Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Three tiered wedding cake with roses and hypercum berries

This is a three tiered double layer wedding cake. The first tier consists of two square 10" layers of delectable dark chocolate cake with buttercream icing covered in a fresh layer of almond flavored fondant. The second tier consists of two 8" square layers of golden yellow cake with fresh raspberry filling, buttercream covered in a layer of fondant. The top tier are two 6" square layers of moist coconut cake with buttercream, covered in a fresh layer of coconut flavored fondant. Each layer is finished with sage satin ribbon and floral pins. Real white roses and hypercum berries adorn the cake.









This was a very special and interesting experience. This was a wedding cake for my brother. He lives in Denver, CO. I was so honored to be asked to make this cake. However, with the altitude change and lack of time and equipment, I decided to make all the layers at home, wrap and pack them very well, and carry them on the plane with me!! It was a smooth transition and the cakes arrived perfectly. I also made the fondant at home and brought that with me. I made the buttercream when we arrived and decorated it with the fondant the day before the wedding. The flowers were cut and arranged at the recpetion site. I received numerous compliments, especially on the chocolate, which is by far the most loved flavor I offer. I was very pleased with the outcome, though would not like to make a habit out of it!!!! PS-that's me with the cake below....




Saturday, August 7, 2010

Male torso cake with six pack abs, hairy chest

This cake request came from a lady who was helping out a friend. The friend's fiance was turning 50 and had been working out for months. They ordered this cake, with specific requests of a torso, six pack abs and a hairy chest. This is the cake before the addition of the hair and navel. The cake was very well received!!

This is yellow cake with buttercream icing. It was completely hand carved to represent the male torso, including pecks, abs, and navel. It was covered in a fresh layer of flesh colored fondant. The hair was used by dyeing coconut with black food coloring. The nipples were hand sculpted from fondant, as well as the navel.














Sunday, July 25, 2010

Modeling chocolate Horse fondant 13th birthday cake

The satisfied customer!! Happy Birthday Carly!
I whipped up a few horse cookies to go with the cake...




Ok, so maybe not the best view...


Completely hand sculpted modeling chocolate horse with hand cut fondant saddle. The mane and tail are painted with black edible paint.
This is a double layer 8" delectable chocolate cake with buttercream icing and a fresh layer of white fondant. Hand cut fondant horses of varying colors adorn the cake for detail.
















Fondant covered baby shower animal cake. Cereal treat and fondant octopus, monkeys, palm trees, frogs with lily pads, ducks, and turtles.

This was such a fun cake to do. This cake was for a baby shower. The mom to be had picked out several animals that she wanted in her nursery. I created replica's of the animals from looking at her bedding. This is a two tier, double layer cake. The bottom tier is a 2 layer 10" delectable chocolate cake with buttercream icing, covered with freshly made sage fondant. The top tier is an 8" double layer yellow cake with buttercream, covered in sage fondant as well. The octopus on top is a cereal treat, frosted with buttercream and covered in fondant. The tentacles are hand sculpted from fondant. The various animals included are monkeys, turtles, ducks, and frogs..


Close up view of hand sculpted seaweed from fondant.




The frog was hand sculpted from fondant, as well as the lily pad. The monkey was hand scultped and created from modeling chocolate. The palm tree is a combination of modeling chocolate and fondant (leaves). The stump is hand sculpted, the leaves are hand cut.




Close up view of modeling chocolate monkey and palm trees.













Friday, July 9, 2010

Fondant Polaroid Camera birthday cake

This cake is meant to be a representation of the older style Polaroid camera-the 690 in this case. The camera itself is all handed carved, frosted with buttercream and covered in fondant. The camera is detailed with the flash, lens, dials and more. All detail is hand cut and sculpted from fondant. The camera is butter yellow cake which holds up a bit better for carving. The Polaroid is sitting on top of a 12" 2 layer golden yellow cake, frosted with buttercream and covered in fondant. It is finished with white fondant beads.

Side view Polaroid






Saturday, July 3, 2010

Fondant covered Vegas themed wedding cake: playing cards, four suits, dice

This is a Vegas themed wedding cake that I did for a couple who 'got hitched' in Vegas!! They had their reception here a few months later. The wife had this cake made for her husband as a surprise. She felt strongly that the cake include the important elements of being in Las Vegas-dice, playing cards, the suits. This is a three tiered cake covered in fondant. The bottom tier is golden yellow with buttercream icing, covered in a fresh layer of white fondant. There are evenly spaced groupings of the four suits around the perimeter. The bottom is finished off with black fondant beads. The middle layer is delectable chocolate cake with buttercream icing, covered in white fondant. Black fondant diamonds touching at the point of a silver dragee adorn this layer. It is finished off with red fondant beads. The top tier is classic white cake with buttercream icing, covered in white fondant, black fondant circles resembling a dice, and is finished with black fondant beads. The playing cards on top are made out of white modeling chocolate. They are each handcut and smoothed to depict an actual card. The markings on the cards are also made out of white modeling chocolate.


White chocolate playing cards


The four suits evenly spaced around the bottom tier.


Black fondant diamonds, meet in the center with a silver dragee.





Saturday, June 19, 2010

Modeling chocolate Horse fondant cake

This is the happy birthday girl on her 7th birthday-looks like she approved of the cake!!
This is an 8" square delectable chocolate cake with buttercream icing, covered in ivory fondant. Cut out fondant horse heads detail the cake. The horse on top is handmade out of modeling chocolate with a fondant saddle. Edible paint completes the horse.