Motocross "wrecked" Cake

My son rides motocross motorcycles and recently had a serious accident, breaking 6 bones, concussion, etc. We are thankful he was completely healed and back to riding for his 14th birthday. This cake helped us to find the humor in the difficult moments of the past. Learned a valuable lesson when I accidently bought cheap butter. Buttercream is not very smooth because I had to blot oil for hours. Cake was still very good despite the cheap butter! Butter cake with chocolate fudge buttercream.

Superman Pawpaw

A really fun cake to surprise an 88 year old grandpa. Everyone loved the cake and he was really happy about the idea of being compared to Superman. I give up on trying to tint buttercream red, threw out an entire batch of consistently pink buttercream and used yellow instead!

Motocross #33

Small cake for my son's 11th birthday. He rides a Yamaha motorcycle and his racing number is #33. It was a quick cake and not without its flaws but the kids loved it.

Hello Kitty For Catie

A five year old birthday cake. I was disappointed that my black fondant kitty backdrop was a little out of line but the birthday girl was excited so I can't complain. She loved all the flowers and told everyone that her birthday cake had "flowers with pearls" so everyone was happy. Thanks for looking.

Western Baby Shower

Pink Bow & Chocolate Fudge

Butter cake with chocolate fudge buttercream and fondant bow. My appreciation goes to gourmetcakes here on CC for the declicious chocolate buttercream (Crusting Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Icing in recipes). It was delicious and crusted nicely - a definite favorite and I received many compliments.

Chocolate Truffle Football Cupcakes

Chocolate truffle footballs on vanilla cupcakes injected with Nutella filling. Kids loved the cupcakes. Ran out of time and had to rush my decorative white lines on the footballs. They were eaten before I could stress over the wiggly lines!

Seattle Seahawks

Cake for youth football league. French Vanilla with almond buttercream and fondant accents.

Georgia Peach & Texas Rose

Cake made for a going away party. Leaving Georgia and moving to Texas - Georgia peaches and the yellow roses of Texas. Thanks for looking!

Whimsical Sunshine & Seashells

Birthday cake for a friend's twelve year old. She wanted a fun beach themed birthday cake. Found beautiful cakes on CC but most were related to a wedding. I created this sun wearing sunglasses just to be silly and to keep it from looking like a wedding cake. I think the cake was a hit when the birthday girl almost cried. As always, I had issues and challenges but I enjoyed the end result. Thanks for looking and your comments are always welcome French Vanilla cake with caramel cream cheese filling, bc frosting, fondant sun and seashell candy molds.

Lumberjack's 86Th Birthday

This 86 year old birthday boy began working to clear property behind his home. His granddaughter lovingly referred to him as "The Old Lumberjack". We made a cake to celebrate his enjoyment of the tractor and the fruits of his labor. A fun cake to make!

Harley Davidson 40Th Birthday

Co-worker requested this cake for her brothers birthday. Once she brought the motorcycle to me, it was really small so I had to re-work my plans for this cake on short notice. At one point, I bumped the cake and the motorcycle rolled off the little cake and fell into the icing of my big cake and a whole section had to be re-done. Short on nerves and time for this cake!. Basic French Vanilla icing and butter cake. Thanks for looking!

Yamaha Dirt Bike In Flames

My youngest son loves his motocross dirtbike and he wanted a birthday cake to match. The design was actually derived from a wall mural that I photographed and then printed numerous copies of the picture on my printer. I then cut out all the black pieces and numbered them, all the blue pieces and numbered them, etc. Each little piece was a template used to cut out the fondant piece. It was like putting a puzzle together on the cake! Very challenging. Although it did not turn out as I had imagined, it was close enough to make a group of 10 year olds happy! Simple French Vanilla cake and bc. Thanks for looking at my puzzle cake!

Marine Corps Blues & Ega

My son is destined for the Marine Corps and he wanted a special cake to share with his friends. This was my first attempt using a candy mold and I thank all the CC members who answered my many questions. It was really quite easy! Thanks for looking!

Snowflakes & Snowman

Baileys French Vanilla cake and bc frosting. Fondant accents. First attempt at a snowglobe cake for my sons classroom Christmas party. Damp and rainy day so had some issues but it was a fun cake to make. Thanks for looking.

Autumn Wreath

Going away cake for school secretary. French vanilla cake and French vanilla buttercream. Top three bright red sunflowers are each based on one piece of an Oreo cookie. The acorns are done using caramels. All other flowers/leaves are fondant. The secretary had to fight to keep her decorations from disappearing with the other teachers! A fun cake to make. As always, there were flaws that jumped out at me but I had a lot of compliments on the cake. I would appreciate your comments.

Go Stallions

Football banquet cake for community football team. French vanilla cake and french vanilla buttercream. The cake was a big hit with the boys and parents alike. We did not have a winning season but I was told the cake was a winner! I would appreciate your comments.

Purple & Orange Calla Lillies

I had to overnight these flowers in egg cartons for out-of-state wedding. I made the flowers for cupcakes at the bridal shower and then we applied more of the flowers to the simple wedding cake. Very expensive mailing process but I learned a lot and both cupcakes and wedding cake turned out nicely. Thanks for looking.

Rainbow Cuppies For Fundraiser

Another CCer inspired these cupcakes (Over the Rainbow cupcakes) for a football fundraiser. They were a big hit. I enjoyed the project. I couldn't find the rainbow candy product and finally located at Sams Club: Airheads Extreme Sour Belts in Rainbow flavor. Hope this helps others. Thanks for looking!

Chocolate Turtle Cake

First attempt at chocolate ganache. Chocolate mud cake with bc frosting, caramel machiato & nuts topped chocolate ganache. Very rich cake but delicious. Learned a lot and will need more practice. Thanks for looking. All comments welcome.

Classroom Valentine's Cake

My youngest sons teacher asked for a special cake for the Valentines party and I did my best. The kids were fighting over all the treats on the cake so I'm not sure they ever ate the actual cake itself. All the teachers enjoyed it and word made it all the way to the principal's office. It was announced over the loud speaker that I was to report to the office - WITH CAKE! It was a fun day and I was glad everyone enjoyed my efforts. Still learning and improving with the help of CC.

Brown & Blue Polka Dots & Stripes

This cake was done for my best friends daughters 13th birthday. The birthday was a special event and I was pleased that she asked for one of my cakes. I had fun and learned a few lessons along the way. Thanks for looking!

Orange Rose Birthday

This was a cake done for my grandmother's surprise 90th birthday. I'm just a beginner but I was pleased with the results and my grandmother was thrilled. The Georgia humidity is a still a challenge with icing a cake but everyone enjoyed my efforts and that is good enough for me. Thanks for looking and I welcome your advice on how I might improve or comments!

Football Birthday

This cake was inspired by a cc member who did a UGA cake in white, black and red. I can not recall her name at this very moment but appreciate her ideas. My cake was last minute and I needed something I could manage quickly. My son was thrilled with the cake because he had just signed up to play football for the first time! Not perfect but happy with the results just the same.

Twins Princess Birthday

This cake was requested for two twin girls that are turning five and are very sweet and girly. I have boys so this was my first attempt at the tiaras, sceptors and flowers concept. My crusting cream cheese icing never really crusted so it was tough to smooth and the humidity was making it difficult as well. Despite these set backs, the mom was very pleased with my efforts - even if I am a beginner. I appreciate all of the advice and help from the cc members. It was nice to not be making something with blood!

Teacher's Cheese Cake

My son has a male teacher and he does not like cheese. I made this pretend cheese cake for Teacher Appreciation Week. The kids loved it and we got a big smile from him. Thanks to all on cc for the inspiration!