One of my daughters signed up for Landsharks Running club through school this Spring. She enjoyed it so much. The practices and three meets. She ran her little heart out. So when it came time for the team to have a party, she wanted me to make a cake! Of course, I obliged. She insistedContinue reading “Landsharks”
Category Archives: basic cakes
Easter Cake
When I asked my family what they wanted for dessert on Easter, all 4 of them answered with “Cake”! So I prodded further to find out what flavors and after some deliberation, everyone agreed to chocolate cake with peanut butter icing. I also decided this year I was going to try my hand at home-madeContinue reading “Easter Cake”
Red Velvet
Today was my husband’s birthday! His favorite is a red velvet cake with peanut butter buttercream icing. You wouldn’t think those two go together since red velvet is usually paired with cream cheese icing but it is fantastic. Very rich…read: needs a glass of milk to go along with the cake! So I decided toContinue reading “Red Velvet”
Twelve
A customer emailed me to make a cake for her son. He turns 12 tomorrow! A Christmas baby! He happens to love strawberry cake. Since he’s a boy, she wanted it to look like a boy’s cake. So we went with vanilla butter cream icing. He also happens to have a black belt in Shotokan (aContinue reading “Twelve”
Chocolate Ganache
So if you are a chocolate lover, you would definitely love this cake. It is a chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream icing and chocolate raspberry filling. Oh, and I can’t forget the dark chocolate ganache… A client ordered this cake for her Christmas party this past weekend. I know this cake is decadent because theContinue reading “Chocolate Ganache”
Small Tiers
My mom bought me this pan set for an early birthday present. I decided to try it out. First of all I love the way it makes the smallest cakes. There 2 each 4 inch, 3 inch, and 2 inch in the set. I have to say that I am not a fan of dark pans but theseContinue reading “Small Tiers”
Cadillac Lovers
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”
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”
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”
Basket of Flowers
Just a peek at what those pretty daffodils look like on a cake. This is a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and yellow daffodils made in royal icing. I also did the border in basket weave which is something new for me. Enjoy!