French Bulldog Cake
This is a cake I made for fun and to learn..It is supposed to be a little French Bulldog that belongs to my favourite singer ;) Anyway it is 2x8" 2x7" with SMBC and covered in fondant. Head and legs are RK treats..I learned a lot about constructing etc..and how much I need an airbrush haha! I couldn't resist sitting the cake on an outdoor chair ;) It's just taken with my iphone..sorry about the quality of the pic.
JaneK
Teapot Cake
This is a teapot cake I made for a little girl's garden teaparty birthday..the invitations etc..had little cream and pink flowers and a pink background..there was green on the decorations too..made to match. 10-7-(ball pan for teapot) The teapot was made from rice krispie treats covered in white chocolate ganache and then fondant..the 7 was a raspberry chambord cake (for the adults) covered in white choc ganache and the 9 was a buttermilk chocolate cake covered in white choc ganache..Thanks for looking :)
JaneK
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My Sister Anna's Wedding Cake
I made my sister's wedding cake and transported it in pieces to Edmonton on a 4hr 11min plane ride! Hand carried the gumpaste topper and brought the baked cake in their pans and made foam core lids..and froze it solid! 12-9x6-7 and was raspberry Chambord Liquor flavor with Lemon Sour Cream cake..all scratch and SMBC flavours to match, then covered in White chocolate ganache (thanks Aussies!!) and then fondant..the gumpaste flowers were a mix of ranunculas, roses, sweetpeas and hydrangeas and matched our bouquets and colours matched perfectly with a blend of peachy, pink, blush, white/cream and I added the lace/pearls to the middle tier..I bought the lace mold from Jennifer Dontz :) Hand rolled all the pearls around the cake..the vase was an antique silver sugar bowl. Thanks for looking!
JaneK
Emily's Wedding Cake
This was a wedding cake for my manager's daughter! She wanted a Brontosaurus couple on the cake and then just some flowers. Her bouquet was callas and roses in same colours so I made them to match. Bridesmades dresses were in teal so I dusted dinosaurs and some flowers in teal and made a few pearls to go on the cake too. It was scratch banana-chocolate-banana on each tier and choc SMBC then all covered in white chocolate ganache and then fondant. I am always nervous about wedding cakes..I hope she likes it..wedding is this evening. Thanks for looking!
JaneK
Baby Lamb Cake
Cake was for a young couple who were announcing the sex of the baby to family..the cake is coloured ;) Can't say because I am not sure all the family is notified. Anyhow 10" vanilla cake with vanilla smbc filling..covered in fondant. RI grass and 50/50 for the lamb,quilt and flowers. Such fun and thanks to Lorraine McKay for her online tutorial of the lamb. Was happy with the results.
JaneK
Baseball Cap Cake
My work is having a charity auction tomorrow and they asked me if I would make a cake for it..I decided to do a baseball cap since it's mostly men there. ..company logo on the star. It was a fun cake to do and my first baseball cap. it's about 8" round and nearly 4" tall..vanilla cake and vanilla smbc with fondant over top. Design from Confetti cakes.
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Christening Cake
there isn't a gallery for christening/baptism cakes so I put it here because it would be a nice shower cake too without the cross. I was happy with the way it turned out..it's a 6-9-12 vanilla cake with SMBC filling/icing and then fondant.. All edible I would love to give credit to the original cake maker but I cannot find who made one just like this..I will give credit if someone lets me know..thanks for looking!! Thanks for looking!
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Converse Chuck Taylor's In Cake
first carved shoe cake..I made this using Nati's tutorial http://www.how2cakes.com/converse.html and I was pretty happy with the way they turned out. They were life sized and lots of fun to make. I used the WASC cake flavoured in vanilla and it was perfect for carving..ganache covering everything..then fondant. Made the "rubber" part on the toe look real by painting it with a mix of piping gel and water. Thanks for looking!!
