Roller Disco Party

Flashback!

Roller Skates!  Wow, how many years since you've seen a pair of roller skates, roller blades maybe, but skates!?

Disco!  Complete with Saturday Night Fever dancers and a glitter ball for flashing lights!

Tie Dye!  What 70's themed birthday would be complete without some of the rainbow swirls!?

This is a topsy turvy style cake, iced in buttercream. 

Bottom tier is buttercream, handpainted for tie dye effect.

Middle tier has chocolate dancers.

Top tier is RKT covered in fondant, not cake.

This was a fun challenge!

Tinkerbell's Party Dress

Doll cakes.....who doesn't remember having a doll cake when they were a kid? 

(Well maybe a few guys out there, but I'm sure they were AT a party that had a doll cake at some point in time!)

So much fun...I can eat this AND I get a toy when it's all said and done.....SIGN ME UP MOM!

Tinkerbell is one of the new "Disney Princesses" so I wanted to give her a beautiful party dress to wear!

I got the tinkerbell doll at one of those large discount chain stores...I'm sure you know one of those.

All parts of her that are inside the cake are safely covered in saran wrap.

She is iced in buttercream with a fondant bodice and flowing train of petals/leaves down the back.

Purple and green is such a lovely combination for this party dress!

Her wings came with the doll....believe me I would love to figure out a way to make edible see through wings for next time!

Of course I saved her clothes and packaged them in a cute little cupcake box for the birthday girl to dress her up after the party!

Thomas the Train

I really love the challenge that comes with a 3D cake.

You have to think about the physics and gravity issues to make sure your cake will remain stable enough for transport.  I also try to use the minimal amount of internal structural support to ensure easy cutting and serving at the party. 

There are a lot of tutorials out there on how to make a Thomas the Train cake.  And you better believe I looked at a LOT of them!  I find the best teachers are the ones out there blogging and sharing!  Here is a REALLY good step by step tutorial

Also, finding pictures (or better yet a physical model) of what you want your final product to look like really helps!  You have to use your artist's eye to think about dimension and proportions.

 

I found myself rushing to get to delivery so I didn't get the best pictures.  But I hope you can see all the fun details.

Thanks for stopping by! 

And if you don't mind ....  know of any good tutorials to share?

Oh "Deer"!

I love when someone comes to me with a new idea! 

Don't get me wrong, I love doing themes to match invitations or party decorations, because there is some totally cute/awesome stuff out there! 

But to have an idea and then to create it is pretty darn cool.

So her hubby's turning 30 and he's a deer hunter....so....

Oh "Deer"!  Will is 30!

I love the expression I was able to get on this guy! 

Of course everything always looks better in real life....(I seriously need some photography skills and a new camera!) 

Not sure if you can see the shape of his mouth, but he is wide eyed and jaw dropped in his look!

Here is the side view to help you see how he is built.  He is made from RKT, then covered in buttercream and fondant.  I made his antlers from modeling chocolate hoping they would maintain their shape, but I did end up having to put a wire support in those.  I try to avoid putting non-edible things in/on cake, I worry about someone chomping down on something unexpected. 

So here you go....ALMOST 100% edible.

Thanks for checking it out!

Tangled Tower

For everyone that remembers, I only have boys at my house.  So when I get cool girl themed cakes, I jump at the chance....but sometimes I have to do research to make sure I have the details.

There is pretty much NO WAY that my boys would sit through the movie Tangled!  So I had to resort to internet research on this.

Mom specifically requested a 3D tower, so you know I was all over that idea!

Mostly the base is the cake that was served at the party.  There is a small cake that makes up the bulk of the tower top.  The tower itself has a pvc pipe to maintain the integrity and also to hold the weight of the top.  Then I used RKT (rice krispie treats) to build the shape into what you see.  Then it is covered with buttercream icing.

The very top of the tower is a sugar cone upside down and covered with fondant shingles. 

My favorite part is her long golden hair flowing out the window and down around the base of the tower.

I have since viewed the movie....and believe it or not the boys watched too!  :O

Thanks for stopping by!

UGA Helmet

Hunter loves University of GA football. 

 I'm sure most boys around these here parts do.

*Say that last sentence with a good Georgian drawl please.

So a 3D helmet cake was in order for his birthday!

This is completely iced in buttercream, the accents are made from fondant. 

I even added his name to personalize it for him.

I love the silver "rivet snaps"!

How much fun can you have with cake???

Go Dawgs!

Monkey Love!

I really love opportunities to make 3D cakes.  It is fun to visualize it in my mind and then see it "come to life" in cake!

I had a request for a monkey/gorilla cake.  Madison really loves watching the "Tori and Dean" show and wanted to have a 3D gorilla cake like one from the birthday party of Tori and Dean's son Liam's first birthday.

I don't mind getting inspiration from other cake artists, in fact there are so many talented people out there that I wish I could be like!  But I knew that the cake from the show wasn't near cute enough for Madison.

I found this picture on Celebrity Moms blog

Of course Madison didn't need to have such a large cake, so I had to scale down and of course I set forth with my plans. 

CUTE, he has to be CUTE!

This gorilla/monkey is a cake body and a rice krispie head.  Covered in chocolate buttercream icing and fondant accents.

Here is a close up of the banana he is holding.

Thanks Madison for such a great plan!  I hope you had the best birthday ever!

Chubby Bunny

This was my entry for a cake contest in one of our local area Relay for Life events. 

