Chipmunk Girl Cake

Chipmunk Girl Cake

This one I started working on the chipmunks five days before they were needed. I used a mixture of fondant and gum paste mixed together. Mixing them together gives me something that will dry some what fast yet soft enough to create the faces and a little more time to work on them. I detailed them the rest of the way the next day using a painting method with food coloring. I marbled the cake with light and dark pink. Had no idea what to do with the rest of the cake, so I just went girlie and with the hot colors of the day. pink, brown and black. Was real proud of the one in glasses. She was my best one. The others would have done over if I would have had the time and not loose any more money off of it. Was going to put the boy chipmunk faces on the sides of the cake but, I did not like the result so we trashed them and went with black eyed daisies and brown polka dots. Now on to the Simpson cake that is needed for Saturday morning.

How do I make my hobby into a business?

I have a problem now. My little cake hobby is turning into a business. What do I do? I have people that want to get in touch with me to do a cake for them and I do not want my house or cell number handed out to strangers. Let's face facts. If I don't know the name on caller I.D. I do not answer. I am thinking about getting me a web page up and take orders up that way but, I do not even know how to get started. So far I have just been making the cakes and asking for enough money to keep my little hobby going. Let's face another fact, all those little tools of the trade are not cheap. Have no idea how to price the cakes they are wanting either. It is time consuming as well....another fact : I might work up to 8 hours on one little birthday cake. Sometimes have more time in those than I do on a simple wedding cake. I have three cake orders due next week. So far people have been asking through friends to get in touch with me but, with every cake I send to a party my reputation spreads further out into the universe. Help!! Lost and don't know what I am going to do!!! What is the next step to turning your self into a business???

WWE wrestling cake

Not much to say about this one.. was a little last minute, So I had to cover dowel rods for my post and use red curling ribbons for my robe. Would have used pretzel rods for post and red liquorish for the robes if I could have made a store run. Molded the men out of fondant and lucked up that they dried by morning. The WWE sign in the middle I cut out a circle from fondant and painted on the design with food coloring. Love doing that technique. Love getting to use my artful side of me. Found a face mold in the clay section in a craft store... ( Victorian faces to be exact) After I used the mold I then moved things around on the face to make each one different and look like men and a little more mean. I was on my own with the body, But I am now thinking I need to start looking in the clay craft section more often. They sell the little metal cutters cheaper over there as well. I think I pay any where from 4 to 7 dollars for some of those metal shape cutters in the cake section. I bought me three in a pack butterflies for $1.15 in the clay section, even a cuter shape.Now isn't that strange and ironic.

Jagermiester Cake.

Jagermiester cake took me some time to paint each label. Never really want to paint that deer again. Cake is 5 layers high. Butter cream icing then covered with fondant. The bottles where made from rice crispies then covered with fondant, then hand painted with food coloring. The ice was made from cooking sugar. Pouring out onto aliminum foil then crushed... would have loved to had more time to get better looking ice. I had to go with with what I had made up. Over all it looks ok for the amature that I am. Still learning somthing from each cake. Thinking do I want to go to school somewhere and really learn how to do this stuff or not. People still asking me to do there cake so I am getting alot of practice. Tomorrow it is a WWE wrestling cake... should be interesting. Will post that cake as soon as I am through.

Abby Cadabby Cake

This was my first shot at making Abby Cadabby cake. Did not even know who she was till asked to make her. Her base was shaped from rice Krispies then covered in fondant. Her magical wand has a tooth pic base then covered in fondant. Then using the grass tip I pipped the fluff on the end of the wand. Butterflies where made in advance so I could get more depth. I Got to use my new butterfly cutter and my letter cutter that I got for Christmas. I think I am getting to the step with this hobby that I need to find a cake supplier somewhere close to me. I have out grown the local craft store. Over all I was happy with the little figure... will change a few things If I have to do her again. But, I am ready for my next challenge. Bring it on!

This cake was for a man.. These where the colors he seems to like the most. It almost has an army feel to the cake which works also because he is army. Just wanted something small and more masculine. Finding ideas for a cake with a masculine feel was hard for me... But, isn't it hard when someone gives you free rein to do what you want yet they give you no spring board to jump off of . Was not even close to being my best cake........but really it was not my worst either.

Patriotic baby quilt

This is my latest baby quilt. Giving it to the little one for Christmas. He is 7 weeks old now.... better late than never uh? Hoping they like this one. Now on to the next baby that is coming up. Hope it is a girl( I have a girl one made and waiting to go ) so I can catch up. Will start a boy one just so I can break even. lol

Birthday cake

Not much to say with this one. Just covered in fondant cake.. customer wanted something purple and green for a girls birthday.. this is what I gave them.. They loved it. Me wished I made the bow bigger and more full and I put the happy birthday on my worse side of the cake. Oh ! well, live and learn.

UAB graduation cake

Graduation cake... learned a lot on this one... tried to make my top out of fondant, let it dry for about 3 days. ripped to pieces the day I put it together. I finally had to wrap some cake board in fondant to make the top. Hand painted the dragon onto dried fondant( proud of that any way) My poor tassel looked more like a squid with a knitted cap on but, flew with it any way. A lot of things I would change if I had to make again. For now, I will hang onto my dragon looked good.

added flower

I added the Rose... makes it more less manly...

Postal bag cake

Mail bag with mail..... carved cake then covered with fondant. Hand painted the emblem and stamps... also painted some texture to make the bag hopefully look like old leather. I might add a single rose to feminize it some. This cake is for a women postal carrier. Letters were made out of fondant. I let them dry over night then painted on stamps and writing.

I think I shocked my self with this one. This was my first try at any kind of bag. I have always wanted to do a purse. One old leather bag looks as close as I will come. Really happy with this one and I am not one to toot my own horn. But toot toot toot for me.. I think I am proud to deliver this one. Feels nice for a change. ....... still thinking over weather or not to add the rose.. Will depend on if the rose looks good tomorrow when i am finished. Next week........one birthday cake and one graduation cake... My little hobby seems to be taking off and I really didn't mean to turn it into work. People keep asking,, I guess I will keep making. ( or baking so to speak lol )