Eliza's Cake

I made my sister, Eliza, a birthday cake last week. I decided to step away from the "custom" cake and go towards a little more classic and simple. Since there were only 6 people at the family birthday celebration, I only made the top tier--the bottom is made out of styrofoam!

Hope you enjoy! It was very good!

Couldn't Resist

I couldn't resist putting a picture up of Ben and his mom, Emily, blowing out the birthday cake I made for him a few weeks ago. Too cute! How I miss that not-so-baby boy!

Also wanted to let everyone know that I'm making a cake this week for my older sister's birthday so keep your eyes open! It's gonna be fun!!

Thomas the Train

I have been desperate to show you my latest (and greatest) creation: Thomas the Train cake!

I made it for my favorite little boy in Fayetteville, Ben. It was his 2nd birthday and he LOVES Thomas. Like seriously--he is obsessed. Here's the cute little guy

(how could I say no to that face?!)

And here is the cake! Very proud I must say. Very proud. The cake is a chocolate cake with a buttercream icing. Decorations are fondant (yes I made the Thomas as well as his friends coming out of the tunnel. Clever, I know.)

Here's a closeup of the top. I thought it was sooo cute and could've been served like that alone :) Hope you enjoyed!

Sushi Cake

The sushi, bowl, ginger, wasabi, and chopsticks are made out of fondant. The soy sauce is maple sugar with brown food dye to make it a little darker. I think it looks pretty good. I would love to do another one because I learned so much while doing it--I bet my next one will be even better.

The cake is spice cake with caramel icing. The icing is an old family recipe and is practically heaven on earth: it literally melts in your mouth. It's tricky to make though, and hardens quickly so getting it onto the cake is difficult (hence the slightly rough look). Despite its looks, it turned out GREAT and I'm happy to post it!

Too Bad You're Not A Midget

Discussion between my roommate, Jill, her mom, and me:

Jill's mom: "Do you want to make cakes for a living?"

Me: "No. You don't make any money making them!"

Jill's mom: "Oh...You would if you were on TLC, like Cake Boss."

Jill: "Yeah. Too bad you're not a midget."

Too bad, Jill. Too bad.

On another note, I know I did not make a cake for April, but I'm making three during May so keep your eyes open for them.

May 15: Sushi cake!!

May 22: Thomas the Train cake!!

May 27: Suprise cake!!

Looking forward to it!

Easter Cake

Slumber Party Cake

Cake of the month: A chocolate cake with buttercream icing for sweet Annie's 7th birthday party. First cake was a failure...

The middle of the cake didn't want to let go of the pan,

so I had to make another

Here is the final product! All seven of the girls are represented by hair color. Annie is in the bed (second from the left) with a crown on her head. Happy Birthday Annie!

Me and the birthday girl!

Tomorrow I am making a cake for Easter. Check out the blog again soon for a look!