K's Cakes

Yo Gabba Gabba!

2012-02-10T19:28:00.000-06:00

I didn't even know what that meant before our granddaughter was born! Cupcakes for a boy turning three. Hope he and his friends love them!

Weddingish

2012-02-05T10:28:00.000-06:00

A simple little Princess cake with lots of buttercream, topped with a fondant bow and some glitter sugar. For an adorable, romantic couple whose wedding cakes I crafted a few years ago. They were taking their wedding party to lunch to celebrate their anniversary of becoming "engaged."

Couples Baby Shower

2012-02-05T10:19:00.000-06:00

Kinda funky, kinda girly, based on the colors of the shower invitation ... with non-traditional booties on top!

How a cake pop is born

2012-01-18T08:16:00.000-06:00

How a cake pop is raised

2012-01-18T08:14:00.000-06:00

Crumbled cake, buttercream icing and melted white chocolate.

How a cake pop gets dressed ...

2012-01-18T08:13:00.000-06:00

... for The Ball!

2012-01-18T08:11:00.000-06:00

Actually, this is for a sweet girl's birthday party at school.

A pink tea party cake

2012-01-18T08:06:00.000-06:00

For a dude's birthday

2012-01-18T08:04:00.000-06:00

A simple Christmas cake

2012-01-18T08:01:00.000-06:00

White Princess Sour Creme, buttercream icing, sugar 'snow' and a sugar poinsettia.

Pretty and pink and polka dots

2011-12-04T16:02:00.000-06:00

White princess sour creme with buttercream icing and a fondant bow atop.

When a Deer Hunter turns 50

2011-12-04T15:57:00.000-06:00

Red velvet cake (think Armadillo cake from Steel Magnolias!), iced in buttercream, covered in fondant. The antlers are cocoa krispie 'treats' covered in fondant.

Breast Cancer Awareness

2011-12-04T15:53:00.000-06:00

From back in October ... for a group of nurses to enjoy at their meeting.

Toy Story

2011-10-22T10:42:00.000-05:00

Woody rides high!

For a Grandpa who fishes

2011-10-22T10:36:00.000-05:00

A fondant trout leaped out of his cake!

Wine and Cheese Bridal Shower

2011-09-26T12:08:00.000-05:00

Wine and grape-themed cupcakes for dessert!

Isabella turned ONE!

2011-09-26T12:05:00.000-05:00

Cupcakes, cupcakes and more cupcakes!

Family Reunion on Crystal Beach

2011-06-29T15:42:00.000-05:00

This is from back in November (when I was totally gobsmacked by new grandbaby and couldn't post pics). But what a gorgeous cake, eh? White Princess Sour Creme cake slathered in buttercream and topped with chocolate shells and fondant pearls. Oh my. I can taste it now.

Back Hoe

2011-06-29T15:27:00.000-05:00

For a group of 2 and 3 year old boys. Donut tires, graham cracker dirt and a gumpaste back hoe. Everything else is cake and buttercream. Fun!

Can you tell

2011-06-29T15:23:00.000-05:00

... where this gal was moving to from Houston? Cute idea provided by the customer.

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-19T15:28:00.000-05:00

To all you great dads out there. These are the treats we are having tonight, along with veggie burgers and veggie hot dogs and potato salad and green salad and deviled eggs. A chocolate cake iced in buttercream in the shape of a couple of watermelon slices ...

... and ...

2011-06-19T15:24:00.000-05:00

Chocolate cake balls! The lighter chocolate coated ones are simple chocolate cake balls, the darker chocolate ones have a maraschino cherry stuffed in the middle. Oh my. WAY too rich!

Fire Truck!

2011-06-13T05:25:00.000-05:00

Every little boy's dream, methinks!

Yup

2011-06-09T11:11:00.000-05:00

That's the grandbaby I've been trying to blame for my lack of posts on this blog since last September. What a bad Granny I am. It really wasn't her fault and I shouldn't have blamed her.

(She is sitting in the midst of Grandpa's glorious garden here, a few weeks ago. Isn't she cute?)

As it turns out, I can blame all the lack of posts/pictures to this blog on my camera! Izzy's mom is a professional photographer. She helped me figure out how to upload pictures again from my camera to to my blog last night (the process which hasn't been working since September), then very diplomatically told me I have a DINOSAUR of a camera to deal with and better gosh darned buy a new one!

All righty then.

My apologies to everyone whose cakes I've created since September and haven't been able to post the pictures of ...

