Sugar Sweet

Oh to be 21 Again...

2009-09-09T09:31:00.000-07:00

This is for my sis-in-law's 21st birthday. I love the impact this cake makes, and it really isn't hard at all. I learned a new method of bow making, including the new found love of my pasta machine, and it makes it so much easier!

Go Speed Racer...

2009-08-12T10:29:00.001-07:00

This cake was for the big brother of the puppy cake below. Once again, the fantastic photography was by Anna-Karin Skillen (www.annakarinsphotography.com) I love making cakes for her. She just tells me the theme and lets me run with it.

How much is that doggy in the window?

2009-07-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

My photographer and friend, Anna-Karin (http://www.annakarinsphotography.com/), asked me to make a puppy cake for her little boy Max who was turning six. This is what I came up with, and I think he liked it! (She took the pic too, I wish I could have all my cakes professionally photographed)

Love Songs

2009-06-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

This guitar cake was the groom's cake for the wedding cake in the previous post. It made my day when the bride said everyone thought the groom had brought his guitar and was going to sing her a song!

Wedding Season

2009-06-19T11:48:00.000-07:00

This was a wedding cake I did for a girl who actually saw my cakes on Facebook. I went to school with her sister-in-law. I'm not gonna lie, it was a tough cake to make, but I was pleased with the outcome. The pearl border is handmade white chocolate pearls and the topper is a handmade gumpaste monogram.

Thank You Cakes

2009-06-19T11:45:00.001-07:00

The church where I grew up did a thank you reception for the Sunday School teachers. I made this cake along with cupcakes for the kids. You can't see it really well, but there was a gumpaste cross on top. Very special cake for me to make...

Babies Babies Everywhere

2009-04-21T12:31:00.001-07:00

I swear I think there's something in the water around here. I have had 3 friends give birth in the last week, 4 more within the last month, and a couple more still baking. That being said, this was a baby shower cake for a friend of a friend. Obviously made to match the invitation. First time using chocolate fondant, I really liked it!

Construction Zone

2009-04-21T09:16:00.000-07:00

These cakes and cookies were made for a little guy's first birthday. The main cake was a construction zone, with his smash cake to match. Can't see the cookies very well, but they were little red and blue tow trucks. My first time icing cookies, and a big thanks to my friend Jackie for her icing recipe. They were suprisingly easy and delicious!

Bridal Shower Cupcakes and Custom Stand

2009-03-31T09:49:00.001-07:00

These are cupcakes I made for a bridal shower. I am doing the wedding cake and groom's cake in June. I hate that you can't see more of the stand. Her color scheme is black/white damask with hot pink. The bases of the stand were covered in b/w damask. Her sis-in-law told me they were a hit.

My new love - cuppies!

2009-03-31T09:47:00.000-07:00

I have discovered a new obsession - cupcakes! Just the perfect amount of delicious sin. These are some I made for a little girl's 5th birthday. Her mommy said they were a hit!

2009-02-26T08:29:00.000-08:00

This is my little girl's 2nd birthday cake. For those of you who are not familiar with toddler cartoons...it is Backyardigans. From left to right is Austin, Tasha, Uniqua, Pablo, and Tyrone. She just absolutely loves them. We also had cupcakes to match the cake for the kids.

Polka Dot Fun

2009-01-21T11:12:00.000-08:00

This is the first cake I've made since before the holidays and ironically, it is for the girlfriend of the camoflauge cake recipient. Simple design, but striking. My hubby messed up and bought a wrong brand of ingredient...thank goodness!!! It was delicious. I had to throw away the scraps to keep from undoing all of my hard trips to the gym. Mmm...cake...

Camoflauge Birthday Cake

2008-11-14T11:55:00.001-08:00

I made this camo cake for an 18th birthday. I was pleased how it came out, particularly when my hunter husband said, "Wow, that looks pretty cool."

Class with Bronwyn Weber!

2008-11-13T11:50:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday, I took a class with one of my "cake idols" Bronwyn Weber. She has participated in and won several Food Network Cake Challenges, and she is as nice as she is talented. Well, after 11 hours of hard work, we all produced a 3D Santa Claus. It was very interesting to see all the different personalities in the Santas. Definetely a long day, but very worth it.

Sandy's Spooky Halloween Cake

2008-11-05T06:42:00.000-08:00

I have a very dear friend at work whose birthday is three days before Halloween. I always make her a "spooky" cake, because she loves Halloween. This one was particularly fun to make, and I think she really liked it. I, of course, picked off all the candy corn and ate them.

Leaves are Falling

2008-11-05T06:37:00.000-08:00

I have been really wanting to try some fall leaves, so I used Mary Beth's school fair cake walk as the perfect opportunity. Next time I think I will do the leaves a little deeper color, but I was pleased with the overall look.

