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Hot Air Balloon

My middle child turned 7 yesterday. She wanted a balloon cake. After discussing it in detail, she decided that she really wanted a hot air balloon that stood up. So that’s what I attempted. I started with rice krispie candy molded in a pail and a Pyrex bowl to make the balloon part of the cake. AfterContinue reading “Hot Air Balloon”

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”

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”

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”

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”

This week I learned to cover a cake base with fondant. I chose to tint the fondant green and use the Star Power imprint mat to make it fancier. I like the way it turned out. Plus it would be a great way to present a cake! On top of the base are the flowersContinue reading “Fondant”

Roses and Bows

I wanted to see what the Wilton rose would look like with buttercream icing. Since it is a softer icing and the flower is a heavy flower, I wasn’t sure it would work. Being pleasantly surprised, it did turn out. So I decided to decorate a lemon cake with white buttercream icing and yellow roses.Continue reading “Roses and Bows”