Purple Ombre Ruffles

I LOVE the way this cake turned out. I am obsessed with ombre cakes (both inside and out) right now. I know it looks like a wedding cake, but it was actually for a 70th birthday. I bet it looked fantastic all lit up with candles. 

Jack and Sally

 I was able to create this "Nightmare Before Christmas" cake for a Sweet 16. I guess this is her favorite movie...and why not? It's silly, and spooky, and romantic all rolled into one.

The top tier I made out of rice cereal. I don't typically do that, but I didn't trust any cake to hold that kind of shape without completely collapsing. 

The topper is an edible image that I affixed onto gumpaste. I wish I knew how to cut a closer line to the characters without destroying the image. It seemed to stretch too much. I suppose it's always tricky the first time you try anything new. 

Honey Please!

A sweet beehive cake for a Mommy To Bee baby shower. I really loved how the bottom tier turned out with the graphic honeycomb design. I'd love to do an entire cake in that one day. Needless to say, this cake was a sweet one. 

Aubree

 Aubree has the best Mom ever! Not only is she fabulous and fun, but she surprised her daughter with this darling cake on her 12th birthday. I think it turned out so sweet with the fluttering butterflies and scattered flowers. 

LOVE

My sweet new friend Sheri has a birthday on Valentine's day...so fun! She ordered this darling cake all decked out with colorful hearts. I was jealous letting it go out the door with all that chocolate ganache...and stuffed with fresh strawberries! YUM!

Cub Scout Cake

 I recently did a cake for the cub scout's Blue and Gold Banquet. It's always fun to do a sculpted cake and really try to pick out the details that will make it all the more real looking.

The wolf was challenging to freehand from buttercream. One day perhaps I'll splurge and get a Cricut Cake machine and be able to cut all sorts of fondant designs digitally. 

Damask

I've "oohed and aaaahed" over this pattern featured in Martha Stewart...and then almost fainted when I saw The Cakgirls  (of Chicago) version with the pattern. So I was so excited when Whitney brought be a picture with this design on it. 

I finally had a reason to buy the stencil! It is definitely tricky and a labor of love putting black frosting onto white fondant a hoping that the seal on the stencil was tight. I survived with very few mishaps. 

I really love the crisp lines of the design, and the pop of color from the fresh flowers. Thanks Whitney for giving me an excuse to create this cake!