Topsy Turvy Tree Branch

Original design inspired by the birthday girl's cherished serving tray with tree branches on it. First attempt at a topsy turvy. Finally braved it. Definitely need practice on this technique. Cake is chocolate chocolate-chip with chocolate butter cream, chocolate ganache, and MMF fondant. TFL!

Dr. Seuss Cake

Dr. Seuss-themed cake. I was asked to make the fish hold the candle, but I just couldn't work that part out. :( Thanks to CC'ers "meghanb" for the candle inspiration, "KarolynAndrea" for the curly Q inspiration, and big thanks to cake artist Fran McGregor for the fish design and the roly poly water border design on the top tier.

Rocker Girl Birthday Cake

This cake was based on the "Rocker Girl" party decor and invitation. Cake is WASC, filling is caramel-infused butter cream, icing is traditional crusting butter cream smoothed using the viva method. Starbursts are glued to painted pasta. Happy birthday, Charlie! Nobody "parties like a rockstar" better than a bunch of 7 year old girls!

Barney Cake

Here is a cake I did for a birthday party today. Fondant over ganache for the finish. I was pretty much mortified when I realized Barney is not purple anymore, he is now "magenta." Who knew? Luckily the decor was purple, magenta, and green, so the cake still matched... even though Barney is UTTERLY the wrong color. :(

Wild Grinders Feat. Emo Crys And Meaty The Bulldog

I'd never even heard of this show, "Wild Grinders," before I was asked to do this cake. WASC with vanilla butter cream filling and icing. All fondant decor, all edible (except dowel used in palm tree). TFL

Mario Brothers Cake

WASC, vanilla buttercream. Mushroom is chocolate cake, all characters are fondant. All 100% edible. TFL!

Chocolate Rose Cake

I saw manda2177 do this last week in white icing and as soon as I watched her tutorial I knew I wanted to try it. Thanks Amanda, you rock! I used a traditional crusting chocolate butter cream. Thanks for looking!

Chocolate Ruffle Cake

I've been wanting to try this ever since I saw the tutorial. It's supposed to be made using Swiss Meringue butter cream, but I just used traditional chocolate crusting butter cream. Thanks for looking!

Hot Pink And Zebra Print Cake

Emily said she needed a hot pink and zebra print cake and then she said my favorite words: "I don't care what you do." I was so excited because I've been desperate to make a zebra print cake since I started making cakes 10 months ago. Here's what I came up with for her sweet little girl, Gracie: 2 tiers of WASC with whipped vanilla bean butter cream filling and icing. Daisies, zebra stripes, and #1 are fondant. Happy birthday, Gracie!

Despicable Me Cake!

Man, I'm entirely too slow at sculpting fondant. Total work in this cake is just under 40 hours! Gah! I couldn't find an inspirational cake I liked, so I just made something up. My favorite thing to do! WASC, butter cream filling and icing, all fondant accents. TFL!

Woodland Nursery Bedding Baby Shower Cake

Mother to be is using "Woodland" nursery bedding. I was asked to design a cake for the shower based on it. I always go looking for ideas and inspiration when I get a new cake, but I could literally not find one cake done in this theme anywhere - so I just hobbled forward on my own. WASC w/ vanilla bean filling/icing. Fondant decor. TFL.

Iron Man Cake

I took a few different ideas from here and there and came up with this design for little Gavin's 5th birthday. Big cake was WASC with vanilla bean filling/icing. Iron Man was (carved) chocolate cake with chocolate filling/icing, covered with fondant, then painted with vodka and red/yellow luster dusts for a somewhat metallic look. TFL!

Nativity Cake

Ugh, I was NOT happy with this cake. I was asked to make Joseph and Mary look like "real" people, not "precious moments" characters... Oh my. I'm just a hobby baker - not an artist! I redid the angel 3 times and spent way too many hours on it before I threw in the towel and gave up, settling for this. Merry Christmas everyone. Remember the reason for the season, even if it's just a fondant reminder.

Rudolph!

