When you purchase a digital subscription to Cake Central Magazine, you will get an instant and automatic download of the most recent issue.
This ocean themed birthday cake was for a co-worker's daughter's 7th birthday party. The birthday girl wanted dolphins on her cake, and of course I had to take things a few steps further by adding turtles, sharks and other sea creatures! The cake was vanilla with homemade chocolate butter cream filling, covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. All of the decorations are fondant/gumpaste mix.
A co-worker of mine -- who is also a veterinarian -- was moving on to a new job, so I made this going away party cake for him! The cake was covered in homemade marshmallow fondant, and the dog, veterinarian, and all the other details are gumpaste/fondant mix. I loved how the dog's face turned out!
* This cake was made for a young woman who was graduating from college and absolutely loves anything from Tiffany (her bedroom is even painted Tiffany Blue!). The cake was homemade yellow cake with fresh strawberry filling, covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. The bow and pearls were fondant/gumpaste, and the tissue paper was fondant.
* A co-worker of mine had gotten a new job, and for his going away party I wanted to make a parody of him in fondant! He's obsessed with lifting weights and works out 2 hours every day, so I made a slightly exaggerated muscle-bound version of him to top the cake. The cake itself was homemade chocolate cake with fresh strawberry filling, covered in homemade marshmallow fondant.
* A friend of mine wanted a custom cake for her son's birthday and knew she wanted to incorporate her son's love of Legos and Star Wars, so this is what we came up with! I found a ton of Lego themed cakes online centered around Lego construction men "constructing" a cake and revealing the Legos underneath the fondant, and others that were Lego themed with Star Wars characters, but nothing exactly like this. I wanted to give the impression that there had been a battle and laser blasts had blown away the fondant to reveal the Legos underneath. The birthday boy didn't even realize this was a cake at first!
* A co-worker of mine was a bit of a hypochondriac, so for her going away party I made her a First Aid Kit cake! The cake was vanilla with fresh strawberry filling, covered in homemade fondant. All of the bandages, glove, etc were made from gumpaste/fondant mix.
* The local historical society was holding a community auction to raise money to make improvements to one of their preservation sites and the theme was "Fancy Hats". This cake was made from 3 tiers of white cake with vanilla buttercream frosting filling and covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. The bow and "hovering ribbons" were made from fondant/gumpaste, and the jewels were my first attempt at making and pouring isomalt.
*This pink calculator cake was made for a brilliant young woman who had just defended her PhD dissertation. The cake was homemade white cake filled with fresh strawberries and covered in homemade marshmallow fondant. Every key on the calculator was hand cut and took forever. The whole thing weighed over 100 lbs!
This "Tiffany Box" inspired cake was a graduation present for a young woman who loves anything Tiffany! The cake was vanilla with strawberry filling, covered in marshmallow fondant. The bow, "tissue paper" and pearl necklace are all fondant/gumpaste mix.
This was a birthday cake for a gentleman who really loves cigars! The cake is marble covered in marshmallow fondant. The "cigar" is marshmallow fonadant colored grey to give the effect of ashes at the end, rolled in a thin layer of chocolate fondant. I actually watched videos showing how to roll real cigars in order to make mine look as authentic as possible!
This cake is covered in fondant, and the building fronts and sign are a gumpaste/fondant mix.
This cake is covered in fondant, and all of the decorations were hand modelled with a fondant/gumpaste mix.
This is a carved white cake covered in homemade marshmallow fondant with fondant and gumpaste accents. The heart and initials are in memory of a wonderful man who absolutely loved St. Patrick's Day!
This was my first car cake. The cake is covered in marshmallow fondant with chocolate fondant windows, wheels and trim.
This was a birthday cake for a biostatistician who loves pink! The flowers, swirls and leaves are chocolate fondant and gumpaste. The cake is covered in marshmallow fondant. The symbols are a formula the client uses as part of her doctoral studies.
This was a birthday cake for a woman who loves hot pink. The flowers, leaves and swirls are chocolate fondant and gumpaste. The pink covering is marshmallow fondant.
This was my first "book" cake, and the first time I tried the quilling technique. The cover is chocolate fondant hand painted to look like aged leather, and the pages are icing.
This was my first attempt at a carved cake. The cake is covered in marshmallow fondant, and I molded the facial features, shoes and hat out of gumpaste. The arms and hands were a pain - I had to make wire armatures and cover them in gumpaste.
This cake was for a co-worker who loves to knit. The "basket" was piped with homemade chocolate icing, the "blanket" with buttercream icing, and the yarn balls and knitting needles were gumpaste.
This cake was for a co-worker who loves high heeled shoes and wears a different pair every day. The shoe is made from gumpaste.
My daughter is a huge Hello Kitty fan, so this was for her 16th birthday. The whole cake was covered in buttercream stars and took forever!
This cake was for a friend's birthday. She has a great sense of style and loves fashion, so I wanted a glamorous cake to suit her vivacious personality.
This cake was for a co-worker's baby shower. She wouldn't tell anyone whether she was having a boy or a girl, so I kept the colors neutral. There were a lot of guests as well, so having a separate cake for the head and another for the body allowed me to serve a lot of people.
This cake was for a 50th wedding anniversary. The flowers are all buttercream except for the 2 star gazers on top, which are gumpaste.
This cake was for a co-worker who loves pirates. He has red hair and wears glasses, so the pirate was supposed to look like him. All the pieces are fondant, including the ear, earring, eye patch and bandanna.
(if this is a private computer)
Yes please, register now!
