Fabulous Birthday Cake

This was the most labor intensive cake I have made to date. 
But for good reason!  It was for a dear friends birthday. 
She is a fabulous gal who loves shoes and I really wanted to capture her in all her fabulousness!  If you're trying to figure out the topper, they are shoes, not eye's as my adoring 7yr old boy would say :)  I have to admit the piping was done by my husband - he rocks!

69 Chevelle

Can you see the 69 Chevelle here?...okay, you really have to look for it! 

This was the first attempt at any car cake.  And it was tricky! 

We went for an old Chevelle because this cake was going to celebrate a car enthusiasts 69th birthday and his baby was a bright orange 69 Chevelle.

Quilted wedding cake

This cake was for a wedding.

The bride loved the idea of a quilted cake, so that's what we went with!

*tip*

When quilting a cake, use a triangle.  This will help keep it all symmetrical and even!

arrrgh!

Think 'arrrgh' like a pirate!

Well that's what we called these anyway. 

I wanted something a little special and simple for my daughter Reagan's party.  And I thought this would do just the trick!  It was super easy!  I just printed a cute r on cardstock, cut it out and used it as a stencil.  Then just sprinkled crushed oreo's and sprinkles. 

1st birthday gift cake

I made this cake for a little cutie named Alexis, it was her first birthday! 

This was also my first fondant bow.  It was easier than I thought it would be and considering it was my first, I was happy with it!

*tip*

When making a fondant bow, make sure you tint your 'glue' to match the bow.  I did not think it mattered much...it does!  If you want to know how to make one, email me!  I would be glad to share!

zebra and a lesson in black...

My favorite niece is turning 1!! 

So to celebrate we made a zebra cake with big pink 'P' on it for Paisley.

*tip*
For any of you wanting to work with black fondant, don't!  Kidding!  It is really hard, I cannot get my fondant to be black but I can get it to be grey :)  So I buy it.  I did not realize what I was up against before putting this together and I could not get the fondant black so I ended up painting the stripes, hence the shine.  Which leads me to tip #2, don't paint black and then try to assemble a cake that is white!  Buy the black!..you will thank me later!

Giraffe cupcakes

Pink Giraffe cupcakes.

These cuties were for a baby shower. 

We used the very popular chocolate - chocolate chip cake with cream cheese frosting.