August was cake month

The month of August was all about cake. The third week in particular as I did three cakes that week and had to turn down three others. I did develop a good system though, it was a great learning experience and I am still learning so much and experimenting with new ideas all the time. Now that I don't have any orders in the pipeline I will have to try to have fun with some new recipes and flavors.

Baptism in blue

This was a Birthday cake for all the grandkids' birthdays, they celebrate together once a year. This was the most challenging cake, nothing wanted to cooperate for me. I finally gave up on making tinkerbell and spiderman and bought the candles. The cell phones, flat screen tv and princess I made out of fondant.

Monkey for a 1st birthday boy complete with his own cake for mess making.
I made the bananna out of fondant

Groom's cake - a tree stump with a little tackle box and fishing pole

this was one of the easiest cakes as all you have to do is splotch the icing on, the messier the better

Spiderman cake for a little boy's birthday. I used cookie icing for spidey right from the grocery store as I have tried and tried to make my cookie icing with different flavors but it has never tasted as good as the store bought version.

Garden Party

My friend Angela's Bridal Shower was a garden party so I thought I'd play with gumpaste and make some flowers. It was fun making the flowers. I haven't done a lot of that yet and I have to say I like the look of these better than buttercream flowers.

Baptism part deux

I was lucky enough to get a second order for this cake. I did change it a little bit from the first one I did. I like having a chance to do the same cake over again, I get to do a better job and tweek things I didn't like the first time.

More bugs and a butterfly

I've been in a lull lately and was itching to make something when I recieved another order for bugs. I was really excited to do these again only bigger and better than before. They turned out really cute and were a big hit for a 15 year old's birthday. Now, I will really have to get better at photographing these. Normally by the time I am done and I am so tired and have to get them boxed up for delivery so the photos are taken in haste.

"baby" birthday cupcakes

These cupcakes were for Reagan's 2nd birthday. She is really into dolls "babies" and cars, I decided to do the baby route instead of a car. I used starbursts for the blankets, mini Nilla Wafers for the heads and a few jelly beans and Teddy Grahams for feet and lovies. I like cupcakes, you can do so many variations and if you goof one up it's so easy to start it over.

Baptism cake

this cake was for a baptism

Cupcakes galore!

Baby rattle cupcakes. These were for a babyshower. I made 60 total and they were almost all gobbled up. I started making other designs as you can see by the one with squiggles but I thought they looked too Easter'ish.