Cupcake Tower

I have not posted in quite some time now but what better place to pick back up than with my baby shower cupcake tower! The topper is an 8" round german chocolate cake. The stand holds 6 dozen cupcakes:

yellow butter/buvarian cream filling/buttercream icing
chocolate/fudge filling/buttercream icing
red velvet/cream cheese icing
carrot cake/cream cheese icing

Each cupcake is topped with a handmade gumpaste water lily and lily pad.

8" topper

cupcake stand

water lilies



back view



Polo Baby Shower

3-tier (6"-8"-10") yellow butter cake with fondant & gumpaste accents. I used an edible image of the polo logo  to place on the coordinating cupcakes.

Bling Grad Cake

2-layer 12" square butter cake. Bow is made with gumpaste and lined with real ribbon.

Tuskegee Bound Graduate

Full sheet yellow butter cake with 3D tiger cake on one side and 1/4 sheet yellow butter cake cutout "TU" on the other.

OWU Bound Grad

Full sheet white cake with edible images on top. Cheerleading Pom-poms made with fondant.

UTSA Bound Graduate

Full sheet yellow butter cake and 1/4 sheet yellow butter cake placed on top. The logo is created with fondant and gumpaste.

Black and Silver Topsey Turvey

3-tier (5"-7"-9") topsey turvey cake iced in buttercream with fondant accents.

3D Nikon Camera Cake

1/2 sheet yellow butter and 1/2 sheet chocolate cake sliced horizontally, then stacked to create a 4-layer cake. Then, I carved the cake to resemble a camera, iced in buttercream and covered with fondant. All accents are created with fondant then the cake was airbushed with black food color.

Sister Family Reunion

Full sheet half yellow & half chocolate cake iced in buttercream.

Baylor Bound

2-tier (8"-11") yellow butter cake iced in buttercream with fondant accents.

Eagle Scout Graduation

1/2 sheet yellow butter cake iced in buttercream. Eagle scout logo created with buttercream icing.

Red Butterfly

2-layer starwberry cake with strawberry filling carved into butterfly shape then iced with buttercream icing.

A&M Grad

2-tier (8"-12") yellow butter cake with buttercream icing and fondant accents.

pink and black zebra print

2-tier (5"-8") yellow butter cake iced with buttercream then covered with fondant. #28 topper and bow are created with gumpaste.

Curly Q's

2-tier (6"-9") yellow butter cake with buttercream icing and fondant accents. The bow and curly q's made with gumpaste.

ninety-five

This is an italian cream 1/2 sheet cake cut in half then carved into the number "95" for my gramdmother! The cake is iced with cream cheese icing and buttercream roses.

pink and purple guitar

Another guitar cake; yellow butter half sheet carved to resemble body of guitar and five mini loafs put together to create the handle.

Kit Kat

3-tier (6"-8"-10") italian cream cake with cream cheese icing and fondant accents. The "KK" topper is made with gumpaste. The mommy is carrying twin girls whose nick names will be "Kit" & "Kat"...how cute!

Baby Shoes and Pacifier

2-layer 10" square yellow butter cake iced with buttercream then airbrushed with pink shimmer edible color. A real ribbon is wrapped around the bottom. The pacifier is made with gumpaste. 

Baby Quilt

1/2 sheet yellow cake with buttercream icing. Quilt squares made with gumpaste. Footprints and "BABY" made with fondant.

Butterflies

2-tier (5"-8") yellow butter cake; white chocolate ganache filling; buttercream icing covered with fondant. Butterflies and #21 topper are made with gumpaste.

Blues Brothers Hat

1/2 sheet yellow cake with cream cheese icing. The hat is made with fondant.

Graduation Cupcakes

One dozen yellow butter and one dozen chocolate cupcakes created for my son's class. The smiley faces are made with yellow candy melts. 

Zebra Ribbon Presents

16" square & 10" square yellow cakes iced with torquoise buttercream for a retirement. Ribbons and bow are made with fondant. Zebra print hand painted with edible black luster dust.

Elmo Mini Cake

 4" round yellow cake covered in buttercream icing using tip #233. Eyes and nose are made with fondant.

Forever 21

1/2 sheet white cake carved into 3 Roman Numerals, iced with buttercream then covered with fondant.

Bed

1/4 sheet yellow cake iced in buttercream then covered with fondant. Headboard is made with gumpaste.

Wharton College Grad

Large 1/2 sheet yellow cake with buttercream icing.

Elmo & Shrek

3-tier (5"-7"-9") with 2" cake block as topper with fondant Elmo popping out for a first birthday. Shrek is made with modelling chocolate.

Bingo Groom's Cake

2-layer full sheet.chocolate cake with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate buttercream icing.

Nurse Practitioner

Two 1/4 sheet italian cream cakes with cream cheese icing carved into letters "N" & "P" for a graduating Nurse Practitioner from Praivieview A & M. Pill bottle, pills, bandages and stethoscope made with fondant and gumpaste.

Chanel Flower

6" round yellow cake with cream cheese icing covered with fondant. Fondant is quilted and airbrushed with black food color. The Chanel flower is made with gumpaste.

Shopping Bag and Credit Cards

Large 1/2 sheet yellow butter cake sliced in half then stacked. Cake is iced in buttercream with fondant accents. The credit cards are made with gumpaste.

Another Pooh Bear

1/2 sheet marble cake carved to resemble Pooh Bear. I used the scraps to build up the nose...iced the cake in buttercream and covered with tip #18 stars.

Topsey Turvey Zebra/Butterfly theme

This is a 2-tier (7"-10") yellow butter cake iced with buttercream. The zebra stripes are made with fondant and the butterflies and fashion assecories around top tier are made with gumpaste.

Playing Cards on the Beach

1/2 sheet yellow cake iced with buttercream. The "sand" is sprinkles of graham cracker crumbs. The "water" is aqua-colored piping gel and the sea shells are made with modeling chocolate. The playing cards are made with gumpaste. I used an edible food marker to write the card details.

Mother's Day Cake

2-layer 9" round white cake with brown buttercream iced using  basketweave technique. The daisies are made with gumpaste and modeling chocolate centers.

Butterfly Tiara

This is a 2-tier (6"-8") yellow butter cake with buttercream icing and fondant zebra stripe accents.

Another Dora

Large 1/2 sheet yellow cake.

Good Luck Cake

1/2 sheet yellow butter cake with buttercream icing for a woman going to a new position at work. Roses are buttercream.

1st Birthday Blocks

(2) 6"x6" cakes and (1) 8"x8" cake iced in buttercream then covered with fondant. An edible image of the birthday boy was placed on the front of the 8"x8" block.

Mario

2-tier (6"-10") yellow butter cake iced in blue buttercream with fondant accents then topped with Mario plastic toys.

Asian Themed Graduation Cake

1/2 sheet yellow cake iced in buttercream then airbrushed with red food coloring. The fortune cookie, fan and cherry blossoms are made with gumpaste. The cherry blossom branches are made with modelling chocolate. The yellow piping is the chinese symbol for "love".

Camel Cake

This is a 1/2 sheet yellow cake carved into the shape of a camel then an edible image of mom & daughter placed in hump. The camel represents Saudi Arabia.

Madison Marlin #15 Cake

This is a 1/4 sheet yellow cake cut in half then #1 & #5 carved from each half then iced in blue buttercream. I made a stencil of the marlin and used red buttercream to plae them on top of the numbers.

Scooby Doo!

I created this 2 tier (7"-9") yellow cake for my son's 5th Birthday Party! Thanks to Boomerang Network on cable...he LOVES Scooby Doo throwback cartoons!