jjkarm's Cake Central Gallery

My First Gingerbread House From Scratch That Is This House Took Me 2 Weeks To Make Working All Day Every Day With Early Mornings An

MY first gingerbread house... from scratch that is. This house took me 2 weeks to make... working all day, every day, with early mornings and late nights! Soooo happy to be done. Thanks!!!

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Ladybug

I know there have been a ton of ladybug cakes lately.... but I thought I'd post my version anyway. I added "luscious lips" to my ladybug because I thought she needed a little more personality! This cake was a blast to make.

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Love Birds

This cake was featured in the June issue of Cake Central magazine. My first try at making ranunculus flowers. I had a lot of fun making the birds & gazebo. All the twisting vines growing around the gazebo really gave me spring fever. LOL

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Byu Helmet

This cake was for a huge BYU fan. It turned out OK, but it was a nightmare to carve. The bottom cake layer of the helmet started to crumble and fall apart. I had to mold it back together with my hands and re-chill. Luckily it worked.... whew!!!!

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Bull Rider

Made this cake for my nephew, he's a bull rider in the rodeo. (I think he's absolutely crazy!) I used a couple of cake pictures his wife gave me, and also looked at the wonderful photo's here on CC. Thanks everyone for the inspiration! They were very happy with the cake!

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Wisteria On The Vine With Peonies

My two favorite spring flowers.... wisteria and peonies!!! I searched and searched for instructions on how to make wisteria blossoms but couldn't find them anywhere. So I experimented for a couple of days until I was satisfied with my results. The flowers, leaves and wisteria vines are all gum paste. Although it was a little time consuming, this cake was very fun to make! This cake was in the June issue of Cake Central magazine.

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Drum Roll

A birthday cake for my 15 yr. old son. He's the state champion drum set player in his age group. This was my first try at making a tilted wedge cake. I made the wedge too steep so the top cake slid down a little into the bottom cake. All well... I learned something new and I'm sure I'll get it right next time. The cymbal, musical notes and drumsticks are all gum paste. Over all I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. TFL!

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Autumn Wedding Cake

When I made this cake the only instruction the bride gave me was that she wanted fall leaves. I later talked to her mother, and she told me that the bride's favorite flower was a tiger lily. So they gave me artistic license to do what I wanted. Luckily everyone loved my cake design. I was very pleased with the way it turned out! Strawberry marble cake with white truffle filling.

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Chocolate Strawberries & Cream Cupcake

These cupcakes were to die for! They tasted like chocolate covered strawberries with a cream cheese center. This cupcake was adapted from one my favorite cake recipes. It's a fun surprise to bite into the cupcake and see a stuffed strawberry inside. Yummy!

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"gum Paste Guru"

A true Super Hero to every cake decorator in the world is.... Gum Paste Guru! "Gumpaste" fearlessly protects beautifully decorated cakes from that dastardly duo of Heat & Humidity. Weddings and birthdays are now a much safer place when Gum Paste Guru is around. ;)

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Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcake

These were topped with whipped ganache and a mini chocolate chip cookie. They were sooooo good. My husband said they were eeeeeevil! He ate one.... then said the cupcake "forced him to eat another one!" LOL

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Rows Of Roses

6",9",12",and 15" marble cakes with chocolate truffle filling. Each tier is 7" tall. Gum paste roses and leaves. White chocolate fondant covered with white sparkling sugar. Thanks to jsmith and 4kidsrspecial for advising me on how to make tall tiers. I couldn't have done it without their help!

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Jack And The Beanstalk

The beanstalk is RKT, everything else is made from either fondant and/or gum paste. 8" round. TFL

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Gone South

Little do the birds know what happens when they fly South for the winter! (hee hee hee) This was the second time I tried making figures, and it was so much fun! I really pushed myself to see what I could do. The tree branch is real, but everything else is made from fondant or gum paste.

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Frightenstein

Who knew a cute little bunny could be so scary! The cake is covered in fondant, and everything else is made from either fondant, gum paste, or a mixture of the two.

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Sweet Sixteen

My daughter loves panda bears, so for her 16th birthday I made this cake. It's covered with white chocolate fondant. The decorations are either gum paste or 50/50 gum paste & fondant mixed together. It was fun to put together and she really liked how it turned out. There's a close up picture of the panda on top of the cake in the 3-D gallery. I wish this picture had turned out a little better though.......all well!

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Alternative Method For Making Jem Cutter Roses

I had a difficult time making JEM roses following the directions that came with the cutter. These instruction are another way to do the roses. If I glue the petals together this way ....the roses look more like I want them to.

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Kristin's Cake

This was my first wedding cake, I made it for my niece. It was also the first time I ever used fondant or gum paste. 6" 10" and 14" cakes covered with white chocolate fondant and gum paste roses. Everything went very smoothly....thank goodness!

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