Gingerbread Replica Of Historic Home

The subject of this house was built in 1909, and my client asked me to replicate it for a Christmas party there. It was great fun getting all those details in place!

Hibiscus Cake

Client wanted rounded edged fondant (whew!). Handmade gum paste hibiscus topped vanilla almond butter cake filled with Grand Marnier cheesecake mousse, iced with white chocolate ganache and vanilla fondant.

Baptism Cake For Two Teenage Sisters

Vanilla almond butter cake with my butter variation of Sharon Zambito's wonderful buttercream, with fondant flowers and a white chocolate cross on top

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Dragonfly Anniversary Cake

The lady loves dragonflies, so her husband surprised her with this cake. Two tiny silver rings (actually hoop earrings) are interlocked and placed between the dragonflies, surrounded by toasted pecan/chocolate fondant faux pecans and gum paste leaves, over cocoa tree rings on cream cheese buttercream. Cake is checkerboard and is surrounded by rolled wafer cookies.

Pumpkin Cookie

Shortbread cookie with white chocolate fondant, painted with luster dust

Autumn Cupcakes

Vanilla bean butter cuppies with cream cheese buttercream, and chocolate butter cuppies with chocolate buttercream, with fondant leaves and disco dust

Small Gingerbread House

This is a great "gifting" size - it fits on a salad plate!

Gingerbread Chapel For A Men's Retreat

This was an edible centerpiece for a Christian men's retreat. They tell me it went fast!

Gingerbread House

Another gift for the grandkids, and major fun for me! I love Christmas...

Gingerbread Surf Shack

My husband is an avid surfer, so he gets his own palapa every Christmas!

Classic Gingerbread House

Fun fun fun! Love to make these for the grandkids every year...

Gingerbread Nativity

This is a fun and different project for Christmas - and helps bring the focus back to the Reason!

Hot Pink Zebra Cake

for a lady's 80th birthday - decorated to match the centerpieces for the party... a red velvet cake with cheesecake mousse filling and cream cheese B/C, wrapped in black and pink fondant with painted zebra stripes and fondant bead trim, sprinkled with disco dust

Mini Cupcakes For A Bridal Shower

Chocolate butter cakes with chocolate B/C, topped with salmon and peach gum paste zinnias, and yellow butter cakes filled with fresh mango puree and topped with mango buttercream and gum paste flowers; all to match invitation

Baby Gender Reveal Cake

Even the mom didn't know what the results of the sonogram were until she cut into the cake and saw blue filling! Caramel cake with cream cheese B/C and gum paste decorations.

Bass Guitar Cake

Carved red velvet cake with cream cheese B/C and chocolate fondant, spaghetti "strings"

Burger And Fries Cookie Combo

Homemade vanilla cookies and fudge patties with fondant lettuce, tomato, and cheese - with shortbread french fries on the side!

Ladybug Cake

This ladybug design matched the layette the mom-to-be chose for her nursery. Purchased ribbon and fondant/buttercream ladybugs and "stitching".

Caramel Cake With Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

The bride froze the top tier of her engagement party cake, which had fondant on it. She asked me to re-ice it to use as her wedding cake (with a kitchen cake to supplement). Here is the new version of the zinnia cake!

Ladybug Giant Cupcake Cake

Ladybugs and flowers cover this giant cupcake cake, with coordinating cupcakes to add servings.

Ladybug Cupcakes

Chocolate butter cake with chocolate buttercream, accented with gum paste flowers and molded sugar ladybugs (purchased), to match giant cupcake cake.

Seashell Wedding Cake

3-tier red velvet cake with cheesecake mousse filling and cream cheese buttercream, accented with fondant shells and graham cracker crumb "sand", for a beach wedding. Topper was provided by the bride.

Journal Cookies

Vanilla cookies for a book club. Wrapped rectangular cookies in textured dark chocolate fondant mixed with black vanilla fondant.

Aubrey's Birthday

Chocolate butter cake with raspberry white chocolate filling, cream cheese B/C and fondant and non-pareil decorations to match client's party napkins.

Zinnia Engagement/wedding Cake

Caramel cake with caramel cheesecake filling and caramel cream cheese B/C. Gum paste/fondant zinnias and white picket fence. Couple saved the top tier for the wedding, and I removed its fondant and iced with caramel cream cheese B/C and served the guests from a kitchen cake of the same recipes.