I would have to say that this is my all time favorite babyshower cake which is kind of unusual in that anyone who knows me knows that I HATE to make sheetcakes. I think tiered cakes automatically have a "wow" factor that sheetcakes just can't seem to pull off so when someone wants a sheetcake, I usually try to stear them in a different direction but this one I was more than happy with.
This blog is about making, baking, caking, a bit of gardening and some completely ramdom thoughts.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
The theme for this little girls birthday was "Tea Party". The mom had her teddy bear and dolls dressed up and sitting at a small table with cups and saucers in front of them as if they were playing tea party. It was so sweet!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Wanted to share with you how the cake was cut out before it was covered in fondant. I baked the cake in a 12x18 inch sheetcake pan, drew a template of the scrub top on a large peice of drawing paper. Place it on top of the cake to be sure it will fit and cut around it. I did have to peice the outside tips of the sleeves with the left over peices of cake and cut a half circle at the top for the neckline. Pretty simple. The other items are all made with fondant.
Nurse Scrubs
Addison's First Birthday
Well, the party was a huge success and the table turned out great. I did however have to call my sister in early from 3 hrs. away to help me pull things together (thank you sis!) as I didn't realize it would take quite as much time as it did and my daughter had waited until about 2 weeks or so prior to Addison's birthday to inform me that she wanted to have a cake/candy table. We were litterally shopping for the party supplies just a few days before the event. On top of that I had a couple of other large cakes to do at the same time so needless to say, it was a race to get everything finished in time. So much so in fact that I didn't have time to set up before the party to take better pics. of the cake. There were things on the menu we had to leave off because we ran out of time but I think we probably had more planned than we needed anyway. By the time all was finished, I had 30 min. to ready myself for the party, get loaded up and get there. Thankfully the venue was only a few minutes away. It was definately worth 3 days without sleep and I would do it again in a second...well, maybe a little more than a second.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
It's a GIRL!
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Monday, January 10, 2011
What's up
I have a big weekend coming up. It's my granddaughters first birthday. My ONLY grandchild so it has to be big, right? After all, how often do you celebrate the first birthday of the first grandchild? So my daughter and I are planning to do a desert/cake/candy buffet. Wow...hope I haven't bitten off more than I can chew, especially since I have 2 other cakes due this week. I am definately excited to be putting this together though. I've been wanting to give one of these a go for a long time and what better opportunity. No pressure (only on myself). Anyway I look forward to sharing those precious moments with you very soon.
Pizza
Did someone order pizza....or cake? This actually makes me want a pizza. The birthday boys favorite food is pepperoni pizza. Who would have guessed that?
Girly Monkey
Party With Your Buds
Sunday, January 9, 2011
70th Birthday
This cake was actually made for a lady turning 70. I was asked by her daughter in law to do something in a winter scene. I think it has a quiet, peacefulness about it. I also think this would make a beautiful winter wedding cake. The birdhouse is hand crafted from choc. candy clay and all the other details (branch,berries,leaves and pinecones and of course the cardinal ) are all fondant .
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