Birthday Dachshund With Orchids
This cake is for a friend's father who is obsessed about his dog Gigi and has orchids as a hobby. Tile is fondant on a foam core board; bumper on bed is fondant covered Rice Krispie Treats; the bed base is a giant sugar cookie; the Moth Orchids are made from gumpaste; the dirt is crushed Oreos and candy coated chocolate rocks; Gigi's body is chocolate cake covered in fondant; Gigi's head is made of Rice Krispie Treats covered in fondant. Everything is edible except the floral wire, stick supports in head and cake board under Gigi.
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Frank's Hot Sauce Groom's Cake
Everything is edible except for the black cap on one of the sugar bottles and the full (real) bottle of Frank's Hot Sauce in the back. Base ~ Red velvet cake with "marbled" fondant . Frank's Hot sauce sugar bottles (with printed frosting labels) and Frank's Hot sauce over favorite foods was colored piping gel. Steak- fondant covering Coco Krispie treats. Platter ~ gumpaste. MRE (Meal Ready to Eat, a nod to the groom's military service) ~ fondant bag with printed frosting label around Coco Krispie treat "stew," fondant carrots and peas, accented with colored piping gel for gravy. Chicken n' Rice ~ rum flavored sticky rice with sugar cookie chicken nuggets. Scrambled eggs ~ homemade rum flavored marshmallow accented with white food coloring. Pizza ~ a sugar cookie crust, fondant tomato sauce and cheese, Coco Krispie treat hamburger, fondant pepperoni accented with food coloring. Macaroni & cheese ~ made from fondant and accented with colored piping gel for sheen. Spaghetti & Meatballs ~ fondant spaghetti with Coco Krispie treat meatballs, white chocolate sauce drizzled over it and topped with opaque sprinkles for parmesan cheese.
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First Communion 2013
The base is chocolate cake covered in fondant. The bible is carved pound cake, with frosting and fondant. The text on the bible is an Edible Image (I created a "book of Kells" type of page for them to print). Flowers are gumpaste. The chalice is Rice Krispie treats covered in fondant and with red gel for the wine. The child's name and the year are on the ribbon page marker.
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This Cake Was Made For My Sons Cross Country Ski Team The Snow Is All Cake The Skis And Bindings Are Made Of Modeling Chocolate And Decor
This cake was made for my son's cross country ski team. The snow is all cake. the skis and bindings are made of modeling chocolate and decorated with some fondant. The ski hat is carved cake covered in fondant. The ski boots are Rice Krispie Treats covered in fondant.
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Bar Mitzvah Prehistoric Themed Center Pieces
Underwater prehistoric nautilus centerpiece ... the base is made with cake covered in frosting, then with crushed graham crackers and brown sugar; chocolate triliobites, nautilus creatures are made from Rice Krispie treats covered in frosting and fondant, gum paste tentacles; jelly bean rocks; gum paste seaweed and plants.
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Indoor Track Banquet 2011
Track small duffle bag with a water bottle (rice treats covered in modeling chocolate) sticking out of top, newspaper (printed frosting sheets on fondant base), shot putt (rice treats with modeling chocolate covering), relay baton (made from gumpaste), "track"/cake board (covered with black frosting then crushed oreo cookies for texture).
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Track Banquet Cake
This cake is a "slice" of the track ;-) The black track portion was made with crushed Oreo cookies. The white track line was made from crushed peppermint lifesavers. The shot put was made from rice crispy treats, covered in fondant then made to glisten with luster dust. The relay baton was made from gum paste and the sparkle again comes from luster dust. The stop watch is sporting a new school record time from the season and was made from gumpaste and the strap from strawberry string liquorice. The clip board base and clip were both created from gumpaste ~ the base is wood grain. The paper on the clip board is made from waffer paper and decorated with food coloring markers. EVERYthing on this cake is edible.
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Crossword Puzzle Birthday Cake
This was my mother's 80th birthday cake (7/25/10). It is a vignette of her breakfast table (fondant decorated in woodgrain) ~ her morning crossword puzzle (printed frosting ordered online) which has an advertisement that includes her wedding photo and an actual crossword puzzle we created from her life's experiences; a pencil (made from fondant); a half a cup of black coffee (created with rice crispy for some shape, gumpaste for actual cup and gel for the coffee); a plate with her morning breakfast of three donut holes (created with gumpaste and actual donut holes); a birthday card (created with gumpaste and a piece of waffer paper); and notes from her grandchildren (written on waffer paper and food coloring markers). EVERYthing is edible except the support inside the birthday card.
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Lobster 80Th Birthday Cake
This cake was sculpted to resemble a 28 pound lobster that my father cooked several years ago. The cake is a bit smaller than the real lobster, measuring about 32" long. Mounted on top of the lobster is a small sugar (fondant) figure of my father holding claw crushers. The lobster is holding a "jello" glass of whiskey on the rocks (my father's favorite drink). Behind the lobster are "sand mounds" created to hold the 80 candles that my brother insisted on.