Coxswain Box and a Drum - What?

This cake was for two teenagers having a combined birthday party.  One was a coxswain on the crew team and one was a drummer in the marching band.  The coxswain box was a little larger than life size, but worked out perfectly!  I had done a drum before a couple of years ago, and knew how to make it better.  Drumsticks were fondant.

The kids loved it, and I really like the simplicity of it!

A bit more risqué than I've done in the past!  With teenagers in the house I say no to a lot of batchelor/batchellorette cakes, you know, the ones with body parts and all.  For this one I was told that she could have a bikini on so I actually made it a cross between lingerie and a bikini.  They totally loved it and it was a hit!  For all the bakers out there, the chest was the full size ball pans and the body was and 12x18 sheet cake pan.  I used the copper(light skin tone) for the fondant color, and edible pearls for the pearls.  Edible markers were used for the tattoo.

Fourth of July Birthday Cake

Fourth of July birthday!  How awesome is that?  People spending tons on fireworks to help you celebrate your birthday in every city!  This was for a old friend whom I've known for over 20 years.  It was a simple waving flag with fireworks (not real) bursting out of the stars.  Fun one to do and he loved it!  Happy Birthday Ed and Happy Birthday to our country!

Slumber Party Birthday Cake!

This cake was for a birthday girl who was having a slumber party.  The bodies were Little Debbie Jelly Rolls, which was an homage to my cousin Steve since he works for Little Debbie!  The pillows, heads, hair and blanket were all made from fondant.  It was a great one to do because I was told the color of each girl's hair and eyes!   

Mystery Machine for Markia

The faces were made of  gumpaste.  I used edible black marker to draw the outline, then painted the faces in.

The hill was cake and the vehicle was also.  I probably wouldn't do it the same way again.  The Mystery Machine was way too heavy and it was quite hard to stack.

Ran out of time because I wanted to add scary trees and rocks and maybe a cemetary on the side.  That would have been awesome!

Anyway, the birthday girl loved it, so it all turned out nicely!

2010 Graduation

This was a tough one!  The graduate's high school mascot was a tiger, with the colors green and orange.  The college mascot was a snake with the same orange and green.  So we tried to combine it!  It is a gumpaste snake and gumpaste numbers, adhered to wires that I stuck in the cakeboard. 

It was a small cake, with 10" and 6" tiers.  When I set it up, it looked amazing!  The fabulous event planner had orange and green tables, tiger balloons, green clappers to give to all the guests, and many other details all green and orange!  She is fantastic to work with!  If you are in the Orlando area and need a good event planner, for any event, her name is Tara Boatman.  Contact me and I can give you her info!

This was just a fun and cute one to do.  The colors were red, white and blue.  The venue was a really cute mexican restaurant.  I can't wait to go back for a meal!

Ladybugs and a Bridal Shower

Ladybugs for a little girl who turned one year old!  The little bug was for the little girl to smash up!  The aunt who ordered the cakes said they didn't want a lot of fondant, so that the texture wouldn't confuse her.  So I did buttercream in red, then covered with the fondant faces and spots.  I'm sure the little birthday girl was covered in red! 

I was given two days to do this bridal shower cake.  I love square cakes, and pink and white.  The bride-to-be and the mother loved it.  They were 5" and 8" squares.  I won't say it's easy to cover squares in fondant, but I absolutely love the look! 

Both of these orders were a white cake with raspberry filling, covered in vanilla buttercream!  Yum!