Baby Kate's birthday pies

2011-06-09T10:31:00.000-05:00

Yes, I know. She just turned 23. She's hardly a baby. But she's our youngest and we sometimes still call her that. And believe it or not, I sometimes do things other than cakes. On the left is a peach-blueberry pie, on the right you will find a fresh strawberry pie. Rather totally delicious, both of them.

Swim Party

2011-06-09T10:14:00.001-05:00

The birthday boy received a new pair of turquoise and white seersucker swim trunks with his initials embroidered on them. This is the cake version. Way fun.

Cake Balls!

2011-06-09T09:46:00.000-05:00

Such delectable little bits of heaven-in-your-mouth. Who wouldn't want a tray of these for their birthday?!

Baby niece cookies

2011-06-09T09:31:00.000-05:00

Even if I can't be there to hold and cuddle and smooch them when they're born, at least I can send some pretty darn cute cookies to celebrate their arrival onto the planet. (Their older siblings get the benefit, but I get the pleasure.)

Baby niece cookies - more

2011-06-09T09:24:00.000-05:00

These were a year late. Great Aunt Kevin has been a bit distracted lately. But they were made and sent with love to darling Berklee and her two big sisters!

Why you haven't seen many cake pics from me lately ...

2010-09-19T08:46:00.000-05:00

Because our first grandbaby was born at home in a tub under a full moon with a midwife on July 25. I can hardly bear to do little else since then but hold, rock, change, sing and talk to this glorious little girl. And by the way ... in this picture I'm rocking her in the rocking chair that my grandparents bought when they were pregnant with my dad in 1923. It's a keeper. And so is she. I'm back in the cake saddle again, though, and here are a few pictures from the past few weeks. More to come.

A Beach Wedding

2010-09-17T17:32:00.000-05:00

White Princess Sour Creme cake with wavy buttercream and lots of chocolate shells and fondant pearls for decoration. Oh my.

The Groom's Cake

2010-09-17T17:27:00.000-05:00

Chocolate cake slathered in buttercream, slabbed in chocolate, tied with a silver ribbon.

Fiesta!

2010-09-17T17:14:00.000-05:00

Cakeballs for a fiesta-themed party. Yum!

Ladybug, ladybug, flyaway home ...

2010-09-17T17:11:00.000-05:00

For a little girl who loves ladybugs, and red, and green. No pink, thank you ;-)

And cookies to match

2010-09-17T17:09:00.000-05:00

Wedding!

2010-07-02T09:28:00.000-05:00

A last minute cake for a small wedding ... so fun!

A day at the Zoo

2010-06-23T12:16:00.000-05:00

Baby Boy Shower.

Lightning McQueen

2010-06-17T19:06:00.000-05:00

What a fun cake!

College graduation

2010-06-17T19:05:00.000-05:00

High school graduation

2010-06-17T19:03:00.001-05:00

For two sisters. This cake was accompanied by 2 dozen star-shaped cookies decorated with their initials. Congratulations, ladies!

Cowgirl

2010-06-17T08:19:00.000-05:00

Birthday girl loves horses, barns and lassos. She drew the design for her cake.

Pink Elephants

2010-06-17T08:17:00.000-05:00

Cake design taken from the one year old's party invitations. Pink elephants and balloons. Cute!

Champagne Celebration

2010-05-22T14:37:00.000-05:00

The theme for the birthday party was "Pop" the champagne. The cake balls don't look so good in this picture (my photographic skills are less than stellar), but they were darling. White chocolate covered, dipped in sugary sprinkles and sparkly flakes. The wine bucket was the cake itself -- 3 layers of white cake slathered in buttercream and dusted with silvery luster dust. The champagne bottle itself is solid chocolate. (I KNOW, right??!!??) I'm just hoping the party goers are cracking into that chocolate champagne bottle and eating every last ounce of it as we speak. Not to mention enjoying the cake and champagne-bubble-esque cake balls. Happy Birthday!

Mario Brothers

2010-05-10T17:02:00.000-05:00

Chocolate cake on the bottom tier (for the kids), vanilla cake in the mushroom (for the parents). Iced in buttercream. Mario & Luigi handcrafted from fondant, other accents either fondant or buttercream. Much fun!

Rock Star Guitar Hero

2010-05-08T11:51:00.000-05:00

Half vanilla, half chocolate. Slathered with buttercream. Fondant accents. The stuff little boys' dreams are made of.

Fore!

