Monster High Cake!

I was asked to make a cake for a little girl who happens to be a huge fan of Monster High (which I admit I had never heard of….am I living under a rock?) After some brief research I fell in love with the bright colors and line design. The cake was a success!!

Thanksgiving Cakes

So, for most, the most important part of Thanksgiving is the turkey…yea we know. But for us cake enthusiasts, the most important part can be the cake! Are you making a cool cake for Thanksgiving? I'd love to see! Comment or post below!

BMW for the Boyfriend

Every year I try to think of something unique for my boyfriend's birthday cake. I actually appreciate the opportunity too, because since no one is paying for it..and he'd appreciate anything with cake inside..I get to try out new shapes and cakes themes. Basically it's my opportunity to take a risk. Well, since he loves his black BMW so much I figured why not "wow" his friends and family with a car modeled cake. So what the hey.

This is only the second cake where I attempted to carve a shape after filling the cake, although I took some much needed youtube advice and chilled the cake before going at it with the knife. My biggest issue was proportions but I found that lightly imprinting where I wanted to detail before actually committing to it helped me place things like the grill, headlights, and doors in the right spots. 

Father's Day Sizzler...Grill Cake!

What's one of the most popular things to do for father's day? Have a BBQ! So even though the weather wasn't exactly cooperating this year, I decided to try a grill themed cake for the Father's Day event I attended. I created the grill items using fondant, chocolate fondant for the cheeseburgers and I dyed white fondant to create the hot dog and shrimp on the barbie. I bought this cool Wilton Icing Writing Pen that I found in Michael's, which was neat because the "Happy Father's Day" writing was a thick enough consistency that it looked just like ketchup!

Baby Shower Cake...Part Deux

Whew...finally finished the cake for the baby shower. What would be a cake decorating experience without a few disasters? And finally a finished product at 1:30am. Awesome. I went for the owl theme since the party is actually being thrown for the dad, and just went where my imagination took me. I bought pre-dyed Wilton pink fondant, but I must admit I was a little disappointed. I had a hard time rolling out the fondant, as it was drying/cracking pretty quickly, and so it made for a not so fun time covering the cake. But ah well, practice makes perfect.

I'm Almost Due....Baby Shower Cake Ideas!

I'm almost due...for another Baby Shower Cake that is! This one is an "it's a girl!" theme, which is always lovely, but it's for a co-worker and he's the dad. I was skimming through some cake ideas and since it's for co-workers and I'll be cake slaving away on a work night...I don't want to get too crazy with it. There's this one particular cake which I keep being attracted to because I think it's fun and cute and I love that you can cut into the belly, what a neat idea! How fun and sassy! Maybe I'll get to try the next...not so sure about that cake for a dad's party though. Anyway, I'll post whatever the creation is later in the week...

Fake or Cake? What's your Opinion!!

It seems that a fairly new (at least new to me) and popular notion among brides on a budget is the fake cake. By "fake" I mean ordering a beautifully decorated, fondant covered wedding cake...but what is inside? STYROFOAM! Some businesses even rent these already decorated cakes for your special day. Neat idea if you ask me, who ever eats all that cake anyway? So why pay for it? Often times the bottom or bottom two tiers are made of actual cake...can't skip that classic photo op. So what's your take? Is this really a growing bridal market? Would you forgo the real cake for a potential $500 price break?