Friday Night Cake Club for 7/6/12

Making a 50 th Anniversary cake. Hawaiian theme. Cakes baked in freezer. Next weekend. Have changed my mind a million times. They told me do what I want. 6, 10,14 rounds. Any ideaqs?

Busy night for me! Just got home from an outdoor swim meet in 104 degree heat and got right to work in the studio. 5 tier wedding cake tomorrow, 10 cupcakes to go with it, and 2 2-tier birthday cakes ~ all due tomorrow. Better go....

Happy Friday-

Well, I'm working on TWO cakes for tomorrow--- one is almost done and the other- let's just say I have ALOT of work to do-- oooh yeah I think I mentioned i was going to bring cupcakes with me -- ugh!!! It is for y sisters holiday bbq/pool/birthday celebration- seems I always waitto the last minute for family, they get short changed for sure.

So, the one I'm almost done with- baked, torted, fille, stacked, ganached- (whew)- is a 6 inch square- purple fondant- with diff colored gems and pearls- I just have to add the fondant (which is already colored) and prep the board. The board is always an issue for me- I wait till the last minute or don't realize how long it takes etc- so... hmm I have to work on that in the future- OOh this is a welcome home cake for my other sister's Nanny- she had to go back to Germany to renew her Visa-

The other cake is 8 in round- red white and blue layers- Cakes baked filled stacke- they are settling now- the embellishments are all made- and are drying-, board done on that one- just have to ganache and fondant- want to try the inlaid techinique on this one-

If I could get these done tonight- I try and whip those cupcakes up tomorrow- I have the batter and buttercream already made-

UGH-- just remebered my buttercream seemed grainy--- I don't know what the heck happened there-. sigh

Ok-- back to work I go- I'm sure I'll be checking back in and updating- ha!!

Mo

Whoo hoo, I actually have a cake to talk about this Friday nght! I'm hosting a party tomorrow for a friend who is visiting after having lived in Europe for the past year and a half, I took the opportunity to really do it up. The theme is "A Garden Party, to Reminisce With an Old Friend" (the over-40s will get that ). I just love how the cake came out. It's 2 tiers, 6" & 9", white fondant with 5 hot pink dahlias on it. Also on the dessert table: decorated almond sugar cookies, raspberry meringues, 2 flavors of cupcakes and assorted candy. Very styled, a la Hostess with the Mostess. I have about 25 people coming for dinner and about another 15 coming later for dessert.

Hi all, from Downunder,
I didn't get in here last week as by Friday I was flying down to Sydney to surprise my bestie with a birthday cake.
My first time flying with a cake and it got to it's destination unscathed and much admired by all of the airline staff along the way.

I did surprise my friend though , she thought I was just going to send her a cake by courier and couldn't believe that I delivered it personally.

So back home on monday and another Birthday cake that was due out on Wednesday. It was fruit so it had been baked for several months.
Then I had to make a teaset for the top of a 5 year olds birthday . Also to go on Wednesday .
Then I did a Giant Cupcake birthday cake for my other bestie to have at a birthday lunch yesterday.

Now I am just going to have a good rest and hope that I don't end up with any cakes to do next week as I have hopefully a week off.
I will upload later when I have had a bit of a nap..

Can't wait to see the Betty Boop Cat, and all the other cakes everyone had been working on.

Nothing for me, thank goodness! We've had widespread power outages since last Friday and it's hot as Hades and humid to boot! Some people in Ohio still don't have power and I feel really bad for them. I came home today with 2 more window air conditioners because I can hardly breathe when I'm doing anything other than sitting still.

Last weekend I had a two tier baby shower cake and the shower was at my place. Gulp! It was an unforgettable shower since we didn't have power (and therefore no water, either). lol

How fun! Enjoy your week off!

Hello fellow cakers!! Just finished my creation for the night, it's ready for 9am pick up. Check it out. It was my first time doing a topsy type of cake. I love decorating!

The cake that I was working on was a Dr. suess themed graduation cake. I am debating if I need to add more ribbon roses, especially by the K on the second tier what do you ladies think?

Cat don't you love your cake safe? I do, I wish I could use it more.

Cat I am an Australian so I flew from one state to another. I live in Queensland . SO the cake just went with me and sat under the seat in front of me.

Love the Doctor Seuss cake , I think it looks great , I love ribbon roses I always feel they are my emergency get out of Jail free card. I use them whenever I am short of time or when I can talk someone into them. However because people know me by my realistic flowers I don't get to do them that often.