2010-04-27T13:58:00.001-05:00

For a darling boy turning six who has finally moved on from Star Wars cakes to Golf cakes. The cake is buttercream and fondant covered chocolate, the cupcakes are white cake with green buttercream, topped with fondant golf balls. You might be able to see a few fondant golf tees and balls at the back of the cake board. This one was SO much fun.

Barnyard Animals

2010-04-23T17:31:00.000-05:00

For a baby boy turning 1. Animals designed from the birthday party invitation. Smash cake for the birthday boy plain and simple. Although I did add a bit of extra decor after I took this picture. Cute stuff.

Cookies for Nurses

2010-04-23T11:30:00.000-05:00

Youngest daughter finishes up her Clinicals for this semester today. These are thank-you cookies for all the nurses at the hospital who helped her learn. HBU's mascot is a Huskie, their colors are orange and blue, so those are orange dog paws, complete with toenails. The nurses' caps look quite Florence Nightengale-ish, but hey ... she was my childhood hero, that Florence.

Fashionista Mommy To Be

2010-04-17T13:50:00.000-05:00

Walking in her high heels with her blonde hair flying and shopping bags in her hands! Based on the baby shower colors of blue hydrangea, pistachio and brown. Yumm!

Simple Princess Cake

2010-04-17T13:40:00.000-05:00

For a lovely lady turning "a certain age." Italian Cream Cake with buttercream icing, her favorite color is coral, and the tiara is hand crafted from royal icing and painted with silver luster dust. I tried to keep it simple for a change ;-)

Bebe Shower

2010-04-15T12:42:00.000-05:00

A red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. Two tiers. Colors based on the nursery bedding. YUM!

More Easter Yumminess

2010-04-04T10:10:00.000-05:00

The orange cakeballs are carrot cake, the pink ones are triple chocolate fudge, the cookies are shortbread with fondant and royal icing. Wish y'all were here!

Happy Easter

2010-04-03T14:21:00.000-05:00

Cookies and cake balls and frosting, oh my!

First Birthday

2010-03-30T14:47:00.000-05:00

The birthday boy's party invitations were all blue and orange and white stripes. Mom was giving star-shaped cookies as party favors. Thus, this cake. Bottom layer is white cake, top layer is carrot cake. Yummy!

21st birthday

2010-03-30T14:42:00.000-05:00

I love these gals who order their own 21st birthday cakes. This one was in shades of pink, with silver dragees and pink cakeballs to go on the side. You can still see the tiny balls of saran wrap holding up the loops of the icing bow on the top of the cake. (It was a humid day here.)

Cake balls

2010-03-30T14:39:00.000-05:00

For a Beatles/1960's/tie-dye themed birthday party. Fun!

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake +++

2010-03-30T14:34:00.000-05:00

A triple chocolate fudge birthday cake with chocolate filling and icing, topped with chocolate ganache and a few sprinkles. Plain and simple, but delicious!

For the Fam

2010-02-21T12:44:00.000-06:00

Some of you may presume that my family gets all kinds of delicious and gorgeous treats every day of the week around here. All of you close friends and fam know that you're darn lucky to get a cake scrap and a scoop of frosting on any given day! In any case ... here are some fancy and delicious cupcakes that I actually MADE for family and friends today. I love those mini chocolate chips.

Bowling Birthday Party

2010-02-21T12:38:00.000-06:00

A bowling pin cake.

Bowling Birthday Party

2010-02-21T12:34:00.000-06:00

And these are the bowling ball cupcakes.

Homemade Cloverleaf rolls

2010-02-21T12:32:00.000-06:00

The continuing cold weather has me back in the mood to create homemade breads lately. I made these for dinner the other night and there were only 3 left before I thought to take a picture. Delicious!

Moose and Zee

2010-02-14T12:56:00.000-06:00

Popular with the one-year-old set, as far as I can tell ;-)

Chicago bound

2010-02-09T13:02:00.000-06:00

For middle daughter's St. Valentine's Day.

GI Joe Tank cake

2010-02-08T18:14:00.000-06:00

Bright and Happy Birthday!

2010-02-08T18:01:00.000-06:00

L'il Man Sleeping

2010-02-08T17:05:00.002-06:00

To match the nursery decor.

Baby Girl Baby Shower

2010-02-08T16:46:00.000-06:00

This was a carrot cake with cream cheese frosting underneath the fondant. Baby Girl's nursery is all done up in pink and brown. Cute!

Cookies for a Cousin

2010-02-08T16:42:00.000-06:00

A fun new technique. Shipped across country. Nothing broke!

Lizzie turns 12!

