Baby Shoes Baby Shower Cake

Laura tells me that everytime she sees this cake she says "Awwww". I have to agree. Everytime I look at it I have to stop and smile. Obviously this was for a baby shower for a baby girl. Interestingly enough, the baby shower never happened because the baby felt she wanted to attend! So grandma, who ordered the cake, took the cake to the hospital to share with the nurses and staff, which I thought was very sweet. The baby shoes were made from gumpaste and then brushed with super pearl luster dust. The baby blanket, baby carriages, footprints and stripes were made from fondant. The cake is covered in buttercream.

Tap Dance Cake

This dance cake is the sister cake to the football cake, literally. The young lady that this was made for is Ryan's sister from the football cake. Her birthday celebration was the same weekend as the graduation celebration, so that was a busy week for me, but so much fun since these are 2 of my favorite cakes. The shoes (after much hearbreak) are plastic. I bought an awesome 3-D mold for the tap shoes and made, what felt like, 6 dozen trials. But I could never get a perfectly seamless shoe. The taps on the bottom of the shoe are made of fondant and then dusted with silver luster dust. I have to admit that this cake is inspired by another dance cake that I saw on Google images and I immediately knew it was perfect for this dancer. So, a big thank you to the original designer!

Football Cake

This cake was done for a high school graduation celebration. The graduate is a football player and the "P" is the team's logo. The football is made from Rice Krispie treats, covered with fontant. The football helmets are white chocolate. The cake itself is covered in buttercream and the grass from the "exploding" ground is fondant as well. After I took the photo, I ended up added Go above Ryan's name so that it read "Go Ryan". I just thought it went well with the whole football theme.

Seashell Bridal Shower Cake

This cake was made for a co-workers bridal shower. She was getting married on the beach, so a beach theme was requested. I made the shells from white chocolate and then dusted them with luster dust to give them a pearl like sheen. The "sand" was raw sugar. The coral pieces are also white chocolate that I piped onto waxed paper and then sat up behind the shells.

Brooke's Beach Cake

I made this cake for my very good friend's daughter's birthday. She really wanted a tropical/beach theme with bright colors. The shells and starfish are made from white chocolate. The coral pieces are made from fondant, like the Finding Nemo cake. The hula girls and palm trees are figures that were purchased.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cake

This was the second cake that I made. This was for a little girl who loved Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Although I'm sure you've noticed that there is no actual clubhouse on this cake, it was not overlooked. Peyton's mom and I discussed it and she decided that including the clubhouse looked too busy. The stars, balloons, Mickey heads and flowers are all fondant. Everything else is buttercream.

Finding Nemo Cake

This "Finding Nemo" cake was my very first "decorated" cake, the ONE that started it all! The sign and coral are all made from fondant. The Nemo characters are figures that I purchased from ebay and the seaweed is buttercream. All in all I was very pleased with my first effort and I think it was a very sweet cake (in every sense of the word).