Wedding Cake & Cupcakes

March 2011~
My friends, Jen & Rory, got married a few weeks ago.  I made their wedding cake and cupcakes.  After having a mild panic attack after realizing I had no idea what I was doing and that I was going to screw up their entire wedding, I got to work.  Looking back, I'm fairly sure Jen said she did NOT want flowers all over the cake, but in the final hours, after attempting to do what she wanted, this is what she got...ooops, sorry Jen ;)

Next up are the cupcakes. I spent a long time making these flowers.  A long time.  I enjoyed doing them though, and I'm so happy I learned how to make them.  They got lots of great response at the wedding.  My friend, Myrna, took some really nice photos of the flowers, but I haven't figured out how to upload them from Shutterfly yet.  I wish I had taken more photos myself, but time was of the esscense.



Lego Man Cake

January 2011~
What better way to commemorate Jack's 5th birthday party than with a Lego Man cake made out of rice krispy treats?!  Most of my family now thinks I'm insane for spending so much time on these cakes, so I wasn't entirely surprised by my parents' reaction to this new endeavor.  My mom literally took a picture every second of the process, while my dad just shook his head and gave me strange looks. This took me quite a while, as I've never done anything like this before, but I was very pleased with the result.  Jack loved it, and so did the guy from craigslist who I gave it to a few weeks later ;)

1st Birthday Smash Cake

November 2010~
My little Crabby Abby turned 1, and we had a very simple, small party.  I made her a little cake, some cupcakes for the older kids and a yummy strawberry shortcake from a Barefoot Contessa recipe. I have a feeling the rest of her birthdays won't be so easy!

Batman Cake

January 2010~
Well, another year began, which meant, of course, Jack's newest obsession would soon morph into a cake.  He turned 4, so obviously he just had to have a batman cake.  This was super easy, thankfully, as his 2 month old sister, Abby, was quite the handful at this time. So much so that I didn't even take a photo of the cake :)

Hello Kitty Cake

February 2010~
My good friend, Paola's daughter, Allegra,  was turning 1! What better way to celebrate than with a Hello Kitty cake!  No cake pan this time, but super easy to make.  I was really happy with how this cute little cake turned out. 

Lion Cake

February 2009~
About a month after the Jeep cake, my good friend Myrna's daughter was turning 3.  I, of course, offered to make Alessandra's lion birthday cake!  Myrna purchased a lion cake pan, so no carving for me this time.  After vowing to never do a Blue's Clues-type cake again, with all the icing colors and little stars, I was pleasantly surprised at how easy this cake was to make.  It came out really cute, and Alessandra loved it!

Jeep Cake

January 2009~
Jack's 3rd birthday meant I'd have to go back on my vow to never make another cake.  Jack's new obsession: Jeeps.  This year, after searching and coming up without a jeep cake pan, I didn't have a choice but to carve one out of cake and figure out how to decorate it.  I think I used 6 boxes of cake mix, and threw most of it away after I was done carving.  This time,  I had both of my parents and my grandfather in town, watching me do this, and wondering what on earth I was doing, and if I were maybe, perhaps, just a little bit nuts. Looking back, I really had no idea what I was doing, and even though the cake looked more like a truck than a Jeep, it passed the seal of approval from a room full of 2 and 3 year olds, and most importantly the "authority"on Jeeps at the time, my then 3 year old son, Jack.  If I ever do this again, I would cover it in fondant and probably add the inside details as well :)

Blue's Clues Cake

January 2008 ~
My son, Jack was obsessed with Blue's Clues, so for his 2nd birthday, I decided to make him a Blue's Clues cake!  Until then, I had only made the standard round or rectangle-shaped cake.  This was quite a project for me at the time!  I spent hours dying the icing all different colors, and spent forever piping all the small stars all over the cake.  My inlaws were in town, and looked at me like I was insane...I could've bought a cake at a bakery for less time and money.  When all was said and done, I swore I would NEVER make another cake like this ever again!

Cakes over the years....

So, I've decided to finally gather pictures of all the cakes I've made over the years and put them all in one place for the world to see!  I enjoy making cakes and volunteer to do so any chance I can in order to gain experience and because I simply like to make them.  Someday, I hope to turn this hobby into a career.  I'd love any input you can give, and any helpful suggestions are gladly welcome :)