Goodbye Karoline and Happy Birthday Dave!

These two cakes were made for my best friend, Karoline's, goodbye party. I can't believe she moved to Boston over a year ago! She is a big NC State fan and is now attending Boston College. I miss her a ton-o-rama, but I am also really proud of her!!

I made this soccer ball cake for my hubby! In about a month I will be making him another b-day cake.... he is getting soooo old. I also made some sport cupcakes to go with this cake (baseballs and basketballs) but sadly I don't have a picture. Happy 28th Birthday Dave (a year later)!!

Lovely Ladybug

This is one of my favorite cakes to make. I think ladybugs are sooooo stinkin' cute!! I made this one for baby Mia's 1st birthday.

Monograms!

Here are lots and lots of monogram cakes! These are perfect for wedding showers, birthdays, graduations...the list could go on and on.

Highway Patrol Groom's Cake

This is my most recent cake and it was quite a challenge. The order: groom's cake made to look like the groom's police badge, hat and hand cuffs. The mother of the groom sent me some pics and here is the final product. I usually like "cutsie cakes" but I always end up loving the challenge of realistic cakes!

Oops, don't look at our really messy kitchen table!! When I'm making cakes the house gets a little messy...

Here it is all put together and safely at its' destination. Delivering cakes is always a little nerve-wracking and I didn't have Dave with me to calm me down this time.

Monkeys!!

These little guys are some of my favorites (and Dave's!). This was a birthday cake for two twin boys who were turning two! The theme was "monkeys and beachballs"....how cute is that?! Dave helped me make the 24 beachballs for all of the cupcakes. He was a well behaved student (for the most part).

Wonder Pets

So, I really had no idea who the Wonder Pets were until I got this cake order! I did a little research, found some pics and created the little critters. This was the first cake I made with little 3-D characters. This cake is iced with buttercream and all the details are done in fondant.

Happy Birthday Whitt!

This cake is a two tier cake made for Whitt's First Birthday! I think some of a favorite cakes are made for kids. Whitt's mom, Holden, went to Meredith with me :) Holden sent me a picture of a shirt she bought for Whitt to wear on his special day and I used the shirt for inspiration. The number one is carved out of fondant along with the "happy birthday Whitt" Thanks for letting me be a part of Whitt's special day!

Yoda

This cake was made for a 7 year old's birthday. I must admit, I am not the biggest Star War's fan, but this little guy is so ugly he's cute! I did the shading with brown food coloring and his wrinkles were actually a lot easier than I expected. He is vanilla and covered in buttercream awith a layer of marshmellow fondant. Yummy! I hope the little boys had fun eating his eyeballs.

Mercedes SL300 Groom's Cake

This is a Mercedes SL300 groom's cake I made for Chad and Raeanne. Chad loves Mercedes and has quite a few of them that he has fixed up. Raeanne surprised Chad with this cake on their wedding day! A few months before the big day, she emailed me a picture of the car and I did some measuring, carving and molding to make a replica of the real deal. This is a vanilla cake with buttercream icing and fondant. Everything is edible, even the writing!!

Alisa and Alex's wedding cake

Fondant with buttercream dots