Monkey Luau Cakes

 

My Absolute Favorite Cheesecake!

 White chocolate raspberry cheesecake heaven!!! YUM!

Western Baby Shower Cake

Bumble Bee Baby Shower Cookies & Cake

What's the buzz you ask???  Well, the buzz is that cute shower themes are IN!  These days with ideas all across the internet, attending festive parties, and Pinterest, you can't help but just love to come up with fun ways to dress up a party.  At least I do!  I made some chocolate covered Oreos and decorated the cookies with a honeycomb print.  YUMMY!  These cookies are a bit addictive.  I had to quality test a few, if you get my drift ;-)

 

The cake is an interesting 3 tiered cake.  I wanted to add some height and dimension, but I didn't want it to be too huge, so I opted for this 3 tiered cake (10" double round, 8" single round & 6" double round).  The cake is lemon with lemon curd filling and vanilla buttercream icing.  The decorations are all made out of fondant.  I finished it off with a bow and little busy bees flying on top.

This theme would also be super cute for a gender reveal cake!

NYC Map Cake

I heart NYC! Such a fun cake to make.  Happy birthday, Ms. Audrey!

{Cake is red velvet with vanilla buttercream filling and icing.  Decorations are made out of fondant and edible image transfer} 

Owl Baby Shower Cake

Look whoo's having a baby boy!  That was the theme for this baby shower cake.  Owls are so hot right now, and I thought what fun it would be to incorporate this cute theme into this shower cake.  The cake is white velvet with raspberry filling, iced in vanilla buttercream, fondant decorations and a simple ribbon border.  Thanks for checking out my blog!

Baby Sheep Cake

Here is a simple birthday cake adorned with a baby sheep.  The cake is white velvet with a raspberry filling and iced in vanilla buttercream. 

 

 

Anchor Baby Boy Shower Cake

Personally, I just love the nautical theme! It's such a fun way to incorporate this theme into a shower for a baby boy. This cake I ended up carving out in the shape of an anchor and used strips of fondant for the stripes and added the final touch of "sand." I had such a blast making this one!

 

Wedding Cakes {I Did It!}

Let's just say that the anticipation was killing me as the date approached for the wedding cake and groom's cake that I had to make.  Given the fact that it was my very first (EVER) wedding cake, I really was trying to do all of the necessary preparation to make sure that everything turned out smoothly and that no cake drama occurred.  I can now breathe since it all turned out well!  Yay!  I can check that sucker off my list :-) 

 

Wedding cake specs: white velvet with raspberry filling iced in vanilla buttercream.  Ribbon border with fresh roses.  Breast cancer awareness ribbon made out of fondant

    

Groom's cake: lemon cake with lemon curd filling iced in vanilla buttercream.  Ribbon border with buttercream piping details  

 

3 Tiered Cake {Modern Spring Edition}

Here is a spring edition cake that I thought would be a great opportunity to incorporate fresh flowers on this modern tiered cake.  I must say with Pinterest, I have been pinning cakes like a crazy woman!  I have really loved the different heights on tiered cakes lately, and thought it would be fun to test out that technique.  I tend to work more with buttercream than fondant, so this entire cake is iced in buttercream with a ribbon border and fresh flowers.  Thanks for stopping by!

Ruffled Baptism Cake

I think the "ruffled" effect on cakes should be used more often! It adds great texture to cakes and makes for a nice contrast when paired with a smooth cake. I made this cake for a little girl's baptism. My idea for the ruffled bottom tier was to resemble a skirt...well, sort of. I just wanted to keep the design simplistic since I was adding that textured look and wanted that to stand out by itself. Cake is all iced in buttercream with silver dragees for the cross and a fondant top. Thanks for looking!

Patriotic Cake

I had a patriotic themed cake to make for a U.S. citizenship gathering, and decided to make this simple, tiered cake. This cake is all iced in buttercream with fondant details. I thought the spray of stars for the topper would resemble a burst of fireworks to add height to the cake. The only thing I regret was not getting a chance to take a picture of the inside of the cake :-( I made the inside red, white and blue to look like the American flag in each slice of cake. I guess I will have to re-attempt this for Independence Day! Until next time!

Princess Cupcakes

Fairytales, princesses, two precious little girls were all the inspiration to make these cupcakes. What little girl does not love to play pretend and act like a princess? Wait...just little girls??? Not any girl??? Okay, never mind :-)

These cupcakes are vanilla and chocolate with a vanilla buttercream icing. The toppers are all made out of fondant. I painted the princess corsets on white fondant to make them pop a little more and not blend in with the yellow buttercream. These were well received by the real princesses!!!

Barnyard Cake & Cupcakes

This is a little cute barnyard themed package. The smash cake is all iced in buttercream with fondant decorative accents and the cupcakes are decorated with buttercream "grass" and fondant toppers. Happy birthday to a sweet little boy!

Football Helmet Cake {Super Bowl 2012 Edition}

Football helmet cake - first attempt! I am just so excited that I was able to get the opportunity to make a helmet cake. It's been on my list of 3D cakes that I have so been wanting to make. This cake is a chocolate cake with Oreo filling and iced in buttercream icing. The decorations are made out of gumpaste and fondant. Congrats to the NY Giants!

Baptism/Christening Cake

What a perfect little cake for a sweet little girl's christening. This is a strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream icing and fondant decorations.

Valentine's Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red velvet Valentine's day cupcakes :-)

Valentine's Chocolate Covered Cookies

Happy Valentine's Day!!!




{Chocolate covered cookies}

Butterfly Sheet Cake

Here is my take on a little spring fun in January :-) I made this white velvet cake, filled with a raspberry filling and iced in buttercream. The little butterflies and polka dots are made out of fondant. Sheet cakes aren't the most exciting "cake canvases," but at least they are simple!