2010-01-18T14:04:00.000-06:00

A leopard print cake with hot pink maribou, bows, pearls and a high-heeled sandal. What more could a young fashionista ask for?

Baby Girl Baby Shower

2010-01-18T13:46:00.000-06:00

Is this the most beautiful tablescape EVER? I didn't get a picture of this cake before it went out the door, but the the grandmother-to-be managed to snap this one. Love it.

My apologies ...

2010-01-16T09:25:00.002-06:00

Yes, I know. You are all getting pretty sick of looking at Snoopy. I've posted a few new pictures below so your eyes will no longer get tired and your spirit won't sink when you check out my blog.

I had such a busy first half of December that I hardly had time to take photos of the cakes before they went out the door. Then, I intentionally took the rest of December off in order to focus on friends, family and frivolity during Christmas.

Then, we found out we're going to be grandparents for the first time this coming August! So the frivolity continued for a while.

But I'm back in the cake saddle again, so pictures will be forthcoming. I made a beautiful purple butterfly cake yesterday, but didn't get a picture of it before it fluttered out the door. The birthday girl took a picture with her cell phone so I'll try to figure out how to get that uploaded here.

One more cake today and one tomorrow. Stay tuned.

Cake for a Fashion Diva

2010-01-16T09:24:00.000-06:00

"I just want it to be pink," was what the birthday girl said when she ordered this cake for herself. Through my paid informants (haha!) I learn that she's totally into shoes, makeup and jewelry. So she got a sophisticated pink and black color scheme, with some pink pearls, glossy pink lipstick and a hot high heel. I hear her friends were totally envious of her cake.

Beach-themed wedding shower

2010-01-16T09:10:00.001-06:00

A simple white cake, covered in fondant. The shells are molded of white chocolate, and the pearls are tiny fondant balls covered in pearl shimmer dust. The sand is brown sugar and the ribbon around the bottom of the cake is the color of the bridesmaids' dresses.

Pies!

2010-01-16T09:05:00.000-06:00

Just as proof that I can bake something other than cakes, these are the pies that Kate and I made for Thanksgiving. Pumpkin, Apple, Peanut Butter icebox, Pumpkin Cream Cheese and Pecan. I am definitely not a master pie maker, but since Emily The Pie Baker was in Chicago this year for Turkey Day, Kate and I had to do our best to pinch hit.

Snoopy!

2009-11-25T12:58:00.000-06:00

The doghouse is chocolate cake with buttercream icing and fondant roof and walls; Snoopy and Woodstock are sugarpaste. This was a lot of fun. The doghouse door with "Snoopy" over the top are on the end of the doghouse that you can't see in this picture.

Monkey Business

2009-11-12T17:50:00.000-06:00

Design taken from the 7-yr-old girl's party invitations. Very much fun!

A cowgirl turns 21

2009-11-09T10:27:00.000-06:00

All she wanted was a new pair of cowgirl boots and a "plaid" theme for her party. Yee-haw!

Purse and Shoe

2009-11-04T14:02:00.000-06:00

For a birthday girl who loves both. Sugar paste shoe. White princess sour creme cake with buttercream and fondant. Painted with gold and black food colorings.

Baby Shower

2009-10-31T10:44:00.000-05:00

I never tire of these sweet little babies cuddled up under their blankies, blissfully sleeping with the help of their soothing 'passies' in place.

Ringo Starr, The Cat

2009-10-31T10:39:00.000-05:00

A birthday cake for a husband who is allergic to cats, but adores them. This one happens to traipse about their neighborhood and make regular visits to their front yard. Ringo wears a dog-bone shaped collar with his full name on it, thus they know what to call him. Another white princess sour creme cake, with buttercream, then fondant on top. And a totally-fondant tail. And yes, Ringo has blue eyes.

Haunted House

2009-10-31T10:33:00.000-05:00

Bottom tier chocolate, top tier white. Iced in buttercream, covered in fondant. Cake for 40 pre-schoolers!

Gucci purse

2009-10-31T10:31:00.000-05:00

White princess sour creme cake with buttercream and fondant.

Hello Kitty

2009-10-31T10:27:00.000-05:00

'Nuff said!

Noah's Ark

2009-09-11T16:29:00.001-05:00

A giant cake (to serve 100) for a baby boy's baptism. My ever-popular White Princess Sour Creme cake slathered with wavy pale blue buttercream. The Ark is crafted from Rice Krispie treats, then covered in fondant and decorated with buttercream waves. The animals are sculpted from fondant and the straw roof is royal icing applied with a "grass" tip. The other side of the Ark features a pair of pink piggies and a pair of pandas.

