... again with birthdays mere days apart. This time, however, the sibs were a bit younger than the sibs below. I based the cake designs on their party invitations ... buttercream icing with fondant accents. The party was held at a local gymnastics school, which is a popular venue for little kids' birthday parties. Don't forget, Mary Lou Retton lives in Houston!
... with birthdays mere days apart. The sister is a family practice doc, the brother is a kidney transplant surgeon. I'm sure you can tell whose cake was whose ;-)
Is that cute or what? The hostess told me that the invitations had a pink slip on them ... so this is what I came up with. I brightened it up a bit with that spring green buttercream covering the cake ... and everything else is from fondant. 
This time for an adult woman who adores fairies and dragonflies. The wings on both are gelatin. Everything else is fondant and gumpaste over a White Almond Sour Cream cake with buttercream icing. Oh my, indeed!
A widespread tradition down here where a girl celebrates her fifteenth birthday and thus her initiation into adulthood. It is often a huge party, with an elaborate dress for the birthday girl, and a cake that echoes a wedding cake. In this case, the young lady wanted something a bit less traditional -- she wanted bright colors, a wild design and a cake that would make people say "WOW!"
It softened all the colors and added a beautiful sheen to the whole cake.
