Scary Flower Cake

This was an amaretto cake and my first time decorating a cake with real flowers. The florist told me to build up the buttercream, then place the stems in it, so that the caterers wouldn't have to worry about where to cut and which part to eat.

Well, I did that and as you see above, it turned out beautiful! However, after driving the cake to the client, and after the chef told me where to place the cake, most of the flowers had fallen off along with the buttercream.

Instead of freaking out, which I was silently doing, I took a knife and got as much buttercream as possible to build up again, then stuck the flowers in all over again. I did not get another picture of it, but the catering staff all thought it was beautiful! Whew!

Lesson learned - the next time real flowers are used, I will put them on at the location! :)

25th Birthday and Isabella's 1st Birthday!

This was a rush cake, ordered Friday afternoon and picked up Saturday morning. The only direction was a gray fondant covered, three-tiered with lime green and blue polka dots, but a bit modern with a 25 on the top. I'm really happy about the way it turned out. It didn't look too childish, but not too simple either!

The Elmo cake was for our dear friends that just moved back to Orlando from California. Their daughter turned one, and she is due in November with the second! The smash cake was a hit! They actually wanted to have fondant covering the cake, and I was running way behind schedule, so I did just the buttercream. I was actually very happy about how smooth it was, because I've not done a b/c only cake in a loooong time!

Ice cream cupcake

A fresh, easy idea for summer. Buttercream scooped with an ice cream scoop and put on a cupcake. Brown royal icing 'chocolate' drizzled on top with a fondant cherry. Yum!