Pumpkin Cake - First Creation for Public Consumption - Office Halloween Party. (10/31/2008)
Decorating Class Level 2 Final Exam (side view) - 2-Layer Yellow Oval Cake with Basket Weave Sides, Scalloped Rope Trim & Royal Icing Flowers (Pansies, Daisies, Violets, Apple Blossoms & Mums). (11-25-2008)
Level 3 - Class 1. New Lace Designs and Skirt Bases. (12-09-2008)
Stan's Fishing Theme Retirement Cake - 2008-12-17 Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Icing & Borders, White Confectionary Icing in Pond w/Piping Gel (dyed blue) and edible glitter for sheen. Pine Trees are Leaf-tipped Confectionary Icing on Pretzel Sticks.
Course 3 - Intro to Fondant. I added Kelly Green to White Fondant for a Marblized Effect, so the "lines" are intended and actually look a lot better in person. I'm extremely pleased with how this one came out! (12-23-2008)
Course 3 Final Exam: 2-Tiered Cake (8" & 6" Yellow), Sugarcraft Flowers, Confectionary Roses & Fancy Leaves. (01/06/2009)
Course 4 - Royal Icing Flowers - 2009-01-19
Course 4 - Fondant & Gumpaste - Single-layer Yellow Cake with Fondant Accents and Icing Shell Trim (01-13-2008)
Theresa's Birthday - Nutrition Facts Cake - Yellow 1/2-Sheet Cake w/Choc. Fudge Icing and Confectioner's Icing Accents & Trim. The facts are also accurate! (01-16-2009)
Zach's 16th Birthday Party - 02-08-2009 Black & White Mad Hatter Bottom: Purple Chocolate Fudge Cake Middle: Neon Blue Bubblegum Cake Top: Milk Chocolate Cake White: Almond Fondant - Black: Chocolate Fondant (dyed) With Fondant & Buttercream Accents.
Zach's 16th Birthday Party - 02-08-2009 - Cut to reveal the various layers. Black & White Mad Hatter Bottom: Purple Chocolate Fudge Cake Middle: Neon Blue Bubblegum Cake Top: Milk Chocolate Cake White: Almond Fondant - Black: Chocolate Fondant (dyed) With Fondant & Buttercream Accents.
Christy's Birthday - Chocolate Cake w/Buttercream Icing and Royal Icing Flowers (02/26/09) [I clearly need to work on my icing-writing!!]
Mommie's Birthday - Devil's Food Cake with Peanut Butter Filling & Icing and Royal Icing Flowers - 2-27-2009
Aubrey's Sweet Sixteen Cake. Two 10"x2" Tiers: Vanilla Confetti Cake w/Vanilla Confetti Filling. Two 8"x2" Tiers: Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Confetti Filling. Hot Pink Icing is Buttercream. Accents are Neon Baby Blue Fondant. Whole Cake Sprinkled in Edible Glitter (4-11-09).
Bridal Shower Cake - Belton - 04-25-09. Bottom Tier is White Cake; Top Tier is Chocolate & White Marble. Filling & Icing is Buttercream. Accents: Molded white chocolate lighthouses; white & blue marbled white chocolate shells; peppermint-flavored edible pearls; royal icing coral on top & fabric ribbon on top and at base.
Potato Chip Cake - Laurie's Birthday - 05-18-2009 Single Layer Yellow Cake, carved to resemble a ruffled potato chip. Yellow Buttercream Icing with Chocolate-dipped potato chips; molded white chocolate "dip bowl" filled with whipped cream (green writing in edible marker).
Hunter's Cake - Graphic - 05-20-2009 1/4 Sheet Cake: 1/2 Yellow cake and 1/2 chocolate cake with green buttercream icing; chocolate fudge wording & trim; malted milk crumb "trail"; jelly-bean "rocks" and plastic figures & trees. Customer requested a "gorey" accent on the deer as a family joke, so the "blood" is red-dyed royal icing.
Jo's "Living Wake" Casket Cake - 07-31-2009 Red Velvet Sheet Cake Chocolate Buttercream Filling, Icing & Accents.
2009 Office Halloween Party - The Crooked Haunted House Cake (10-29-2009) Bottom Tier: Red Cinnamon Cake w/Red Buttercream; Middle Tier: Chocolate Fudge Cake w/Whipped Cocoa Filling; Top Tier: White Banana Cream Cake w/Vanilla Cream Filling. All covered in Marshmallow-Flavored Fondant, Decorative Piping in Buttercream; Topper is Solid Milk Chocolate (a van Gogh-styled haunted house); milk chocolate spider candy accents and yellow cake cupcakes at the base. This cake was my first collaborative effort - my partner in spooky crime was Kristi W. who made the cupcakes and did the decorative piping on the middle & base cake tiers. It was delicious and fun!
2009-11-14 - Bob's 65th Bday Party Football Field: Banana Cream Sheet Cake w/BC Filling. Helmet: Strawberry Cake w/BC Filling, Icing & Accents. Redskins Logo on Edible Paper.
