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Isaiah's 1St Birthday
This cake was for my best friend's grandson. The mom wanted primary colors and blocks. I made a 12 inch square cake, divided in fourths then I cut out one fourth and stacked it. Covered it with colorful buttercream flavored marshmallow fondant. It was a little challenging since i had never worked with so many colors on one cake. I made some mistakes but I learned from them. Both mom and grandmom really liked it.
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Don Pedro's 80Th Birthday Cake
This cake was for a deacon in my church who turned 80. Since it was a last minute order, his wife asked for just a plain sheet cake. (I think that an 80th birthday deserves something more than just a plain sheet cake.) So, I took a chance and made the number 80 instead. They both loved it. The cakes were made with 8 and 9 inch pans and an oval pan. Three different flavors, Italian cream with cream cheese filling, a pineapple cake and my signature yellow cake. Covered in buttercream flavored marshmallow fondant. Decorated with buttercream and fondant. Purchased gum paste flowers. TFL
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White Bonnet
I made this cake for my best friend's birthday. It's a one layer 12 inch round with a half ball cake on top.Yellow cake frosted in white buttercream and covered with coconut. Ribbon bow with silk flowers around it. It was an easy last minute cake to make. (Given the time, you can make the flowers and ribbon bow out of fondant or buttercream)
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Victoria's Sweet Sixteen Cake
I made this cake for my great niece's sweet sixteen.The tree cakes were 14, 10 and eight. Buttercream frosting with "sotas" on top and sides of cakes. Her theme was " A Masquerade Ball", so I decorated the cakes with masks made of cold porcelain by my nephew. I didn't have the cakes stands needed to display the cakes so I carefully balanced the them on candle sticks I bought and sprayed painted gold.
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A Champagne Toast
I made this cake for my best friend's husband's 50th birthday. 12x18 tier was yellow cake and top tier was chocolate. The champagne bottle was a hollow chocolate bottle which i wrapped in gold and green foil to make it look real. The ice is rock candy.The labels were made by my husband who's a graphic designer, (that comes in handy every once in a while)
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Hope's Jewelry Box
I made this cake for a co-worker's daughter. Moist yellow cake iced in buttercream. The lid was molded out of candy melts as well as the division in the box and the bottom drawer.The front of the drawer was iced in buttercream. The flowers were royal icing drop flowers. The jewelry was candy jewelry. The birthday girl was so thrilled with it, she didn't want to cut it.
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My 35Th Anniversary Cake
I made this cake for my 35th Wedding Anniversary. I celebrated with a jibaro wedding, (a jibaro is a Puerto Rican peasant ) It was to honor my parents who were married in P.R. in 1940, as well as to pay tribute to my Puerto Rican heritage. The cake has a house made to look like houses of that era. My parents lived on a hill, and down the hill there was a stream with a flamboyant tree near by, (a typical Puerto Rican tree which is seen all over the island with its beautiful red blossoms). The cake was oval tiers, frosted in buttercream icing. Two were yellow cake, and since I am gluten intolerant, the top tier was a gluten free Italian creame cake, so I could have my cake and eat it, too. The flowers were made of royal icing and the rocks are made of fondant. The stream is colored piping gel.
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My Brother's 50Th Anniversay Cake
I made this cake for my brother's 50th wedding anniversary on New Year's eve. The tiers were Italian cream, vanilla and my specialty, a real moist yellow cake. It was frosted in butter cream with gumpaste snowflakes made by me, and gold ribbon at the botttom of each tier. Had a lot of fun making the snowflakes. The sleigh was made of wood and painted gold by my son-in-law