Bowling Party

We have this cool new bowling/game arena Frames n Games in our area.  I have delivered several cakes to parties there, but this was the first time the cake actually matched the party activity!

I made the birthday boy's name and the bowling terms out of chocolate.  I used a fun background, because I wanted it to give the feeling of when the ball hits the pins!

I made the "wood" planks by making creases in my buttercream and then I painted some brown food coloring to give it a bit of "wood grain" feel.

Hope your birthday was a "Striking" good time Brandon

60th Wedding Anniversary

60 YEARS!!!

What an amazing accomplishment! 

So the daughter of this lovely couple wanted to go with a smaller version of the original wedding cake.  She sent me several pictures and I studied that cake!

This is my modern version of the original cake.

Here is the couple 60 years ago cutting their first cake.

I hope you continue to celebrate your love and life together for many, many more years!

Black and White Wedding Shower

Black and White!

Classic color combination, so classy, so versatile. 

Black and white are the main colors for the wedding, so for the shower she decided to keep with the wedding theme. 

Wedding cake cookies as favors.

I went with 2 different designs to mix it up a bit.

And a simple white buttercream cake with cornelli lace and a fondant bow.  The new bride's monogram is done in dark chocolate. 

(I love that new pearl spray in a can....shiny, shiny bow!)

Best wishes to the bride to be!

What Time is It????

If you don't watch Cartoon Network, then you don't have any idea what Adventure Time is. Even if you watch CN.....you might still NOT understand what Adventure Time is.

My kids laugh hysterically at this show....it is a bit bizarre and definitely a fantasy cartoon. So for my oldest's 11th birthday I decided to use this as the cake theme.

This is the top view.

Here is a front view. The characters are made from chocolate.

Here is the birthday boy...anxious to get the candles lit and make a wish!

And finally here is "Jake" all served up with a slice!

Happy Birthday my sweet boy. You are growing up too fast.

Mom loves you forever!

Black and White Sweet 16

Ahhh, to be sweet 16 again!

(I don't really think I want to go back in time.., but it might be cool to have a sweet party!)

Molly's mom planned a very cool surprise party for her. Black and White with a splash of pink and silver. She gave me a plate and the invitation as inspiration and this is what I made!

When I arrived during set up, it was amazing. I love that it was a surprise party!

Hope your 16th birthday was SWEET!

HALO

When coming up with a cake theme, especially for older kids, thinking about the things they like or the hobbies they have is a good place to start.

Patrick likes to play...

This is one of the pictures sent to me by mom. Master Chief is the main character they wanted for the cake.

I took inspiration from the background, blue with mountains and clouds.

Happy 16th Birthday Patrick!

First Birthday Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse seems to be a very popular first birthday request!

Mickey is a classic that never goes out of style!

Of course each baby needs her own cake to explore and eat!

Caroline had the best expression on her face when I showed her the cake.

She was truly excited and happy, a one year old expressions are simply real!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE when I get such a reaction!

Hope it was a fantastic party!

Iron Man

Iron Man Theme. Personally, I haven't seen Iron Man 2 yet, but I really liked the first movie. I'm not big into action movies....but I guess I have a soft spot for Robert Downey Jr.

Realistic characters can be quite a challenge when making the translation into sugar. This was the picture mom sent of the decorations.I really liked the circuit board background and wanted to incorporate that into the overall design. So I made up my own circuits on all 4 sides of the cake.

I made Iron Man from chocolate so I could place him on the cake easily with my circuit board background.

Mom had a great phrase to use..."Charged Up For Your Birthday"... it really helped bring home the use of the buttercream "wiring".

Hope your 8th Birthday was "electrifying"!

Bakugan

A Bakugan Theme.

If you don't have kids, you might not have heard of Bakugan. It's similar to Pokemon.....but they come with these "creatures" that are rolled in a ball and when the magnet hits the card it unfurls and reveals the bakugan inside.

This is the official logo of Bakugan Battle Brawlers. I copied this logo (as best I could) in buttercream and put it on top of the cake. Then I added all the "section" markings that you would see on a bakugan ball that is closed.


There are several different attributes that a bakugan can have. I made sure to get the symbol for each attribute and made them from colored chocolate and put those around the side.

Ventus

Sub Terra

Pyrus

Haos

Darkus

Aquos

I really like the way this one turned out. I think Dylan's mom was happy too!

Happy Birthday Dylan!