Abbie's Sweet 16 Topsy-Turvy Birthday Cake - 2011-02-05 Tier 1: Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate BC Filling Tier 2: Confetti Cake w/White BC Filling (Textured) All Colors are Painted by Hand with BC & Gel
2011-02-12 - Zach's 18th Birthday. Nothing fancy here - Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Icing. He wanted me to post the picture because he & his friends like the candle wax dripping on the icing. (eyeroll from mom)
Carolyn's Retirement - Garden Cake - 2011-04-05 French Vanilla 1/4 Sheet Cake & 10" Round w/Whipped Vanilla Icing Confectioner's Trim & Leaves; Fondant Accents; Royal Icing Flowers; Chocolate "Dirt" Sprinkles; Candy "Rocks" and Sugar Bumble Bees - I made everything here but the Bees - they were just too cute! :) The only thing you can't eat are the stems in the lillies and the cake plate under the round cake.
Ruthanne's 40th Birthday Party - 2011-05-07 1/4" Sheet Cake Base (Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Buttercream Frosting & Trim Book Cake (Yellow Cake w/White Buttercream Frosting & Trim Vanilla-flavored Fondant Bookmark Accent w/Edible Gold Dust & Yellow Buttercream "Fringe"; Orange Fondant Numbers; and Edible Photographs of Ruthanne's life.
2011-06-18 - Aubrey's Grad Party - Alice in Wonderland Bottom Tier is Banana Cake w/Bavarian Cream Filling and Buttercream w/Fondant Accents & Heart-shaped Edible Glitter. Middle tier is the Mad Hatter's Hat - Strawberry Cake w/Strawberry Preserves filling, Royal Icing Flowers and fondant accents. Top Tier is Vanilla Cake w/Buttercream filling and icing, Vanilla-flavored black chocolate chess pieces and fondant accents. (19 hours of Wonderland fun!)
2011-06-18 - Aubrey's Grad Party - Alice in Wonderland Top view of all 3 cakes!
2011-11-11 - Marine Corps Graduation Cake for Josh Carrot Spice Cake w/Cream Cheese Icing and Crushed Walnuts on the sides. Marine Corps Emblem is Molded Yogurt Coating brushed with Edible Gold Dust.
2012-02-11 - Severed Arm & Chainsaw - Zach's 19th Birthday The Arm and Hand are Red Velvet cake, jelly-rolled with cherry pie filling (so it would ooze nicely when cut - and it did), all covered in buttercream w/fondant button on the shirt sleeve; the Chainsaw is Coconut Cake w/Pineapple-flavored fondant covering, fondant accents w/red royal icing "blood" on the fondant blade.
2012-02-18 - Jerry's 50th Birthday. Full Sheet Cake - two 18x24" half-sheets (two layers of chocolate and 2 yellow cake), iced together for one 36x24" 2-layer cake. Edible Photo Accents and buttercream overall. (This is the biggest & heaviest cake I've ever made!)
2012-03-17 - Disney Princess Garden Royalty - Maddie's 5th Birthday Neon Pink, Bubblegum-flavored half-sheet cake with whipped white icing, edible green spray, plastic dolls, buttercream flowers & shrubs, and pink & gold disco dust.
2012-04-14 - My Parents' 50th Anniversary. White Wedding Cake w/Ivory Vanilla Buttercream Cornelli Lace and other accents; Ivory BC Roses (Layers are 10", 8" & 6"). (This cake travelled for 3 hours from PA to VA, in 3 boxes, and only 1 decoration had to be fixed during assembly! special thanks to the PA/MD/VA highway paving crews!)
2012-04-22 - Jada's Monster High 11th Birthday Cake. Bottom Tier is Blue-colored Cotton Candy Cake w/Pink Buttercream Icing & Accents; Top Tier is Pink-colored Cotton Candy Cake w/Fondant Accents. (8" & 6" Tiers - Both are 2 layers w/BC filling).
2012-05-07 - Lego Cake - Ian's 10th Birthday. The Yellow Lego is Banana Cake, the Blue Lego is Blueberry Cake; the Red Lego is Strawberry cake. The Legos were baked in a loaf pan and I baked mini-muffins of each flavor to form the studs Icing is buttercream. The small bricks are white chocolate melts molded in silicone lego ice trays.
2012-06-08 - 25th Anniversary - Tim & Cheryl Chocolate cake and Yellow cake iced together to form one book-pan. Whipped white icing over all, with peach and silver buttercream accents, and edible photo.
2012-07-15 - Andy's 37th Birthday Cake. Blue-Bubblegum flavored Confettii Cake w/"Harley Orange" Buttercream Icing and Buttcream Barbed Wire & Spikes Accents.
2012-07-25 - Leopard Print Cake - Taylor's Birthday Yellow Peanut Butter Flavored Cake with Chocolate and Brown-colored Yellow Cake "pops" to create the Leopard Print Effect (first try at this technique). All covered in Chocolate Buttercream
2012-10-11 - Amy & Pep's Bday - Giant Cupcake Yellow Cake w/Chocolate Buttercream Icing, Star Sprinkles & White Chocolate "Cupcake Liner"
2012-12-04 - Kristi's Birthday Cake. Choclate Cake with Peppermint Buttercream & Edible Heart-shaped Sprinkles
2012-12-19 - Marcie D's Birthday Cake Devil's Food Cake with Homemade Peanut Butter Icing (very thick and hard to spread, but sticks to the roof of your mouth for weeks!), adorned with edible gold sparkles & chocolate sprinkles.