I have had this cute little ceramic bunny for years and I saw this as a chance to make a replica of her in cake.

I am so pleased with the result!

Cake and ceramic bunny together.

The cake is carved from 6" and 8" rounds.  The head is made from Rice Krispie treats and covered in fondant.  The bunny is iced in buttercream with fondant accents.

I just love my chubby bunny!

P.S.  I did win the trophy for the contest.  :)

Let's Talk Turkey

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

This is the cake I made for the celebration at my DH's work.

I just love his expression and the eyebrows....forget about it!!!!

Here is a side view, you can see his wings.  This cake is all buttercream with modeling chocolate wings, tail feathers, head and feet.

I'm thankful to have such great blogging friends!

Chipper Jones Fan Birthday

3D cakes are fun to make!

Here is the classic baseball atop grass with team logos.

Gage is a big fan of #10 Chipper Jones, so I added the jersey and Chipper's autograph to the ball!

Daisy Cake Tutorial

You may have seen the 3D daisy cake I did a few weeks ago.  When I received a request for another one, I thought I would take pictures to show you how I turned a 2 layer 12" round cake into a 3D daisy!

So first imagine the crumb coated cake as round....

Then I measured the circumference around the outer edge to determine how large each section should be.

Once I mark out each section, I cut a small triangle on each line and turn the triangle piece around to make the tip of each petal.

Here is the top view of the triangles.

Then use buttercream to attach the pieces and fill in the gaps.  I had to trim the tips off the very ends since my board wasn't quite large enough.

Again, this is the top view.

And here is Ella's Ladybug Daisy Cake!

I used a different design and different colors for this design....you know how I don't like to do the EXACT cake more than once!

This could definitely work for a snowflake or any other kind of multi petal flower!

3D Flower with Ladybug

A colorful daisy with a ladybug on top.  That was the request. 

I love to see the new themes people choose!  This is Raegen's 2nd birthday and 2nd cake from me!

Here is the feedback I received!

Karen,

Once again, you've outdone yourself! Raegen's 2nd birthday cake, the ladybug on the daisy, was so cute! It was a shame to have to cut it, but since we knew from experience just how wonderful the cake was going to be, we dove right in!! It is so obvious how much love & time you put into your cakes. Thank you for making Raegen's day so special!

Tracie R.

Firetruck Party

For Brett's 2nd birthday (click link to check out her party blog), his mom asked the local volunteer fire department to bring a truck to the house and let the kids learn and have fun! What a wonderful idea!

She also wanted a cake that would fit that theme.

So here is the top view of his cake.

And here is the front view.

And just for fun a quick close up of the panels.

Everything is edible! I used fondant and chocolate for accents. You can even tell I used OREO's for the tires!

Happy 2nd Birthday Brett!

Black and White Baby Shower

A baby shower with a black and white theme. I wanted a small splash of color and since the baby's gender is unknown, I went with yellow.

The baby bump is a half ball pan cake and the ta-tas are cupcakes.

I used a mat to texture the fondant dress. Quilted sides with buttercream flower accents.

They were very happy with the cake.

Congratulations on your new addition!

Dad's Golf Bag Birthday

What's more fun than having your cake and eating it????

Having your favorite sport in cake and eating it!

Lady Shark Luau

The Lady Sharks were having their softball celebration with a luau theme and called for a cake...

This is what I came up with!

Top view...I copied their name logo in black icing and created fondant softballs.

I'm not a dentist....but this shark needs some work!!!

I added buttercream lei's and chocolate hibiscus flowers and adorned the sides with buttercream bubbles.
The shark is molded from rice krispie treats and covered in fondant. Her fin is made with fondant and modeling chocolate so it would hold it's shape.

Way to go Sharks!

I've Got a Golden Ticket!

Gabe's 5th birthday is a Wonka~rific celebration.

He really wanted to have a golden ticket!

So I made him a giant Wonka bar with the wrapper torn back to reveal his birthday Golden Ticket.

Here is the "nutritional information" on the wrapper.

And here is the other side with "Net Weight" for the birthday boy's age.
This is the feedback I received from Gabe's Mom:

"Thank you for everything. The cake was a great hit (as always). It was delicious. The little bit of chocolate icing made it even better than usual. I had a lot of parents ask about you so I hope you get some extra business from it.

Thank you again for making Gabe's Birthday special.

J."

This was a totally fun party theme! Happy 5th birthday Gabe!

Zebra Gift

I've done a zebra gift before. But practice makes "perfect".

Some of the changes I made. I used fondant to cover the "lid" cake. I mainly use buttercream, because that's what people want, but to get the smoothest finish....fondant did the trick. I also did a more traditional loopy bow with corkscrew ribbons.

This is far from perfect, but I think this one is moving in the right direction.

Also the feedback I received was wonderful. I love it when someone takes the time to make a call letting me know how much they enjoyed the cake. I think this was a great "gift"!

Tool Time!

Aaron is turning 30.

His wife wanted to get him a special cake that reflected his interests. She requested a tool box.

This cake is covered in cream cheese icing and the tools are made from fondant.

Hope your day was "tool"rrific!

Pink Tiki Tiers

I love this edible tiki hut! This time I changed the roof of the the hut into large pink petals....per the birthday girl's request and I LOVE how it looks!

I also added a lei around the top tier to add more flowers to the design.

Hope your birthday was fun Grace!