Wedding shower Cake

Wish they didn't want the tips of the roses darker...I think it would have been prettier solid and roses done in gum paste. These where done in royal icing, leaves out of fondant with a mold. Was trying to get her china pattern to go around the cake but in the color pink. Hoping the little tiny edible pearls attached to the side do not fall off. Made big pearls by rolling fondant into balls then brushing with pearl shimmer dust. Why do I always feel like every cake I do is terrible when I am finished, then in the morning I am happier. I need to stop being so critical over my work. Most people get that it is icing and sugar. I am not in some cake challenge.

I just wish I was as good as the pros'

Alabama Cake

Alabama cake would have been so easy if I had not had the mess up with Vic and the oven. Remade big Al and the emblem while making the other Alabama cake. Finished them both up and now I am exhausted. Poor Larry's cake Just had to get thrown together. Let my daughter do the polka dots and made a fast little big AL face for the middle............hey its for free how can he complain. He will be thankful he got a cake.

Mater Cake

Mater cake, Oh my. I want to scrap the whole thing and start over, But I am already behind as it is. I have two other cakes I have to do and this one is due tomorrow. Hoping I like it in the morning when I am not so tired. I was really wanting to impress and wow with this one. I am going to have to settle with It's better than a grocery store cake. Stressed any way, one of the cakes I am doing this weekend is another Alabama cake. I had made big AL the elephant and had him air drying in my oven to keep him protected. Well, my husband decided to make muffins when I took the kids to school. I lost big Al and the hand painted emblems. Not to mention the Styrofoam board and a good cutting board. Well I spent yesterday cleaning a burnt on mess in the oven and the black soot on every thing else. So today I tried to get caught up. I only got this cake finished. Hoping tomorrow I can get this one delivered and start on the other two when I wake up with energy. ( please let me wake up with energy )))). We are expecting snow tomorrow. If I worked all night to get this done and I don't get to deliver it............ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! good night

Apple crate cake

Apple crate cake. I know what your thinking " Hey, you have shown this one before" Wrong!! I got my chance at making this one again. This one was for a man that grows and sells his own apples. Can not wait to find out if he loved it or not. The person that requested it loved it and I guess that is good enough for now. I added more color to the leaves this time and added some leaves to the little flowers on the side. Thinking this one looks better than the first try at it. Took me all day to accomplish this one but, I was real happy with it.Well there is always something I wished I could have done better but....... If I am ever asked to this one again, I think I will have it down pat. Next week not sure what I am going to do. I had one of this weekend cakes moved to next weekend where I already have two cakes I am doing... Might be some late night decorating going on this week. Will be glad to get this mater cake out of my hair. I am tired of thinking, worrying, and planning it........let's hope she does not move it back any more.

Simpson's cake

Simpson cake was fun to do wish I had more time to work on the characters. Was wanting to do all the characters on the cake but, did not have the time nor make enough money to do so either. My men"s head sunk a little over night and homer should have been fatter. They where happy with it and loved the pic of the cake when I showed them online.Next week will be my challenge week. I will be doing mater and the apple basket cake . Was shocked at how both the cakes I did last night came together fast for me. I am not sure if I am getting faster or where they just easier cakes I pulled off.

I did make my creation for the top of the cake the day before. Every min. counts when you have a deadline.

My version of the pregnant dress cake

Well not much to say about this one. The young pregnant women saw a picture online of a cake and wanted it to look just like the pic. I came as close as I could. I did add some shimmer to the fondant to give it more glitz and of course wrote the baby to be Born's name on the little heart I made from gumpaste. From the picture was not sure what they did for the edges of cake so I tried to come as close as I could to what I saw. This one also gave me a chance to practice my pipping. Still need a lot more practice on that one.

I think she should be happy, Don't think your going to get a grocery store to come out with this.


Wish I would have gave the body a neck... the boobs look a little like a back side and I wish I would have made the belly a little bigger. I also gave my women a little more sexy figure. Like all my creations always happier the next morning after a good nights sleep.

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!