drawing of the apple cake

This is the design I drew up for the apple cake. I thought I would show the design in its creative stages. That way everyone can see what I was going for and what I end up with.

Fondant Apples

This weeks cake is all about apples. This is my first stab at making some apples. I wanted not to use so much fondant and have five lbs. on top of the cake so...... I formed Rice Krispies into the shape then covered with fondant. Did a little painting to add depth. Going to be making a round apple crate( basket ) out of cake and then cover it with fondant and hope it turns out like the picture I drew.I saw the idea on line and thought I could make it work for the apple themed birthday party. Of course adding my own touch, Ideas and talent to the mix. I was scared of the apple theme at first , now I am loving what I want it to turn out looking like. Always praying they turn out. Keeping the fingers crossed and my hopes high. Stay tuned to see if this one comes out looking good or not.

little mermaid cake

Well ,this is what I came up with. Did not get started on this one till late. Over all I am sorta happy. Would have loved to have the little mermaid made out of gum paste look just like the Disney version, but what can ya do? Made characters out of gum paste and fondant. Cut out an oval out of white fondant and painted her picture on it and happy birthday to put on the side of the cake. I think my trunk was my best part. I thought it looked real cool. Here's hoping They like this one.

One bad day with cakes

This one has to be my worst. I waited to late to get started. I was not happy with my skull. my snake was to dark for top of cake... the Oreo cookie crumbles made it hard to do any decorating on top of the cake and my butter cream never would crust over. I cooked the cakes the same day they were put together, which then made them hard to stack and layer with fudge topping in between the layers. I wanted it to have many snakes crawling in and out at the bottom but, again I ran out of time. He only got a few snakes. Finally put it together and made it all work. Just thanking God this one was for my son. I do no think I could have sent this one out to any one paying for it. This one was a live and learn from your mistakes for sure.

The pink and violet anniversary cake

This weeks cake was for an anniversary. I Just butter creamed the whole cake. Used fondant to make ribbon band. Made royal icing roses and attached them as I made them. Wished I would have made the board bigger on the bottom so I could have made bigger roses coming off the bottom. Oh' Well I did the best I could do with the choices I made. Happy with this one all being considered. To be butter cream covered it turned out OK smooth.

Little mermaid cake

This one was for my niece... made it when little mermaid came out....so that tells you how old this pic is. Again i just drew on the picture using a tooth pic then filled in with different tips to get the effect i wanted ...............excuse the bad picture quality it was taken with an old disposable camera... and i scanned it in. I guess that is why I got tired of working in butter cream... it was a lot of work to get it to look like what I wanted it to... I always strive for realistic to the character as much as I can. I remember being proud of this one also. It looked better in person.

The Batman cake

Thought I would up load an old pic of a cake I did for one of my nephew's birthday. Had to be done sometime in the 90's considering Zach is now like 21 or 22.... This one was done in all butter cream... Back in those days that was all I used... this one I remember taking me a long time... I drew it out with a tooth pick and then filled color in... I was real proud at the time because I thought my face looked good......Looked like the real batman at the time.

Cakes seemed to be a hit at the wedding...Couple was happy and guest complimented on them often..( me....I found the grooms cake turned out dry and the wedding cake tasted better but, i am not a fan of boxed red velvet cake. Glad i did not try to make them from scratch ( they do taste better that way.) I was already in a time crunch. Now we move on to the next one... This week...........wedding anniversary, Pink and lavender tiered up like a wedding cake... ( this one is going to be a round cake , Hoping it will be awhile before I have to do another square cake again.)

I found the square cake to be awkward to work with and difficult to cover the big bottom tier in fondant.....( still loving working in the fondant though.. it is amazing how well it travels and easy to fix on the spot. Wedding cake squished in a little on the back side ( thank you God for being the back of the cake) All I had to do was push it back down .......no one ever noticed.

Black and White Scroll Wedding Cake,

It is now 11:26 p.m. The Brides cake is finished. I do not even want to count the hours that I put in today. I am also just getting to eat my supper. I should call this one the cake from hell. I bought a new brand of fondant to try... It does taste better, but it is so soft. It's easy to rip, bubble, and very sticky. I will not let that deter me from using it again because I do prefer the taste of it better ( Satin Ice ) . Wilton's brand is easier to work with.. seems to be thicker in consistency. I will just have to learn how to work with the other. Then I never could get my roses done before hand. So, ribbon roses were tossed together and stuck on. Then my pipping was terrible. It kept stopping up my small tip. Over all just glad I am done. These are just what they are. Not loving them but, I will live with them. Lesson learned in today's hobby.. NEVER do two big cakes in one day. I am only one person with one stove and a mixer. Would love to try the black and white scroll pattern again..............When it is the only one I will be working on.....and not starting on it at complete exhaustion. My feet are throbbing, my back is aching, and my hands hurt. Getting out of bed at 6:00 , and stood on my feet till I sat down to do this.............( did have a fifteen min. lunch break) but will get to bed by 12:00. If I can only relax enough to fall a sleep.

U A groom cake

close up of the alabama grooms cake

It is now 3:27 p.m. I am finished with the Alabama Grooms cake. Grooms initial is the center piece with Big Al being the groom on this cake. I started as soon as I got back from taking the kids to school. So, I am thinking This one took me about 7 hours with maybe 30 min sit down breaks here and there. I did put the hounds tooth print on top. Cutting each print out by hand. That was my most time consuming part. Oh' and lets not forget I made the elephants and all other little add on's out of gum paste about a week ago. This cake in total has about 10 hours of work put into it. To find out The S was backwards and everything had to be turned around .........I am tired and exhausted and still have the big grand daddy of a bride cake to go.....Hoping I can hold out till the end and make it great. OH' dear lord be with me for the next 7 hours or more.