Sunday, November 29, 2009

Rocking Chair



This is a 2 tier birthday cake for a 60th birthday. She loves her rocking chair so I made a chair out of gumpaste then airbrushed it with edible copper sheen. The base of each cake is wrapped in pink fondant and the bow and roses are made with gumpaste.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving Turkey


I baked 1/2 of the 3D egg shell pan and placed it on top of  a 1/4 sheet cake to get the body. I filled it with chocolate bavarian cream then iced it in chocolate butttercream. The legs and wings are made with rice krispy treats. I iced those in chocolate buttercrean also then layered yellow, brown and orange airbrush colors to get the cake to resemble a roasted turkey. I let the icing crust for about 30 minutes then carefully brushed piping gel over the entire cake to get the shiny appearance. The stuffing is the the leftover cake from the 1/4 sheet cut into cubes.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Acoustic Guitar


I carved 1/2 sheet chocolate cake to resemble the main part of the guitar and the handle is butter yellow cake baked in the long loaf pan. The entire cake is iced in chocolate buttercream.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Fall Leaves


This is a 1/2 sheet yellow cake. The leaves, pumpkin, acorns and squash are made with gumpaste then colored with edible petal dust.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Hollywood Theme Cake


This cake is a 6", 8" & 10" iced in buttercream. The stars and movie reels are made with gumpaste. The red carpet, sign, camera and other details are made with fondant.

Lion Theme Baby Shower

The client emailed me the party invitations and asked me to come up with a baby shower cake and this is the result. I made the lion "topper" with fondant and the trees are lollipop sticks wrapped in fondant. The tree leaves are made with gumpaste.

Eiffel Tower Cake


This cake is 12" and 8" squares with random swirls piped along the tops and sides then hand-painted with silver luster dust. The banner is made with fondant. Since the party was a Paris theme, "Happy Birthday" is written in French. The Eiffel Tower is made with royal icing then airbrushed with copper sheen edible color.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Coffee Cup


I did this cake for an OrGano Gold Gourmet Coffee Event. Three 8" chocolate cakes with whipped chocolate ganache filling carved to resemble a cup. Then I iced the cake with chocolate ganache and covered with chocolate fondant and topped with whipped chocolate ganache to resemble latte coffee. The handle and logo are made with gumpaste.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Masquerade Sweet Sixteen


This is a topsy turvey cake covered the fondant for a sweet sixteen. The bottom layer is a 13" round airbrushed with silver luster dust. Then I airbrushed black zebra stripes on the silver fondant. The top layer is an 8" round covered in solid red fondant. The mask was provided by the client.

Polo Shirt Cake


This is a 1/2 sheet yellow cake with pecan cream cheese filling and cream cheese icing for a 50th birthday. The collar, buttons and pocket are made with fondant.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Designer Handbag


This is my first attempt at a Coach Purse. I stacked four 7"x11" cakes with buttercream filling then carved then to resemble the handbag. I iced the cake with buttercream then covered with fondant. I used a stencil to paint the "C's" with edible luster dust. The straps and other deatails are made with gumpaste.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Leopard Print Cake


This is a large half sheet iced in tan buttercream. I airbrushed the spots on the cake then painted the black markings around the brown spots with black edible luster dust. The ribbon and bow are made with chocolate fondant. I hand painted the gold trimming around the ribbon with gold luster dust.

Happy Halloween Spider


This is a large 1/2 sheet cake. The spider is a half ball pan for the body and a cupcake for the head. I covered floral wire with black icing for the legs.

First Birthday


This is a 12" round yellow cake with cream cheese icing. The cone hat is styrofoam covered in fondant. The cupcakes are also yellow cake with cream cheese filling and icing. The black polka dots are fondant cutouts. The small cake in front is a 6" square carved in the shape of a #1 then iced in cream cheese frosting and outlined with tip #18 stars.