Matt and Liz's Wedding Cake

I love summer and this cake screams "summer" to me. Maybe it's cause of the beautiful sunflower on top. I made this cake for our friend's Matt and Liz. It was my first "ruffle cake" and reminded me of "Ruffle Tuesdays" at work. Tracy (one of my BFF's at work) always wears ruffles on Tuesdays and I try to remember to as well. It has become a weekly tradtion.

 Anywho, I made these ruffles our of gumpaste and covered the cake with fondant. The ruffles were pretty time consuming. I basically rolled out strips and pushed down harder on one side when I rolled them out. You can also make gumpaste flowers that way. Maybe if I took some pics of the process it would make more sense :)

One more side note on this cake, my hubby took these super duper creative photos. I was really proud of him! I am really not the best photographer (I like way tooooo many other forms of art to start photography) and was excited to see him grab my camera and go to town. I didn't know he had it in him. He was even on the floor at one point. I think he has graduated from delivery boy to photographer.  

Have a fabulous weekend and stay out of Hurricane Irene!

 

3D Soccer Cake

Ok, so I must admit that I am super proud of this cake. It took me over 8 hours just to decorate, not including baking time, etc. It was for a rehearsal dinner and the groom is a big time soccer player. The groom's mom secretly took pictures off all her of son's soccer gear and emailed them to me. I then made replica's by carving the cake and using lots of fondant. Everything is cake and I hear the bride and groom each got a soccer cleat :)

Kristen and Doug's Wedding Cake

Kristen and Doug got married this past weekend and requested this beautiful cake. I met with them back in January and she already knew what cake she wanted! It was my famous white almond with buttercream and fondant. Rebekah, my sister went with me to set it up, which was a big help! Congrats Kristen and Doug!!

Boston Red Sox Cake

I actually made this cake for a baby shower! The mom to be didn't want anything babyish and they are both Red Sox fans. Dave was not very happy with me when I was making this cake and wanted me to surprise them with a Yankee's cake. Good thing he is not in the cake business and I only hire him once in a while ;)

A Fun Summer Birthday Cake!

Dianna asked me to make a birthday cake for one of her friends and here is the fnished product! I was happy to have my sister's help with it :) It is a two tier white almond cake and is covered with buttercream and fondant.

John Deere Tiered Cake



A Lil' Cow...




A Lil' Chick..




A Lil' Pig...



And some Johne Deere! Every little boy's dream. Emree had his 1 year John Deere themed birthday party in the park and this super yummy cake to add to the fun! The only thing I did not make on this cake was the little tractor on top. His mom ordered it online and brought it to me a few weeks before I made the Cake. All of the lil' farm animals are made out of gumpaste and the flavors are white almond and golden butter....yum yum! Emree's "piece" was the topper....a 6" "smash cake" for him to devour. One of my favorite details were the corn stalks, but I didn't get any good pictures of those! Anyways, they are on the 1st tier. I LOVED making this cake. People keeps asking me if I want a boy or a girl...either is fine but after making this cake I keep thinking of all the cool ideas for little boy's birthdays :)

Shhhh Baby Sleeping!

My friend, Steph, recently helped to throw a baby shower for her sister and here is the cake I made for it! I really enjoy using gumpaste now to make my figurines, flowers, etc. I used to use fondant for everything but this is soooo much easier to work with. Anywho, I made the baby out of gumpaste as well as the wording that I stuck up with toothpicks. Cake is white almond and everything else is covered in fondant. Check out the pretty wood it's sitting on - that is our new island in our kitchen! We have been renovating our kitchen for a little over a year now and it is almost time for a big reveal. I think I am going to need ANOTHER blog for that!

And on a more personal note....Dave and I are expecting a little baby of our own! Here is is a baby bump pic of my at 15 weeks. I am due December 2nd :)

Mini Anniversary Cake

I made this cake for my friends, Julie and Nate, for their 5th year anniversary. It has hard to believe they have been married for 5 years already and have 2 kiddos! When I was at Meredith, Julie was in my lil' sis class and was also in a Bible Study I led. Time sure does fly and I am so happy we are now in the same Sunday School class and Bible Study once again.

The cake was a 6" round cake...and is perfect for an anniversary because it is the same size as most cake "tops" :)

Tay and Jeff's Wedding

My bestest friends from childhood to now :)

Dianna (in the middle) is the one who encouraged me to start making cakes!

My groom :)

This past weekend, Dave and I traveled to Ocean Isle Beach for Tay and Jeff's wedding. It was such a fun weekend away and it is the first time in a while that I have really relaxed! I made the cake and had it all finished Thursday night so we could leave right after work on Friday. We spent the day Saturday and Sunday soakin' up the rays and hangin' out with friends on the beach.

The cake was two tiers and covered with buttercream and fondant. The biggest tier was White Almond (which has become a pretty popular flavor!) and the top was Triple Chocolate (my fave). This was the first time I made gumpaste flowers and I love hard hard they dry. It was perfect because transporting a cake three hours to the beach can be a little stressful! They flowers were super duper sturdy and everything got there in one piece. Congratulations Taylor an Jeff!!

Eli's 3rd Birthday Cake

Ok, so I have to admit kid's cakes are my absolute favorite to make! I made this cake for little Eli who turned 3. I work with his mom at Franklin Academy and was honored that she asked me to make his cake. He LOVES trains and anything with wheels. How cute :)