Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Rock N Roll Cake


I got lucky and found this cute guitar for this cake at FRED'S! I didn't have to do too much to the cake, just airbrush and sprinkles and a little rocknroll lettering.

Jungle Cake


This jungle cake was airbrushed on top with vines on the sides and cute monkeys and other animals all around.

Purple Swirl Cake


Ok. I found the picture of the whole cake, finally! This one was the base for a Hannah Montanna cake. I thought it was so pretty before I put the decorations on, so I took the picture without them. This would be a pretty cake for anyone done in any color. It would be pretty with flowers, or just like it is.

Git-R-Done Cake


GIT-R-DONE!

Dirt Bike Cake

I found a cute dirt bike toy for this cake and airbrushed the top to look like part of a dirt bike track.

Little Bill Cake

This was my first shot at color flow. Even though it cracked, I was still able to piece it together enough to use on the cake.

Baby Booties Cake

This was a cute baby shower cake. I airbrushed the top around the edges to shade it in and give more color.

Peach Roses

Two-toned roses are always pretty.

Coconut with Daffodiles Cake

Another new buttercream flower for me. Daffodiles are tricky but pretty.

Coconut Cake with Violets


Experimenting with new buttercream flowers on this one. The violets are pretty on a lady's birthday cake.

Poker Chip Cake

This poker chip cake was a new adventure using rolled buttercream on the top. The colors did great, they were dark and bold like I wanted them. The rolled buttercream was a little difficult to work with because it is so soft and kinda oily. But I think it looks good anyway.

Duck and Frog Baby Shower Cake

This cake was so fun to make. I made the ducks and frogs out of gum paste, the icing was buttercream with rolled buttercream dots, and the topper was made out of royal icing. After making the figures with gum paste, I learned that they would look better making them out of fondant. But it turned out cute anyway!

Wedding Cake 2


The second wedding cake was much easier. I have learned more about stacking and using ribbon. The flowers that the bride gave me were beautiful! It was white cake with buttercream icing.

First Wedding Cake


This was my first attempt at doing a wedding cake. And of course, it was a MONSTER! I had never stacked a cake, used ribbons, or real flowers on a cake before so I was suprised that it all came together in the end. I've learned a lot since then !

Monday, July 20, 2009

Old Fashioned Ice Cream Churn Cake

This cake was made for the Sewanee Fourth of July Cake Contest this year. I won first place in presentation and second in theme. It is completely edible. The whole thing is a carved cake covered with fondant. The bucket is made of gum paste. The "stain" is icing color gel mixed with vodka. The silver top is made of rice krispie treats and coverd with fondant that is painted with silver lustre dust. There is fake "ice" in the bucket that I bought at Wal-mart. Even the ice cream is fake! Made from buttercream icing with a lot of powdered sugar to make it stiff. The peaches are made out of colored fondant. It took all week to get all of the pieces done. We figured I spent about 25 hours working on it.