Happy First Day Of School!

Take Me Out To The Fair

This was my entry in my local county fair. Base is a 10" square dummy covered in fondant and textured with RI in 2 shades. Glove is carved from pound cake and sealed with glue to form a makeshift dummy. Covered in fondant and shaded with cocoa. Ball is fondant covered styrofoam ball. The border is made of gumpaste peanuts and piped RI grass and the tiny ball and bat are gumpaste. This cake was a lot of fun to do.

Summer Birthday Disaster

Hubby's birthday, his fave chocolate cake and chocolate frosting. One thing after another went wrong with this cake. It was simply too hot and I was so frustrated with it. It ended up not being what I had planned. :( At least it will taste good!

Cat & Roy, Anniversary

After seeing the adorable lovebird cake posted by sterretje I just knew I had to do my own version for my DD and DSIL for their anniversary. Thanks for the inspiration! The cake is chocolate with vanilla buttercream, all fondant accents. The birds and branches were cut freehand and I used my (new) extruder to make the rope border. Oh, and sorry about the cake board :(,

Sherrie And Diane, Birthday

Shared birthday cake for 2 friends. I was inspired by a cake I had seen her on cc by user margery. Cake is a layer each of chocolate and french vanilla with vanilla buttercream and chocolate fondant. All the fondant vines were cut free hand with an exacto knife. Sadly, I used the last of the Pettinice Chocolate Fondant I won in a cake competition on this cake. I'm afraid I don't use enough to justify the cost of buying more.

Sharon's Cake

This cake was a labor of love for a dear friend's retirement from teaching. Everything on it represents her and/or our school. No one would cut it at her retirement party so her husband took it home and used it as a centerpiece for the party he had for her a few days later. Cake is lemon raspberry marble with buttercream and fondant. Accents are gumpaste and fondant.

Cam's Cake

For a friend's daughter; it was her 10th birthday but she didn't want a party so just a quiet, little Happy Birthday cake.

Tj's Cake

This is a friend's son's birthday cake. I wasn't really looking forward to doing it because I'm not into sports but it turned out to be one of my favorite cakes. I had trouble with the bill on the cap but if I do another one I know how I'll do it differently. Cake itself is 1 layer of choc., 1 layer white with buttercream under the fondant.

Lime Green Wedding Cake

This is the cake I did in the Wilton Challenge. I won 1st place in both judges' score and customers' favorite. I wish the scrollwork was better but the cakes were decorated on site and we had just an hour and a half to decorate. Other than that I really loved this cake. The topper was made in advance and took, all told, about 15 hours to make.

Chocolate Covered Strawberry

My version of a chocolate covered strawberry cake. I'd love to give credit for the inspiration but I truly don't remember whose cake I saw, sorry! I made it for Mother's Day and later in the day garnished the cake board with real chocolate covered strawberries. I enjoyed making this cake...really quick and easy...really cute..lots of "bang for the buck".

More Practicing

More piping practice...I'm finding that I do better freehand than when tracing an imprint. I'm also going to practice on fondant from now on so I can scrape it off and redo it! At least the color was pretty and everyone at work enjoyed eating it. :)

Piping Practice

This was just to practice my piping skills. I have a long way to go!

70Th Birthday Cake

This is my (nowhere near as good) version of the black and white cake posted by kwebbeltje not too long ago. This was for my mother's 70th birthday. Her favorite flowers are pansies and color is purple. I wish I had had more time to focus on the details but I was also having a party for her and really had to put something besides cake on the table! :)

Ribbon Roses

This was my first try at ribbon roses. They are a little harder than I thought they'd be! I do like them, though, and they are great for a relatively quick project.

Yellow Magnolia

This was my entry in the CO ICES Sweet Times in the Rockies show. The flower on top is a "fantasy" magnolia in gumpaste/fondant, colored with luster dust. Cake is fondant with royal and gumpaste accents.

Jj's Wedding Cake

Done as a wedding gift for a friend. Chocolate w/ raspberry filling. Off white fondant, royal icing dots, black and pink ribbon, fresh roses.

Cat's Wedding Cake

The whole point of starting this cake thing...to make my daughter's wedding cake. This was made about 6 months after starting lessons. Mocha marble w/ mocha buttercream under fondant. Gumpaste stargazer lillies. Wedding theme was "Dancing in the Moonlight", colors navy and silver.

Snowman

Lat minute decision to make this guy and it shows although I was very pleased with the buttons. Chocolate chocolate chip cake, buttercream on snowman and hat, all accents in fondant.

Taylor's Birthday Cake

French vanilla cake with pastry cream and fresh strawberry filling, fudge frosting under the fondant. Birthday girl's favorite color is purple. My second loopy bow, second square.

Sunflower Cupcakes

All buttercream.

Colorado State Fair

Theme for the fair was Birds, Bugs and Barnyard Friends. 3rd place. Combination of fondant, gumpaste, royal icing. All cake, completely edible.

Santa Cupcakes

So fun! I made them to give to coworkers' children and was accused of discriminating against those without kids. Fondant hat, all else buttercream.

Martha Stewart Inspired

Love the yellow and ivory color combo. Buttercream with gumpaste flowers.

Jack O Lantern Cupcakes

Fun and took a really short time to make.

Carole's Cake

Pink buttercream with dots and gumpaste fantasy flowers made for a friend. Little 6" cake, big flowers and leaves.

Goofy Turkey

I know, I know...but it really was fun to do and my family loved it.