Confirmation girl

Jacky, the adorable daughter of my friend Wendy, was being confirmed in the Catholic Church today and Wendy asked me to make a cake to help celebrate the special occasion.  The figure is Jacky in her confirmation dress and the cake is made to mimic the dress.  The black flowers were piped and painted with a technique called brush embroidery (my first attempt at this).


The figure is made entirely of fondant.

The Throwdown is On!

I made this cake for a throwdown (contest - for those of you not familiar with the younger vernacular) on an online cake forum that includes cake decorators from around the world. I'm competing against another decorator (if we can call ourselves that at this point) who has been decorating the same amount of time as I have. The theme was romance, in anticipation of Valentine's Day. Everything on the cake is made of edible materials. Everyone on the site has a chance to vote and the results will be known in a week. Keep your fingers crossed for me!





Update: Thanks so much to all of you who voted for my cake. I appreciate the support! Unfortunately, I lost by 30 votes, but held 45% of the votes overall. I was proud of my showing!

The Beast

I made this for a friend's son's (and his friend's) birthday. For those of you not from Utah, the symbol is for the University of Utah Utes. The Utes (football) went undefeated this season and won the Sugar Bowl. I nicknamed this cake "The Beast" b/c it was SO big and incredibly heavy.




This one was made to take to school for his birthday. It was also his teacher's birthday, which the birthday boy's mum kindly wanted to acknowledge. The request was for a standard flower cake. However, in good conscience, I couldn't put only flowers on a teenaged boy's birthday cake.

Birthdays Galore!

Well, I'm happy to say that this was the weekend of birthday cakes. I enjoyed making all of these cakes, though may be feeling a little sleep-deprived! The first two cakes were made for a brother and sister (very good friends of my kids) who were having a joint birthday party with a magician.



The little girl loves anything pink!



This cake was made for a friend's daughter. It is the same design as a previous cake in my blog, but using different colors.

Fancy and Creative Cakes

Fondant, gum paste, and royal icing flowers can be incorporated to make your cake beautiful.