Champagne Celebration

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

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

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

Fore!

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

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

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

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

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

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

More Easter Yumminess

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

Cookies and cake balls and frosting, oh my!

First Birthday

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

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

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

Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake +++

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

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

A bowling pin cake.

Bowling Birthday Party

And these are the bowling ball cupcakes.

Homemade Cloverleaf rolls

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

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