This is by no means my own design, I've seen this cake on here over and over. My little girl wanted us to make it together for a family Christmas party, so that's what we did last night. Thanks to the original designer, whoever you are! Merry Christmas everyone!

Circus Cake

3 tiers of WASC cake w/ vanilla bean filling/icing. Libby's mom gave me a list of what she wanted: Dumbo on top with trunk wrapped around a big "2," Timothy Q Mouse holding a banner with Libby's name on it, "some" animals, clowns, train cars, and a ball border. I was allowed to decide the number and shape of tiers, the color and the design, which was a blast. I ended up making an elephant, a mouse, a "2," a seal, 2 tigers, 3 clowns, a baby lion, a monkey, a pup and his hoop of fire, 6 train cars, 5 balloons, 6 hats, a blanket, a jacket, 6 neck collars, 43 banners, 8 tassels, 40 stripes, and over 100 balls. Thanks to CC for inspiration on fondant animals (Lorraine McKay, dragonflydoces, and countless others).

Snowflake Sweet 16 Party

Princess And The Frog

I was given a party banner and asked to make a cake to match. Had so much fun on this cake. Thanks to all the others before me who tried this theme and shared their ideas on CC. WASC with Madagascar vanilla buttercream filling and icing, fondant fdecor, flowers, tiara, and frogs. All edible except the wires holding up the cattails. TFL!

Harvest Themed Birthday Cake

For a married couple who shared an Autumn birthday. They asked me to convert my blue Halloween cake to one that was just "a tiny bit" more grown-up. Sometimes the requests I get on what I'm supposed to make feel really challenging, but I tried. The sign was just a joke, with their names pointing to the right and "youth" being left behind in the other direction. Cake was WASC with vanilla buttercream filling and icing. Everything is edible except the sign post. Chicken was left loose so it could sit on the nest or "get down" and eat the corn (and reveal eggs in the nest). TFL.

Train!

8" WASC with vanilla buttercream filling and icing. Fondant-covered RKT steam engine and box car. All other decor is fondant. Thanks to Nicole Patrick for this cake design.

Pink On Pink Baby Shower Cake

I called this my pink nightmare. I had very little artistic freedom with this cake - I was just asked to copy a picture someone gave me. Wish I knew who the designer was so I could have asked her permission to reproduce her cake, thank her, and give her credit. WASC with plain jane vanilla filling and icing. All decorations are homemade MMF. I hope my next 30 cakes are blue or purple or orange or brown. Anything but pink! : )

Kindergarten Harvest Cake

This cake was for my great nephew's "harvest" kindergarten party today. I had total creative freedom on this cake except that his mom really wanted the icing to be sky blue. I thought that was pretty bizarre, but I'm happy she insisted, because in the end, although it didn't make sense, I think it really worked. Much of this cake (the body of the scarecrow, the chicken, the sign, and the curly vines) were all inspired by the many cakes (possibly hundreds) I researched on CC, Flickr, and my favorite blogs before making this cake. Everything is edible except Miss Amanda's sign post.

Champagne Fondant With Burgandy Ribbon

This was my first big wedding cake and since the bride didn't want much on it, I knew the fondant would have to be perfect. I wish I knew how to pull that off! I might just stick to birthday cakes from now on. This cake almost gave me a nervous breakdown!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake

White almond sour cream with whipped caramel butter cream filling. Fondant accents. I did a google seach for "Disney font" and then used a clay extractor to make letters to match the font. Everything is fondant except the wire holding up the letters and ear toppers.

Jonas Brother Birthday Cupcakes

I was asked to make Jonas Brother cupcakes for a 17 year old girl. I decided to try my hand at edible prints. I think it saved me, as I was totally stumped on this one! Pink Icing was caramel and hazlenut-infused buttercream. It was lucious!

Fisher Price Baby Shower Cake

Hostess gave me a pack of napkins she'd bought online for "Fisher Price Baby" decor and asked me to design a cake to match them. Everything is completely edible on this cake, even the palm. WASC with whipped caramel filling and Madagascar vanilla butter cream icing. TFL!

Primary Blue First Birthday Cake