polly cake for her daughter's 4th birthday so I volunteered. I spent hours practicing with buttercream AND chocolate transfer but just couldn't get the hang of it so I made a fondant plaque of Polly's head. I also put fondant flowers and balls around the sides. I LOVED the bright colors so I even made the filling orange and green (3 layers). Butter cake, cream cheese frosting.

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Brown And Pink Baby Shower

This cake was for a friend who's sister is expecting a baby. The cake was designed to somewhat match the shower invitation (colors and flowers). A couple of firsts - 1st time using Luster Dust (can't really tell it's on the pearls and shoestrings) and 1st time making a fondant shoe and swags. This cake was so fun to decorate, I just wish I could have gotten the icing more smooth. Yellow butter cake, chocolate buttercream, MMF accents.

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Elmo 4Th Birthday

Buttercream icing, fondant face. Crayons are fondant-covered chocolate melts. I used straws to mold the chocolate - Jacques Torres would have been proud! Besides being kinda shiny, I was happy with 'ole Elmo.

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Green Experiment Cake

After spending hours and hours reading cool stuff on CC I decided to try to come up with my own design for a cake. There were a couple things I wanted to try, like printing text, putting it under plastic wrap as a guide, and making royal icing letters that I would transfer (idea from SugarShack). I also made scrolls using a similar method. The color scheme was also an experiment - needs work. I used my pregnant SIL's birthday as an excuse to make the cake. It was fun! Green MMF.

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Fondant Bridal Dress

My friend threw a bridal shower and wanted a bride cake and groom cake to go with the bridal dress/tux theme. I used the shower napkins as inspiration and my friend wanted a bouquet of calla lilies on it. I tried several times to cover the cake with gelatin-based fondant and was ready to give up in tears. THEN I remembered my friend telling me about a cake decorating forum and I discovered CC, which led to MMF, and FINALLY a finished cake that I was happy with. Fondant calla lilies.

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Chocolate Fondant Tuxedo

My friend was throwing a bridal shower for her niece and wanted a groom cake and a bride cake to match the tux/dress theme. The tuxedo cake is inspired by one that Publix (grocery store) makes. Everything is MMF (chocolate and plain) - my lifesaver! The discoloration is due to the fact that I used cornstarch when rolling the fondant. Next time I'll use Crisco.

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Strawberry Shortcake - Second Version

This was for my daughter's 3rd birthday. I was pretty stressed about planning the party so I wanted a way to work on the decorations for the cake several days in advance. So I made SS's face out of fondant on wax paper then placed it on the cake once I actually baked and frosted it. Of course it cracked, but I repaired it the best I could. The small details and hair are done with royal icing. By the time I did the writing I was SO over it!

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Strawberry Shortcake Version 1

This was my first character cake and it was for my friend's daughter. Took me forever but I was happy with the results.

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Fondant Butterfly Birthday

This was my first fondant-covered cake for my daughter's first birthday (and her cousin's 3rd birthday). I made the fondant from a gelatin-based recipe and it was a horrible experience. I literally stayed up all night working on it and vowed never to work with fondant again (didn't last long). An amusing memory is of my calorie-conscious sister eating a bunch of the fondant butterflies - I couldn't understand why she liked them so much.

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"first" Cake

Since I don't have pictures of my Wilton I course cakes, this will count as my first cake. My sister got the idea from a magazine (not cake decorating). It was for my niece's 1st birthday.

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