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Jungle Book 1St Birthday Cake For My Grandson
Made a Jungle Book themed cake for my grandson Jack's first birtday..Mowgli sitting on Baloo's back in the pond. Jack gets so excited and laughs and dances (stamps his feet) when he hears the song :) Vanilla cake with vanilla SMBC and covered in Marshmallow fondant..figures 50/50 mix. Jack loved the cake and was stuffing it into his mouth as fast as he could go..hahah
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Bridal Shower Cake
was asked to make a bridal gown on top of a pink quilted cake for a bridal shower. The lady who ordered it is super nice and she really loved it and so did the bride to be. Buttermilk chocolate cake w fudge smbc filling/icing and then fondant on top..all edible other than the body. Thanks for looking!
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Cherries And Blossoms Topsy Turvy
My first topsy turvy cake for a little girl's first birthday! Cherries and blossoms all in pink! Made marshmallow fondant as a first also and the cake was vanilla with vanilla SMBC under fondant. It matched the decorations perfectly and they were very happy! I wanted to use white choc ganache under but it never thickened up..ratio 2:1 hmmm Thanks for looking!
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Cat In The Hat
Was asked to do just a Dr Seuss cake for twins and their older sister. I made the Cat In The Hat characters with the big red box ..this was so much fun!! A few probs but overall, I am pretty happy..they really liked it when I dropped it off this morning! Vanilla cake with chocolate SMBC icing covered in fondant..everything is edible except for the lollipop sticks holding kite and used as support. Thanks for taking a peek!
JaneK
Baby Girl Shower Cake
Just a simple shower cake...I was asked to make this particular design and nothing "baby" on it..so that's what I did...I love to make them babyish so this one wasn't as fun for me but I was pretty happy with how it turned out..I made 50 cupcakes to go with it.. I used Sharon's bow method for the top and it was dusted in pearl luster dust..looked like satin ribbon..pretty! Bubble gum pink and a bit of a lighter shade for the cakes..and white polka dots..labour intensive..all those dots..hahah Thanks for looking
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Engagement Cake
I was asked to make an engagement cake with a ring box, "I 'DO", quilting and polka dots, silver ribbon and bows around the bottom..this is what I came up with..all edible...ring is made from gumpaste, dragees and candy diamond..the box is gumpaste/fondant and so are the details. I wasn't feeling this cake at first but now it's finished I like it. Thanks for looking!
JaneK
Little Boy 1St Birthday Cake
I was given a picture of the gorgeous Pink Box Cake which is a similar cake..tried to change it up so I wouldn't copy it exactly. Here is what I came up with.. Marble cake and SMBC and ganache filling..covered with Duff Goldman fondant which tastes great. Just dropped off the two cakes for this weekend and they just loved them both :) Thanks to Lorraine for her vid on elephant making!! I have used it a few times..awesome!! Thanks for looking
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Valentine's Guitar Cake
this is a replica of my fav singer/songwriter's Gibson J150 acoustic guitar. It is a cake Valentine sent from his fanclub to him. There is a dog biscuit on the cakeboard for his little dog who he often talks about. I made the pick guard worn looking just like his own. Everything on the cake is edible other than 6 toothpics holding the tuning thingys in the cake. Vanilla cake with mandarin/Grand Marnier SMBC filling/icing. ..it's close to 4' long.
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Simple Cupcakes Iced With Smbc To Go With Cake
this is a picture of some of the 75 cupcakes I made to go with a christening cake for a baby a couple of weekends ago. They were vanilla bean cupcakes with SMBC swirls on them..picture is before pink ribbon and tags on them..they were for take home favours.
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White, Pink And Brown Christening Cake For Taya
The mom wanted a simple looking cake and had ribbons on the flower vases to match the cake..everything is edible..shoes gumpaste, ribbons/knots are gumpaste/fondant and cake is covered in fondant over buttermilk choc cake and choc SMBC. They loved it :)
JaneK
Hold Back My Heart
This is a CD release cake..it is for the album Hold Back My Heart by Michael Johns who was the Aussie from American Idol 7. This is his dog, David Puddy and he has the CD under his head. I was in NYC for this..lots of fun and he loved his cake. He brought it back home to LA on the plane lol! First 3D animal cake I've done..it was lots of fun!
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Curious George And The Big Yellow Hat
Little boy's birthday cake..scratch buttermilk chocolate cake and chocolate SMBC with fondant and 50/50 for George. I should have made the body under the brim bigger but I couldn't redo it as the brim had hardened..oh well..they loved it and the little birthday boy had a big smile on his face..thanks for looking!!