tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52206765155044729262024-03-14T01:47:28.295-07:00Cake BelieveWhere sweet dreams come true.Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-52274691442908269772013-11-22T12:43:00.000-08:002013-11-22T12:44:44.567-08:00Cake Believe 2014 Hiatus<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As we are approaching the end of 2013 and looking forward to
the new year I have news I would like to share with you all. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">Beginning <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>January 2014, Cake Believe will be taking a
hiatus</span></b><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First and foremost, I would like to thank all of my wonderful
clients who return to me each and every year to help celebrate those special
moments in their lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would not be
the cake artist I am today if it weren’t for your faith in me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of you I consider friends and I love
seeing your kids as they grow, helping welcome babies to your families and being
a part of celebrating the loving moments of weddings and anniversaries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am so grateful you have chosen my art to be
a part of your special days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Business
has really grown beyond the work of one person and I have spent many months
considering this change.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The things I am
looking forward to:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1) </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">SLEEP</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most weekends I operate on very
few hours of sleep and lots of caffeine (I never thought I would still be
pulling all-nighters so many years after college!)! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2) Family time on the weekends. 3) A kitchen
that isn’t covered in SUGAR! ;)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Things I will miss:</span></u></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> 1) Meeting new people and seeing
familiar friendly faces. 2) The great smiles and looks of wonder as someone first
sets eyes on their cake!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That has been the
priceless gifts <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>I</u></i></b> have received when delivering cakes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When I started this venture it was to give birthday cakes to
my own children that were homemade with love only the way a mother can
make.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a hobbyist caker, I have put so
much of myself into each and every cake, whether for my child or someone
elses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have grown tremendously as a
baker, cake artist and as a mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Recently
I found as I was sorting through my pictures of the last few years, they are
mostly cakes/cookies and the like and very few of my own kids and family time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we sometimes get reminded in life, each
moment we have together is a gift AND kids grow up WAY TOO FAST.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to be able to spend more time with my
family before the kids are leading their separate lives and moving on and up in
the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So while I have loved every moment of creating special cakes
and goodies to help other families celebrate, this hiatus will allow me to
spend everyday moments (especially weekends) with my family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t wait to see what my photo downloads
are going to contain.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t know what the future holds and when or if Cake
Believe will begin operating again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But
I thank you all for your faith and support of my business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you all! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for thinking
“Cake Believe”!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-67428212558607363772012-10-16T10:06:00.000-07:002012-10-16T10:06:26.122-07:00Topsy Turvy Tye Dye Glitter Peace ~ Say that 3 times, fast!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Peace signs and tie dye.</div>
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I used the same technique of painting on buttercream as before in <a href="http://cakebelieve.blogspot.com/2010/03/tie-dye-disco.html">Tie Dye Disco</a>. This time the colors are deeper.</div>
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Of course topsy turvy is "totally rad" so we had to do that!</div>
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I made the chocolate peace signs from colored chocolate and wanted to make them sparkly so I add colored sugar to each one! And white chocolate flower power too!</div>
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Once I got to the party for set-up, I added some additional fondant peace signs that also had colored sugar added for sparkle.</div>
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They were having a roller skating party! I love how trends roll back around. </div>
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Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-3599237156532272442012-07-10T13:30:00.001-07:002012-07-10T14:25:52.764-07:00Bride and Groom Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When I wasn't available to make the wedding cake (we were heading out of town to a wedding of our own!), the bride and her mom still wanted to have something from Cake Believe at the wedding.</div>
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So how about cookies as favors for the guests as they leave?</div>
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Now, what design???</div>
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The bride showed me some pictures of cakes she liked and she found a picture of cake pops that were decorated like a bride's gown and a tuxedo that she really liked.</div>
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We can certainly do a similar design on cookies! </div>
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It's not an original creation, this thought of using a heart (to represent the love) and decorating them as bride and groom are all over the web!</div>
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What makes it unique? Well this groom wasn't wearing a tux, he was wearing a suit!</div>
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And the color of the bridesmaid's and groomsmen's ties is watermelon!</div>
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So I matched the icing to the fabric swatch and viola!</div>
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Happy Wedding ... Wishing you a Lifetime of LOVE!!!</div>
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Graduation cakes almost always have the date on them. </div>
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So now shame on me, you will see just how far behind I am on posting cake pictures!!!</div>
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Use the school colors.</div>
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Use the school logo/mascot.</div>
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Mortar boards are a must in my book! (I have a great mold that I make with chocolate to sit on top)</div>
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AND of course the ever challenging CONGRATULATIONS that must be placed on the cake!</div>
