Pretty Ladies!

 

A make-up kit cake for the beautiful ladies!  This cake was requested by a friend for her sister's 25th birthday.  Her sister was a hair and make-up artist, making this make-up kit cake perfect for her.  It was a chocolate cake with chocolate icing covered with fondant.  All the decorations, make-up, bracelet and name were made from fondant.  This design is based on this cake.

The cake was made using two 9-inch round cakes.  A little portion of the cake was cut off for the bottom of the purse.  For every cake that I make, I seem to always learn a lesson.  For this one, I think using two square cakes, cutting them in half, stacking them and then carving the sides to form the shape would have held up better.  Using the round cake made the cake tilt a bit.  Not too obvious in the picture since it was tilting backwards.  Thankfully, they still loved the cake!  I've been told that I am too harsh on myself when it comes to the cakes I make.  I say there's always room for improvement!

Happy Birthday Heather!

Shoe Cake

 

 A friend requested this cake for her husband.  She had a basketball theme for his birthday and said that he's always wanted a pair or Jordans.

At first, I didn't think I'd be able to make this cake.  It seemed like too many details that I've never done before.  But as my husband always say: "do it one step at a time, easy ones first" and surprisingly, I did it!  I wanted to take step by step photos but I was a bit nervous that I won't enough have time to finish all the details this shoe needed.

Here are the steps I followed in making this cake:

1. Bake two 9-inch square cakes.
2. Cut the cakes in half and stack.  One of the pieces I cut a third off.  This give mes 5 layers total.
3. Fill and ice the cake with chocolate buttercream.
4. Smooth the buttercream using the Viva paper towel method.
5. Cover the cake with fondant (I could have skipped this step if plain/white buttercream was used).
6. Here's the order I placed the details on the shoe:
• black fondant on the base of the shoe
• white over the black fondant on the base of the shoe
• gray over the white fondant on the base of the shoe then used the back of a knife to put lines
• white fondant at the back of the shoe (area with the Jordan image)
• white fondant for the sides of the shoe
• rolled black fondant into a string and placed it on top of the cake towards the back of the shoe
• rolled white fondant for the shoe lace and placed it on top of the shoe
• cut white fondant strips for the sides of the shoe
• place the white fondant strips on the side and tucked the shoe lace under the strip
• cut a small strip of black fondant and embed the celebrant's name
• used the pin prick method to place the Jordan image

I wished I carved it some more after seeing the finished cake but I was still happy with the overall outcome of the cake.  This was the first carved cake I made without using any templates after all :)

Happy Birthday Hansel!

Happy Valentine's Day!

 

Chocolate cupcakes with heart fondant toppers for Valentine's Day.  These were for Matthew's Sunday school class.  I always love to bake for kids because they are the most appreciative crowd.  They're always happy to get baked goodies especially when they're topped with sugar! :)

Happy belated Valentine's Day!

Hello Kitty

 

Growing up, my ultimate favorite character was Hello Kitty so this cake was really lots of fun for me to make.  Hello Kitty was carved out of a 9-inch round cake, covered and decorated with fondant.

Happy Birthday Jo!

Bear Cupcake

I still can't believe how fast time flies.  It's been 20 months since the day we were blessed with our baby boy, Matthew!  He has brought so much joy in our lives and we are very thankful that God gave us a wonderful son.  We continue to praise God for our baby boy's growth, development and health. 

For his 20th month, I made chocolate cupcakes and topped his cupcake with a teddy bear made out of fondant :)

 

Happy 20th Month Matthew! We love you very much!

Charlie Brown & Snoopy

 

Another cake for Evan's 3rd birthday.  This time it's for his birthday party at church :)  The Charlie Brown and Snoopy cake was a 9-inch chocolate cake covered and decorated in fondant.  Making fondant decorations is so much like playing with play-doh!  So much fun!  This design is based on this cake.

Ice Cream Birthday!

This cake was made for a combined event - 1st birthday and dedication.  It's a 9-inch chocolate cake covered and decorated in fondant.  The ice cream was made by using a round cutter and modifying the bottom part to look like a scoop of ice cream.  The cone was molded by hand and then decorated with lines using the back of a knife.  The letters were covered with pearl dust for shimmer.

Happy Birthday & Dedication Lenorah Ruth!