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Simplistic baby shower cake. Vanilla bean cake iced with buttercream. (I’m still trying to perfect getting it perfectly smooth.) The dots and bead border are fondant. The baby blocks are rice krispie treats covered in fondant.
Bubble Guppies 2nd birthday cake. This one was a lot of work but also fun to do with all the bright colors. It’s vanilla bean cake with vanilla bean buttercream.
I wasn’t given a lot to go on for this one, just asked to make something science, chemistry or geology. At first I struggled with what to as it’s a small cake, only 6" & I always seem to end up making details life size….lol. I went with making the cake to look like the lab benches in our chemistry department. I topped it with a bunsen burner that has a candle in it to look as though it’s lit & alongside that is a weigh boat with colored sugar. Happy birthday is spelled out using elements from the periodic table. All the details are made from fondant & gumpaste.
Jeep Wrangler birthday cake (& the Jeep it's meant to look like in the second image). I made it to be as exact as I could even including her personalized plate on the front (see 5th image). Cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. The terrain is rice krispie treats as are the tires. All details are done in fondant. (November 2013)
Lab bench cake created for Fisher Scientific's 2014 customer appreciation day. After seeing the cake I did the previous year they were expecting a bit more of me this time around so I had to try & up my game a bit....lol The pH meter, pipetter & flask are all made of krispie treats covered in fondant. The pipet is fondant. The beaker, safety glasses & pH electrode are all crafted from isomalt. This was my first time using isomalt but I eventually got the hang of it & was happy with the end results. I even made my own beaker mold as funny thing, nobody seems to have them for sale ;-) The "wire" on the pH meter is black shoestring licorice. The green in the beaker is colored water. I added it to the beaker just before we cut the cake for an added "wow" factor & everyone was super impressed by it. Sugar paper logos surround the cake which is half cream cheese pound cake & half cocoa banana cake iced with buttercream frosting. Images of the actual items are included for comparison. (September 2014)
Lab bench cake created for Fisher Scientific's 2013 customer appreciation day. The top loading balance is also cake, the chemical bottle is krispie treats covered in fondant & the scoopula, weigh boat (containing colored sugar), timer & pipet are all fondant. Sugar paper logos surround the cake which is half cream cheese pound cake & half cocoa banana cake iced with buttercream frosting & then covered in fondant. (September 2013) I've also included a photo of an actual balance, timer & pipet for comparison.
Thank you spectrophotometer cake. I made this cake as a thank you for one of the teaching assistants for the chemistry teaching lab that I set up. This piece of equipment was used a lot & due to space limitations in the lab had to be stored elsewhere so he was the one to help me move them (20 or so) each time we needed them. The real thing is on the left for comparison. The cake was cream cheese pound cake with vanilla bean buttercream & fondant details. (April 2015)
Pete the Cat cake topper. He is made from fondant with a rice krispie treat body underneath. When I made the first one (two years ago now) I had no idea that I'd be receiving requests to make others to ship. This one is destined for New Orleans. (April 2015)
Stained glass birthday cake with gumpaste water lilies. This is my first attempt at this technique & I'm pretty happy with the end result. I wanted something bright & colorful since we've had so much snow as of late. I think my favorite part is the dragon fly which seems to be flying off of the surface. I saw this cake on Pinterest made by Paige Fong & made a couple modifications. The cake is cream cheese pound cake with lemon curd, vanilla buttercream & white chocolate ganache all wrapped in fondant. (March 2015)
"Road of life" 80th birthday cake. Inspiration came from a cake made by "Cakes Rock!" and I followed carving instructions for a spiral cake by "Happy Life Kitchen". The bottom & top tiers are cream cheese pound cake with vanilla bean buttercream & the middle tier is cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream. Details are made out of gumpaste & fondant. (March 2015)
Sleepover/Lego themed cake with surprise inside leopard print. The birthday girl was having a sleepover birthday party so wanted that as part of her cake. She also really enjoys Lego Friends so wanted that incorporated. Her favorite color is purple & she loves leopard print is why I chose the color scheme & the surprise inside pattern. The cake is cream cheese pound cake with vanilla buttercream. All details are done in fondant. Lego bricks were made with molds that I made. (February 2015)