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(I ALWAYS have a hard time getting that one centered and so setting it askew helps in not making it obvious if you started piping your letters in the right place or not!) </div>
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15 letters, count them<strong>....FIFTEEN</strong> letters in one word, the albatross of my piping bag!</div>
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I just love this invitation design! </div>
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It works well for any gathering, when people are "flocking" together to celebrate something special!</div>
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Of course, gathering to celebrate an expected bundle of joy arrival has to be one of the best reasons for a party!</div>
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Colors for this baby shower were a little different than the invitation. </div>
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Using pinks and greys.</div>
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Cookie favors that were shared at the party!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-79032160683453605112012-07-10T13:06:00.003-07:002012-07-10T13:06:59.563-07:00Peanut Butter Cup Cake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Who DOESN'T love peanut butter and chocolate????</div>
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(Well, except for people who are allergic to peanuts! So sorry about that, you might have to look away now, depending on how strong your allergic reaction is)</div>
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So Alan's favorite are Reese's Peanut Butter cups, so I when I saw <a href="http://www.bakerella.com/got-milk-i-hope-so%e2%80%a6/">Bakerella's post</a> about using pb cups IN and ON the cake.....</div>
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Delicious chocolate and peanut butter cake with a decadent chocolate ganache icing and smothered in chopped up PB cups. </div>
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Pass the milk please!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-3090153359062010172012-04-14T16:32:00.000-07:002012-04-14T16:32:27.050-07:00Barnyard First Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Look at these cute plates!</div>
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I love the little piggy!</div>
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This had to be the design for the party cake. </div>
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Cake is iced in buttercream with cow print on sides using black fondant spots.</div>
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Yum, yum chocolate MUD!</div>
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Roller Skates! Wow, how many years since you've seen a pair of roller skates, roller blades maybe, but skates!?</div>
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Disco! Complete with Saturday Night Fever dancers and a glitter ball for flashing lights!</div>
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Tie Dye! What 70's themed birthday would be complete without some of the rainbow swirls!?</div>
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Here was a fun request for cupcakes for the girls! (Easy to serve, and especially if you have your even as an open house....people aren't waiting around for someone to cut the cake!)</div>
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Bride's new Last Initial "B"</div>
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These cupcakes have a buttercream swirl and a fondant topper with buttercream initials.</div>
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Some might expect to see a "different" kind of cake....wink wink....if you know what I mean.</div>
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ANYWAY..... the theme for the bride's last Girl's Night Out, was high heels and martini's! </div>
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Of course hot pink and black are ALL the rage also!</div>
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But when you are out with your besties, you don't want to have to sit down with a plate and fork!</div>
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This theme worked really well with cupcakes. I alternated high heels and martini's made from chocolate as edible cupcake toppers. </div>
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The Theme: Hot Pink and Black to match the invitation - CHECK</div>
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Style: Please use Wedding Cake Pulls - CHE....wait....WHAT???</div>
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I thought I had been in the south long enough to have heard of all traditions surrounding cake (groom's cakes at weddings, smash cakes for first birthdays). </div>
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But this time I learned something NEW!</div>
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Have you heard of these? </div>
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Cake Pulls? (Absolutely nothing like a tractor pull!)</div>
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Cake Charms? (Like non-edible fortunes in cake!)</div>
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Intriguing to say the least.... if you want to google it....check here for the <a href="http://jewelrybyrhonda.com/webpages/cakecharmmainpage.html">background story</a>!</div>
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<tr><td align="center" class="style6">The custom of "ribbon pulling" dates back to time of Queen Victoria. A bride would hide small charms (distinctive symbols of romance, love, friendship, memorials, etc.) attached to satin ribbons within the icing of her wedding cake. The bride would have each of her bridesmaids (as well as other important women in her life) pull a charm from the cake before it was cut. It was believed each charm had a special meaning, a bit of advice, or would foretell the future in luck, romance, fortune, etc.</td></tr>
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Here are the charms that went into (or should I say under) this cake.<br />
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It's really kind of a fun idea. Bride gives gifts to bridemaids as a thank you, and this little charm has a special meaning or fortune attached to it. <br />
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Once I got a look at the invitation, I knew I wanted to do the damask pattern with a cake stencil, but I knew ribbons would be in the way. So I put the charms UNDERNEATH the cake, so as not to interfere with the decorating!</div>
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Does each bridesmaid pick a ribbon and they all pull at the same time, or just one person pulling in order of standing as the wedding party?</div>
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Well if I had to pick a top 5 .....Sylvia Rivas aka Chocolate Moose Cakes, is definitely on that list! You can click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chocolatemoosecakes/">here</a> to see her photostream on flickr.</div>
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Her work is AMAZING! The clean lines, the perfectly smooth buttercream, her wonderful artful eye for beauty! (Okay, so I idolize her....go look and you will too!)</div>
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She has a beautiful lady bug cake that she did, and I used her cake for inspiration when I received an order for an Oh So Sweet Ladybug first birthday. My client actually sent a picture of someone else's replication of Sylvia's cake for me to reference. But I knew I had seen that cake done perfectly before so when I checked her photostream I had my real inspiration to work from.</div>