Ice Skate Cake

2009-09-11T16:22:00.000-05:00

This ice skating birthday girl was receiving a pair of ice-blue skates for her birthday present, so of course I had to do an ice skate cake! This turned out to be one GIANT ice skate. Fondant-covered White Princess Sour Creme. It brings back memories of my childhood living on a lake in Michigan. We all had ice skates strapped to our feet the first winter after we could walk!

Kate made this cake!

2009-09-11T16:13:00.000-05:00

For her boyfriend's birthday. He requested strawberry cake with strawberry buttercream, walnut brownies and fresh strawberries. She baked a pan of brownies, cut them out with heart and star-shaped cookie cutters, then crumbled the leftovers into some buttercream and used that for the filling in the cake. She punched up the strawberry flavor in the cake and icing by adding a half package of strawberry jello to each. The brownie hearts and stars are marching around the sides of the cake and the sliced strawberries on top are doing their best imitation of the June Taylor Dancers. He loved it.

Polka Dot Birthday

2009-09-11T16:03:00.000-05:00

This two-tiered, fondant-covered White Princess Sour Creme cake was fashioned after the adorable birthday party invitations.

Giant Spiderman Cupcake Cake

2009-09-11T15:54:00.002-05:00

50 cupcakes (half chocolate, half vanilla) volunteered themselves in the creation of this giant Spiderman face. The birthday boy's party was being held at a Bounce House, so a cupcake cake seemed like the easiest, least messy way to serve 50 little bouncy ones. This cake was so large, it was dramatic-looking almost to the point of breathtaking.

Baby Girl Christening Cake

2009-08-22T15:48:00.000-05:00

Isn't it just so really delicate and pretty?!

Happily Ever After

2009-08-22T12:12:00.000-05:00

A bridal shower cake for a bride-to-be who is a big fan of all the Disney movies. I worked to combine the magic of Disney with the elegance of a wedding. Hope she loves it.

Calling all Cosmo fans

2009-08-22T12:06:00.000-05:00

Here's the cake for you! White Princess Sour Creme cake with buttercream icing, a fondant cherry and opal sanding sugar. Yum!

Party at the Arboretum

2009-08-15T22:46:00.000-05:00

The icing on this cake was NOT white. Not sure how I messed up the picture, but I can't restore it to the original color. Picture the white being more of a teal/blue/avocado/soft green. It was lovely. Really. It matched the birthday girl's most awesome party invitation. And I worked to give it a real "Houston Arboretum" feel. Bottom layer is chocolate with cookies-and-cream filling, top layer is White Almond Sour Creme. Kinda delicious.

From brother to brother

2009-08-12T10:05:00.000-05:00

The birthday boy works at a local lawn mower repair/fertilizer/seed store. This is what his co-workers call him. His brother wanted a cake to celebrate the occasion and share with the co-workers. I'm told there wasn't a crumb left. I think it might have been inhaled in record time.

Imagine you are turning five ...

2009-08-08T15:09:00.000-05:00

... and you requested a 2-tiered green cake with a tutu and ballet shoe-wearing dinosaur on top for your birthday party. Would you like this cake?

From a realtor to his clients

2009-08-08T15:06:00.000-05:00

A simple 8" White Princess Sour Cream cake, iced in tons of buttercream, with an elegant (I hope) "thank you" on top. Ivory-tinted buttercream to reflect the color of the new house, while the black lettering reflects the black wrought iron that accents the front elevation.

From a husband to his wife

2009-08-08T15:01:00.000-05:00

He said his wife is very contemporary, he specifically chose the pink/red/brown color scheme for her, and here's the cake they're celebrating with tonight. What a great husband, right?!

I can do simple, too

2009-08-07T18:41:00.000-05:00

Cake balls

2009-08-07T18:35:00.003-05:00

To match the cake below. Bright, fun, over the top.

Over The Top

2009-08-07T18:34:00.001-05:00

That's what they wanted. Bright fun colors that were over the top. White Princess Sour Creme cake with buttercream and all fondant decor.

Baby Boy Baptism

2009-07-25T17:02:00.000-05:00

A simple but pretty cross cake for a precious baby boy. White Princess Sour Creme cake, buttercream icing, blue fondant covering all, then white buttercream for the "Cornelli Lace" and bottom border. So that makes it a cake-buttercream-fondant-buttercream sandwich. Yummy.