Happy Birthday Gail!

My coworker Gail made me this great apron complete with my blog name. Isn't it great? I think its cute and it gets quite a bit of use in my kitchen. You should visit her blog at www.gailsneedlesnthread.blogspot.com, she makes lots of great bags and embroiders lots of cute kids outfits.

Of course when Gail's husband contacted me about making her a birthday cake I jumped on the opportunity. Gail is a big gardener so I made a cake to fit that theme. I didn't make the pot, I actually found it at Michael's and it was so cute that I couldn't pass it up. I figure after Gail and Bill enjoy the cake, Gail can use the pot to plant some seedlings. I hope Gail enjoys the cake as much as I do. Happy Birthday Gail!

It's Harley time again.....

It's that time of year again and my co-worker, Gail, asked me to make a birthday cake for her husband. This year we decided to try and make the cake look like a motorcycle jacket, complete with patches. It was actually pretty easy to make. The hardest part was making the Harley logo, which I made the same way that I had before. Thanks to the new Ace of Cakes fondant at Michael's I didn't have to make fondant this time. I have to say, if you're looking to buy fondant that tastes good, this is the fondant to buy. It's easy to work with, goes a long way, and tastes pretty good. All in all, I think the cake turned out well. I got rave reviews from "Ole Bill," which is all I ever ask for...

Merry Christmas!

I was able to go home for Christmas and see my entire family for the first time in 5 years. Needless to say I was very excited and decided to celebrate with a cake. My neices and nephew helped make some of the characters and overall I think the project turned out pretty well. Merry Christmas everyone!

Chocolate Overload...

I was asked by another co-worker to make her groom's cake. At first, she wasn't too excited about me using fondant to decorate the cake, but after I gave her a taste of my homemade fondant, she approved my plan. The design was pretty simple, all she wanted was replica of a Hershey's bar with a bite out of it. (Apparently, the groom has a huge sweet tooth for chocolate.) However, as my husband can attest, printing out the letters to make templates was a painstaking process. I think I'm going to need to take a class on how to use the latest version of Word because it is nothing like using the Word program I had in high school or college. Anyway, after much trial and error I was able to make templates for the letters. I was able to acheieve such a great silver color by first coloring the fondant black, cutting out the letters and then brushing them with silver luster dust. Jen even had a great idea to personlize the cake. Under the Net Wt. area I put the wedding date, 10-23-10 and the (60y). The (60y) was an inside joke between the couple. Apparantly, after Brian proposed, Jen told him that she just asked for 60 good years together and she'd be happy. I hope they have many more years than that together....

Congratulations Jennifer and Brian! I wish you a lifetime of happiness. It was a honor to sing in your wedding and make the cake. Have a great honeymoon! I'll be looking forward to hearing about it when you get back!

A fellow DMB fan....

After a long break, I decided to suck it up and go get my hair colored and cut at the salon. While I was there, I showed my stylist some of my cakes and she couldn't help but show Andy's DMB cake to another stylist at the salon who is a HUGE Dave fan. The fellow DMB fan loved it and asked me to make her a birthday cake so I couldn't help but say "yes." I think it actually turned out better than my first one...

I guess I'll have to come up with a new design for next year, but for now....Happy Birthday Carolyn! I hope you enjoyed the cake, your birthday, and that you were able to get your "Jimi Thing" on!

Rock Climbing Cake

So word has spread about my new "Cake Business" and I had my first order from a referred customer. I was asked to make a rock climbing cake for a little boy's 7th birthday party and I couldn't resist doing it. In fact, I picked my design from the first search result I found on google. I did take some creative liberties with the coloring of the "rock" itself and tried to give it some more dimension by painting it. All in all, I think it turned out well and my client (I can't believe I can say that I had a client!) was happy. Hopefully, I'll be her new "cake lady!"

The Official Fire Helmet

Well, it was a crazy week with my own Wedding Anniversary (Happy 2 years honey!) and finishing up my groom's cake for Heather and Joe's wedding, but it all turned out perfectly. I was able to enjoy a nice dinner out with my husband and I still finished the cake. I think the final project turned out pretty well, don't you? I'm so glad that I got this picture of Joe and Heather as they entered the reception. I think it was pretty obvious that Joe was both surprised and happy with his cake. I was a little sad when we cut into it, but I had nothing but good reviews. I declare it another cake success....