Candy Corn!!!

2008-11-05T06:32:00.001-08:00

Candy corn is my (and now my daughter's) absolute favorite candy. I know it's nothing but sugar, but I love it. Every year when Halloween rolls around, I find my self with a huge bag of it, even though I'm always on a diet. I volunteered to make cakes for Mary Beth's school fair cake walk, and I thought what more fitting cake than a giant candy corn!

Life Size Guitar

2008-10-19T06:52:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for another daughter of the same lady I made the dirt bike groom's cake. Of course this one was a little more complicated. I really was pleased with the way it turned out. I think next time I'll find a different way to do the strings, though.

My new venture-cookies!

2008-10-09T14:10:00.000-07:00

These were made to go with the Construction Birthday cake. They are super easy and super yummy. I think I have a new obsession!!!

Birthday "Under Construction"

2008-10-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for a friend from high school's little boy. He was turning three and very into trucks and construction equipment. It was fun to do, and my first time doing a person out of gumpaste. I even got mom involved, she made the rocks!

Wedding Shower Cake for an Old Friend

2008-09-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

This is a wedding shower cake for an old friend of mine. She lived down the street from me in elementary school, and we carpooled every day. We reconnected on Facebook...what would we do without the Internet these days? It was really tough to do white icing over chocolate cake, but they were very pleased and I liked the way it turned out.

Hudson's Jungle Cake

2008-09-22T08:05:00.001-07:00

These cakes were for my friend Christen's little boy's 1st birthday. It's been fun b/c I've done her wedding cakes, her baby shower cake, and now these. He loved the smash cake and everyone seemed to enjoy the big cake. It was really fun to make, too.

"Fleur de Tigre"

2008-08-25T11:16:00.000-07:00

This was a carrot cake I made for my boss's birthday. Tried a new recipe...it was to die for. I hand painted the "fleur de tigre" onto fondant. It was my first time painting, and I was pretty pleased with the outcome.

Cake for "Gay-A" Meeting

2008-08-25T11:06:00.001-07:00

This cake needs some explaining. A lady I work with and her husband celebrated their three year "sobriety" anniversary this past weekend. She lost both of her sons tragically, so it was a major accomplishment. Her husband contacted me to make a cake for their meeting and he wanted something funny. To top it off, most of the members in their meeting are gay, hence the rainbow. I had a lot of fun doing it, and he loved it.

2008-08-08T07:28:00.000-07:00

Finished this Blue's Clues cake at midnight last night. It was a little more time consuming than I anticipated, as I hand cut each little character out of fondant. I tried this new "upside down" icing technique that was supposed to give you really crisp edges, however I think I used the wrong type paper, b/c when I went to pull it off, it took the whole top of the cake off. Lovely! Oh well...I re-iced and went on. Hope he likes it!

2008-08-07T14:17:00.000-07:00

This is a cake I made for a lady at work's mom who was celebrating her 75th birthday. I got some good cutters for roses and had a lot of fun making these. I think she was pleased.

2008-08-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

Here is my final project for my gumpaste/fondant class. Bekah and I had a lot of fun. I was pleased with the results of my first flowers, and I think Ms. Martha was pleased with her cake. I can see this gumpaste flower thing quickly turning into an obsession.

Dirt Bike Groom's Cake

2008-07-29T13:58:00.000-07:00

This was a "dirt bike" groom's cake for a lady at work's daughter's wedding. I had a lot of fun with this one. I created a new chocolate cake recipe for it, which I ate way too much of.

2008-07-14T09:18:00.000-07:00

So, at 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning, I finally finished cakes and went to bed. However, I think it was well worth it. I loved the way they turned out and I am having so much fun experimenting with fondant. It's like being in Kindergarten all over again and getting to play play-doh! This one was for a couple's shower and the other one was for a little girl's "artist" party. Check it out under my children's birthday cakes.

Smash Cakes

2008-07-11T11:10:00.001-07:00

After my wedding photographer moved to California, I was crushed. I thought no one would ever replace them. Luckily, I stumbled upon Anna-Karin Skillen. She is amazing. She did Mary Beth's one year pictures and everyone who has seen them has had a fit. Well, now I'm getting to return the favor. She uses "smash cakes" in her one-year old photo sessions, and I've started making them for her. It's so fun to see the babies get their first taste of cake. Check out my smash cakes album and check out http://www.annakarinsphotography.com/.

Blogging for the computer un-savvy

2008-07-11T07:46:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm going to try this for the first time. Apparently, you're not cool unless you have a blog. I really just want to set up a place to display my cakes for people to see. Hopefully I can figure it out.