My Entry To The Queen City Cake Decorating Show 2013

This is a 10 inch square, 6 inches tall. Covered in fondant and hand painted with powdered color to resemble a forest of birch or aspen trees with the occasional fir. The J on top is RI runout suspended on tip 0 strings. The stringwork around the top edge of the crimping is tip size 0. Board is extruded fondant. Some doodoo head touched the J and broke it during the last day of the show. At least the judges had finished with it by then!

Maggies Bday

Michelle

3 tier fondant wedding cake with black column separators and hanging star topper. Stars are gumpaste airbrushed in metallic colors.

Safari Theme 1St Bday

Modeling chocolate animals, buttercream with vanilla bean, piped border in the color theme. Fondant and modeling chocolate ballons.

My Ossas Entry

All fondant. Gumpaste tulips. Gumpaste vase (second choice, first one broke). Bridged stringwork on the top tier and suspended on the second. Brushed embroidery on the 3rd tier. Won a Bronze.

White Wedding Cake With Pearls

4 tiers, all SMBC, purchased pearls and fondant ribbon.

Sophia's Birthday

2 tier fondant decorated cake. Client requested a match to the party decorations, but couldn't do some elements due to copyright. Used generic flowers and the same colors to make something complementary. I do see a smudge of the dry pearl dust on the front of the top tier that reflected in the flash.

Kiwi And Coral Wedding Cake

SMBC iced with fondant ribbon. Bride gave me invitations for matching the colors and I must say I NAILED it. The roses are real.

Kim's Wedding Cake

3 tier buttercream iced with fondant sage ribbon and sugar hydrangeas.

Boating/tubing Cake

Bride wanted another cake to go with her wedding cake since she had more people than anticipated. Boat and figures are modeling chocolate, ocean is marbled fondant and frosting.

Ivory Wedding With Drapes And Roses

3 tier round cake iced in cream cheese frosting with fondant draping and ivory gumpaste roses.

Weight Lifting Cake

Four 6inch hex cakes made into dumbells. I covered with modeling chocolate first, then fondant. DH made the stand.

Tree Inspired Wedding Cake

Bride brought me a photo of a birch tree inspired cake with initials carved into it. I used modeling chocolate wrapped around the buttercream, then used a palette knife to arrange some chocolate frosting on that. My black foodoodle marker did the black lines.

Under The Sea

fondant covered with gumpaste and modeling chocolate sea creatures

Spiderman Cake

4 eight inch squares stacked. Fondant decorations, client provided toys.

Hand Painted Square Wedding

6,8,10 inch squares, hand painted design inspired by Bayshore Cakes. Hand made gumpaste roses.

5Th Birthday Cake

This was inspired by Pink Cake Box, the mom picked it off her website. She couldn't afford the topsy turvy look so we went traditional round stacked. Client provided feathers, vendor assured her they were cleaned and sterilized....still put them in drinking straws though. All fondant. Not sure why the bottom tier looks a different color from the top. Same airbrush color!

Big Cupcake

This plus 20 cupcakes completed the order. It also completes my cupcake career.

Ladybug Birthday

All fondant with SMBC. 8 inch diameter. I am totally moving that "D" but my camera died, so this is the only picture I've got for now!

Zebra Stripes

Last minute order, 8in round with fondant zebra stripes, hot pink bow and border.

Black And White Cupcake Wedding

Client requested a 2 tier fondant black and white cake with a film strip separator, plus 156 cupcakes. Red Velvet, mocha, and white chocolate flavor in the cupcakes. Used a cupcake tree for the stand. Bride seemed really happy.

Chinese Wedding

Inspired by the designs of a Chinese wedding. Round tier is supposed to be a lantern. Dresses often decorated with phoenix and dragons, and embroidered with flowers and such. They often have elaborate headpieces with veils. A dummy made for a show. Featured in May/June issue of American Cake Decorating Magazine.

Chef

Client was very specific in her request for an African-American fat chef with her hand on her hip and a raised rolling pin in the other. She ordered 2D as she didn't have the $$ for 3D, so I added a little dimension with frosting.

Fondant Balls!

4 tier, buttercream iced, hand rolled fondant balls in various sizes. Inspired by White Flower Cake (I think...) Bride brought in a picture.

Disney Inspired Birthday

Client requested a cake for each kid, plus a large center cake that had a "dual personality". All fondant and modeling chocolate with purchased toys.

1971 Birthday

All buttercream tie dye cake with modeling chocolate peace signs.