21st birthday cake. The cake represents the birthday girl who is from Alberta with silhouettes of the Calgary skyline, a pump jack, a cowboy hat & wild roses which are the provincial flower. Also included are some of her interests, skiing, skating, mermaids (with red hair like her) & a life buoy as she was a life guard. The top tier represents her university life with the Acadia Axeman, an "RA" for resident assistant & the logo for the SMILE program that she volunteers with. The cake is cocoa banana cake with vanilla buttercream. Details are done in fondant & gumpaste. (February 2015)
Matryoshka doll birthday cake. The cake is cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream icing. All of the details are made from fondant. (February 2015)
Pete the Cat & his groovy buttons cake topper. I can't believe how popular this little guy is! He is made from fondant with a rice krispie treat body underneath. This one is destined for Illinois, my first shipment :-) (January 2015)
Transformer rescue bots Optimus Prime & Bumble Bee created for twin boys turning 5. The cakes are both cream cheese pound cake with vanilla buttercream, covered with fondant & fondant details. The one little guy squealed when he saw them! Too cute. (December 2014)
Birthday cake for a great friend who is a fan of sharks. (I copied a cake from the Alton Boys.) The cake is sour cream lemon pound cake with lemon curd filling & vanilla buttercream all wrapped up in fondant waves. Happy Birthday Cheryl!! (December 2014)
Cake to celebrate the last day of classes for a 4th year biochemistry class. It conveys drug development: anticancer compound (drawing) to biological screen (96-well plate with an Alamar Blue assay for screening anticancer compounds) to marketed drug. The cake is marble cake with chocolate buttercream icing covered in fondant with fondant details. (December 2014)
Olaf who is all cake :-) The most structurally difficult cake I have done yet. Cake is cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream, covered in fondant & then royal icing to give a snow effect. I followed the tutorial on Yeners Way & made a few modifications to the design. The little birthday girl kept rubbing noses with him to give him Eskimo kisses. Too cute to see her reaction! (December 2014)
Spa themed birthday cake with surprise inside leopard print. The cake is cream cheese pound cake with vanilla buttercream covered in fondant. This was the first time I tried the leopard print inside. It needs some tweaking but not bad.....lol All the details are made from fondant & gumpaste. (December 2014)
Snowman cake created for our chemistry department Christmas potluck. Gingerbread cake with gingerbread icing. The imperfections in the fondant are on purpose to resemble rolled snowballs & the colors of his scarf are those of Acadia University. We affectionately named him Elliott after the Chemistry building. All details are made from fondant. (November 2014)
Wedding cake with gumpaste gerbera daisies & fondant "ribbon". This was my first time making gerberas & I'm pretty happy with how they turned out. The bottom & top tiers are cream cheese pound cake with vanilla bean buttercream & the middle tier is cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream. (October 2014)
Minecraft TNT birthday cake. All the details are made from fondant. The cake is rich chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting. The cake sits on a RKT base to get the height needed for a cube. (September 2014)
Chicago Blackhawks jersey cake for dad's birthday. All the details are created from fondant. The cake is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. (September 2014)
Birthday cake for Tristan's 15th birthday. The cake is cream cheese pound cake with buttercream icing. All details are fondant & represent interests/likes of his including his favorite colors red, black, blue & orange. (September 2014)
40th birthday cake for one of my best friends. Bottom tier is cocoa banana cake with chocolate buttercream icing and the top tier is cream cheese pound cake with buttercream icing. Fondant was applied with the barrel method allowing it to extend somewhat beyond the height of the cake. (August 2014)
Tinker Bell birthday cake. Cream cheese pound cake with vanilla bean buttercream. Tinker Bell is a purchased (plastic) topper (cake was a last minute decision so no time to create a fondant one) but all other details are done in fondant. (August 2014)
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