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Summer Fun!
Summer fun theme - boating, surfing, eating cake... all on a crazy river (ha,ha). (3) 8" round cakes - one side with 2 cakes the other is 1 cake, put together to look like a hill with a "river" running over them. All BC with plastic toys. The adults got a bigger kick out of this than the kids... hmmmm
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"Upside down" wedding cake.. literally. My boss challenged us to make one of these from a picture he had seen in our company newsletter... then he lost the picture. Do you know how hard it is to find an upside down wedding cake on the internet!! I finally found -1- , used it kind of as an example, but this cake here is actually a version of one our store actually makes right side up! After doing the cake, I had one of those big DUH moments when I realized I did it all wrong. So, now if some smart-aleck (sp) wants to order one, I'll have a better idea how to actually put one together! Cake was 12" 10" 8" 6". It is all "white russian" (yes, made with Kahlua) flavored buttercream with royal icing decoration & trim. The cake itself was a half & half with the chocolate halves being white russian flavor and the yellow cake was simply vanilla. It made a great afternoon snack for everyone at work!!
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Birthday Presents
2 "tiers" (4 layers all together) 1/2 & 1/2 cake. Buttercream icing. This was a "birthday" gift that a friend wanted for her husband. Bottom layer appx. 8x8 top layer appx.6-1/2 x 7. I used a cake board cut to measure placed vertical on the sides of the cake, and used red buttercream icing up the sides to the top. Small bow on top is fondant (didn't have time to set up and it flopped!)
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Stack Of Presents!
Stack of presents I made for SUNNY104.3 radio station (WPB,FL) as a thank you for their part in Toys-for-tots. Fondant covered.. yup, never try to put fondant on a frozen cake.. it does NOT work!! (bottom cake, fondant started melting!!)..Top cake , I hand painted holly leaves with food coloring, but it got hidden with the plastic bow :o( Bottom layer 10x12, middle 6x8, top 3x5.. all sizes approximate. My first time working a whole cake with fondant :o) Fondant cut-out inserts and plastic rings.
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56 Year Old Wedding Cake....
... topper that is!! When my folks passed away not too long ago, my sisters & brothers decided that I should have the wedding cake topper that was on our parents wedding cake in 1952... So, I was in a decorating mood and made this cake - put on Mom & Dad's cake topper, and ta-da .. an anniversary cake!! Thank's Mom & Dad for the gift of decorating classes 29 years ago!! BC icing - 4 layer 1/2 & 1/2 cake.








