Here I am creating a cake for my daughters Kindergarten class.




1st I started by setting up and icing the cake. I used her class picture to get my inspiration. I always prepare my colors first. Then I drew the heads.

2nd step. I decided where the kids and teachers would be standing and drew in the uniforms and hair.

3rd step. Black piping gel! It comes out of the bags smooth and with fluidity. I don't like to make a drawing without it.

4th step. Details! Adding smiles, lips, eyes and writing. Oh and I could not forget Mrs. K's socks!
VOILA!!

Happy Memorial Day 2011!! The un-official start of summer. The stars and stripes speak for themselves. These are vanilla buttercream tier cakes and cupcake cakes. Made with whole grain cake. Don't let the "whole grain" fool you. They are a healthy alternative and taste SO yummy!

My sister-in-law came up with the theme for our daughters' 2nd birthday party. Barnyard! The cake was a big hit and the birthday girls got a nice sugar-high! The cake was chocolate chip, iced with buttercream. The barn and surrounding animals were sculpted from fondant.

I am back! After a move across country here is the first cake I made in Cali. This one was for my friends daughter Charlie. It was a vanilla cake with buttercream icing. I kept it simple for the little one. She ended up wearing most of it. Happy birthday Charlie Kate!

Details from a bridal shower cake.

Happy 1st Birthday Reid! The little slugger got this half vanilla and half chocolate cake with chocolate chip filling for his party. The Phanatic was there to send his best wishes!

This party was at a tea room so naturally a teapot seemed like a good idea for the cake. The birthday girl was very pleased. She came back to the bakery the following day to thank me!

Pup-cups!

Ariel is the most mischievous of all the princesses and my personal favorite!

Horses and princesses. They can be frightening words to a decorator! Although the concept seems simple and something a decorator would do on a regular basis, they are quite challenging. If you make the eyes on a princess just a bit too close they can look cross eyed. If you make a horses legs a little too short it could pass for a dog (OH those long legs!) Or if the ears are too big, it looks like a Donkey!! The small details can make or break a cake.

A "Car nut" and a dog lover. This cake was made for a 40th birthday party. A silver 1966 Mustang and a Rottweiler was the request. The birthday boy was impressed which made me happy. There are a lot of details that go into a front end of a car like that! (My husband gave me some tips). The car was made completely out of buttercream and the dog was sculpted out of fondant.

So many parties, so many themes!!

Sesame Street has been a children's favorite for years and has definitely been the subject of a majority of my character cakes. This is a classic with four of the characters drawn on the sides of the cake while Elmo fittingly sits on top ( he does reign in popularity).

The bottom tier was chocolate and the top tier vanilla, iced with buttercream.

Cupcakes!!!

This one was made for my sweet little four year old niece Molly. The cake decorations were made of buttercream and the characters were sculpted out of fondant. "We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!"

ICE CREAM!!!!!! Oh, I mean cupcakes that look like ice cream. Just as good.

Daisies, roses, lilies, and pansies. Everybody loves flowers!

I recently returned to Colonial Farms in Washington Crossing, PA. It's a great bakery and deli and I am so happy to be back. It feels like home. These are just a few of the cakes I've done in the last two weeks at this busy store. I am looking forward to my future here, the possibilities (and orders) are limitless.

Check out the pretty flowers growing in my backyard. The only problem is I can't remember what they are called?! I am on a quest to find out...