Anyone out there love Cadillacs? This customer’s husband does. In fact, he has a Cadillac CTS-V. I’m not a car person but it is a sharp car. So my customer ordered a red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. She said he loves layers because it allows him to eat more icing! So the cakeContinue reading “Cadillac Lovers”
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Happy Halloween
How about a fun cake for Halloween? I decided to make a chocolate cake and decorate it for Halloween. I tinted some vanilla buttercream violet and iced one 6 inch and one 8 inch cake. I used black tinted buttercream and put some webbing onto the cake. I made 3 spiders out of a black fondant/gumContinue reading “Happy Halloween”
Cake Challenge
Yesterday was the Cake Challenge at Michael’s here in Colorado Springs. I’ve never competed in a cake decorating contest before and it was just amazing. The cakes had to consist of at least two tiers. They could be iced or covered in fondant prior to the contest but not decorated. Up to 50% of theContinue reading “Cake Challenge”
Computer Birthday Cake
A customer asked if I could make a birthday cake for her husband who works at Hewlett Packard. He fixes computer, servers, etc. I asked what his favorite color is and went to work. I started with a chocolate sheet cake with vanilla buttercream icing. I placed the Hewlett Packard logo in the middle and used red tintedContinue reading “Computer Birthday Cake”
Yummy Fall Treats Sale!
The Fall season is bursting with lots of flavors! In this house, you know it’s Fall when pumpkin chip muffins are being made. Pumpkin whoopie pies with chocolate or vanilla filling… Pumpkin bundt cake with a streusel filling and a chocolate glaze (or citrus, if you prefer) Pumpkin chip muffins (regular sized or mini!) There areContinue reading “Yummy Fall Treats Sale!”
Elmo Gallore
I had an order for Elmo cupcakes. My customer wanted 3 dozen of them to look “fuzzy” and each one to be the same. Her daughter was turning 2 and, as all of you know, 2 year olds need everything to be the same. The cupcakes are marbled chocolate and vanilla cake with red tintedContinue reading “Elmo Gallore”
A Shower of Hearts
I had the pleasure of making a baby shower cake this weekend. I was told the mama-to-be is very girly and is having a baby girl. My customer picked this cake saying it was perfect for her! The cake is chocolate filled with light pink buttercream. Fondant square of pastel baby colors (yellow, blue, green,Continue reading “A Shower of Hearts”
Wedding Cakes
I am so excited to start advertising wedding cakes! After learning a few tricks to tiering cakes, I figured it was time to put it on the blog. This cakes is a 14 inch round topped by a 10 inch round topped by a 6 inch round. It’s certainly tall and heavy! SoContinue reading “Wedding Cakes”
Are you ready for some football?
We are football fans in this house. We enjoy going to the AF football games and catching scores of other college and pro teams. So when my husband signed me up to make a dessert for our tailgate cookout, I was so excited to be creative. I made chocolate cupcakes and filled them with vanillaContinue reading “Are you ready for some football?”
Cake Project
Yesterday was my last cake decorating class. I’m sad it’s over because I loved meeting the people in my classes plus I learned some really great things! This class I learned to work with fondant and gum paste. I had tried my hand at fondant before and realized that I had no idea what IContinue reading “Cake Project”
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