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So here is my version of the Oh So Sweet Ladybug First Birthday theme!</div>
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Cake is iced in buttercream with fondant and chocolate accents. Ladybug top is cake and RKT(rice krispie treat), covered in fondant....the only non-edible decoration are the antennae. </div>
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Here is some ladybug "bootay"</div>
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Anna Grace's mom wasn't too sure about the fact that her daughter wanted a pirate party....</div>
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Pink Pirate Skulls!</div>
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Soooo.... I incorporated all those items and this is what the finished product looked like!</div>
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Cake is iced in buttercream with fondant stripes, and hand created chocolate skulls, names and number!</div>
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I love the color combination and how it all came together!</div>
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Thanks for looking!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-24309419380994317412012-03-18T20:35:00.001-07:002012-04-14T16:10:34.826-07:0040th Birthdays<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had to combine zebra stripes and wine!</div>
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Welcome to the "new 30's" ladies!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-37389174685380659212012-03-18T20:31:00.001-07:002012-04-14T16:10:21.266-07:00Topsy Turvy Chocolate Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is for a college graduation.</div>
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A fondant diploma, and a molded chocolate mortar board to top it all off!</div>
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Congrats to the Grad!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-21227417759610880002012-03-18T20:19:00.001-07:002012-04-14T16:10:01.929-07:00JB lives in Buttercream!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JB....Justin Bieber!</div>
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JB themed birthday requests started coming in!</div>
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So I found a picture of JB on the WWW and created a FBCT of his likeness.</div>
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This cake has the lyrics of his famous "Baby" song around the sides</div>
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Piano keys go all around the sides of this cake!</div>
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If I get another request for a JB cake, I think I'll try a different picture of him!</div>
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Something cool.....my photo editing software "recognizes" faces and asks for you to tag the person...... it wanted me to tag this face! </div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-69418031512209122512012-03-18T20:12:00.003-07:002012-04-14T16:10:01.933-07:00Mod Monkey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is the pink version for Maddy's 2nd birthday!</div>
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Happy Birthday Monkey....uh... Maddy!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-73368482991702797622012-03-18T20:08:00.001-07:002012-04-14T16:09:40.574-07:00Laser Tag ~ Round 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The sides show the maze of each teams color and getting to the home base of each color to earn points.</div>
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Hope your team won Matthew!</div>
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Happy Birthday!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-41827213046585535432012-03-06T11:38:00.001-08:002012-04-14T16:09:13.769-07:00C is for Cookie....Monster....AND cupcakes!<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who doesn't love cupcakes?</div>
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Well if you said "me" to any of the above questions, you should turn and run right now!</div>
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Okay, now that those haters are gone.....let the cookie monster cupcake pictures commence!</div>
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So here he is as a cupcake!</div>
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They really are easy to make and such cute fun!</div>
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Iced in chocolate buttercream (boy howdy do you wish you could smell this deliciousness!) with fondant accents.</div>
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What will the next trend be for kids these days?</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-25467608719999405752012-02-27T17:06:00.000-08:002012-04-14T16:08:27.521-07:0017 holes anyone?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A golf cake.....of course!</div>
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Lance's mom found several golf themed cakes online that she liked and we took the elements that she liked best from them and came up with this design.</div>
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Since golfing is an 18 hole game.... I thought having the flag to make this "hole" be his age was very appropriate!</div>
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It is iced in buttercream with a fondant "green", golf bag and flag. I even painted the golf clubs with silver lustre dust! </div>
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The golf ball on the board is molded from white chocolate!</div>
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So my neighbor is turning 40 and her hubby came over to see if I could make a cake.</div>
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First question I ask is "you want to be the guy who praises her for being "40 and fabulous"? or the grim reaper is knocking on her door guy?"</div>
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Yeah, well he um, picked dark. </div>
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I hope you survive this dear neighbor!</div>
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Next thing, let me see what scrapbook paper I have around that is black. </div>
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Ooooo, this is really nice with the concentric circles....I can totally use this!</div>
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Chris really wanted the grim reaper, but I wanted to go cute and not scary..... I found a good clip art and created him in chocolate!</div>
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He is pointing, so perfect placement for announcing how old Tracy is!</div>
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Happy Birthday dear neighbor!</div>Cake Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646522803575581065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5220676515504472926.post-87872736632011051552012-01-22T15:13:00.000-08:002012-01-22T15:14:05.257-08:00Youth is Dead, and buried....under this tombstone of cake!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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But I guess it's always fun to make a jab at someone's age.....well only when they are OLDER than you!</div>
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(shhh...don't tell Michael I'm WAY older than he is!)</div>
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Michael's wife wanted to let him know how much she loves him on his 30th birthday, so she called me and this is what he got!</div>
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Anchors Aweigh is the theme for Jaxson's first birthday. Here is what the partyware looks like.</div>
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