Mickey Mouse Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday Jade! Here is a birthday cake I did over the summer and forgot to post! The bottom layer is supposed to be Mickey's pants, the top layer is his head, and the middle says the name of the birthday girl! It was a huge hit, especially since the family was going to Disney shortly after her birthday!

New Packaging!

Here is my new packaging! Complete with my logo sticker, shredded paper and coordinating ribbon. They are great to have at your house or to bring as a hostess gift!

Fall Variety Cookies

The Fall Variety Cookies were popular for Thanksgiving time. They included turkeys, acorns, apples, leaves, sunflowers and pumpkins. They were so bright and colorful....and pefect for Thanksgiving!

Gobble Gobble Turkeys

Thanksgiving Turkeys were a huge hit! They were perfect as tey were or with names piped on for place holders around the dinner table. The feathers were something new that I had never tried before. I used the wet-on-wet technique and then dragged a toothpick through it before it dried to make it look like curved feathers.

Thanksgiving Minis

Here are some Thanksgiving Minis. Apples, pumpkins, turkeys, leaves and whimsical fall bites. There were a big hit and people bought a few in a bag (above) or more in Chinese Take-out Style containers.

Martini Retirement Cake

Here is a cake made for a "summer-loving, flip-flop wearing, martini-drinking retiree." There were no requirements except for fun and suitable for that "type" of person. It was Chocolate and Vanilla with buttercream frosting...covered with fondant in bright colors!

Lovely Little Ladybugs

I had some red and black icing left over so I decided to play around and create some little lady bugs. Nothing fancy....just fun!

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cookies

Here are some Diary of a Wimpy Kid cookies for a Bake Sale (at Literacy Night). We had to pair a book with a "baked good." Since Diary of a Wimpy Kid is coming out with a new book ina few weeks, I went with it! These were fun to make and will hopefully be a big hit with the kids!

Greg

Rodrick

Freggly

Rowley

Manny

Vampire Cookies

I was looking for Halloween Cookies and I came across the cutest vampires on Hayley Cakes and Cookies' Website. I decided to give them a try. They weren't as hard as I thought they would be....The only problem was that I couldn't find my #1 tip so that teeth were too thick....other than that I would consider them a success!

Lillipop Ghost Cupcakes

I love the Food Network Magazine! I got the October 2011 issue in the mail and decided to make these Lollipop Ghost Cupcakes. All you have to do is: 1. Bake a batch of your favorite cupcakes (I used a vanilla bean recipe and added some sprinkles to make them look like Funfetti) 2. When they are cool, frost them (I used a chocolate ganache frosting). 3. Then unwrap a lollipop and stick it in the middle of the cupcake (I used Tootsie pops and had to trim the sticks shorter, but I think if I had uses Dum Dums I wouldn't have needed to). 4. Cover the lollipop with a fondant circle and crinkle it to make it look like a ghost 5. Paint on some eyes (coloring gel and a drop of vodka). They were so simple to make and they were a huge hit!

Pumpkin Cookies

I have read a lot about "flooding" sugar cookies with royal icing but have only tried it once or twice. I armed myself with the tools and started to work making 5 dozen pumpkin cookies.

I made these pumpkin sugar cookies for a school faculty meeting and they were a big hit. They were really tasty and not at all difficult to make. They were more time consuming than I thought because you have to let each layer dry completely before adding the next. I also felt like counter space was limited until I started stacking them on stackable cooking racks. The end result was something that I could be proud of!

Owl Baby Cupcakes

I had a request for a one year old's birthday. The mom wanted to have cupcakes that were in the shape of owls. She sent along some color ideas and away I went. We decided on a "cookies and cream" cupcake and vanilla butter cream. They were topped with fondant owls and matching fondant flowers. They looked so cute and matched the party theme perfectly!

All the baby owls packaged and ready to go! The flowers were an afterthought and really complimented the owls!

Packaging and New Business Cards

I redesigned my business card~ They match my blog and I like the layout much better than the old one!

Packaged and ready to go. The ribbon is the final touch before my orders go out!

Seashell Cupcakes for a Beachy Bridal Shower

These cupcakes were so much fun to make! They are vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with a vanilla bean buttercream. I then made chocolate seashells by swirling white, chocolate, and dark chocolate in candy molds. Then I painted them and added some luster dust while the food coloring was still wet.

I made the seaweed pieces by piping white chocolate on parchment paper and letting it harden. I finished each cupcake by adding a few candy pearls and some crushed graham crackers "sand."

Over the Hill Cake Take 2

Over the Hill Cake Take 1

Jungle Animal Cake for A 4 Year Old

The Zebra tier and the Giraffe tier were made a little bit more "girly" by adding purple frosting. The animals on top looked cute and they were fun to play with when the cake was eaten!

50th Anniversary "Wedding" Cake

Close up of the frosting work and the shell border on the bottom.

Added flowers to the top to complete the look. The gold ribbon was used because it was their "golden" anniversary!

Baby Shower Cupcakes

Here are some baby shower cupcakes I did for a baby boy. The fondant toppers where the perfect touch to compliment the colors of the shower.