Big Blue Beastie

I love making character or themed cakes for my kids birthdays. This year my little boy turned four years old and we threw him a "Big Blue Beastie" party-- it's from a children's book called "Dexter Bexley and the Big Blue Beastie". If you haven't read this one, I highly recommend it! My very talented sister made Brennan a stuffed Beastie and I made the cake to look like her creation.

I even went so far as to color the white cake blue, so this Beastie was blue through and through. I just used an 11x15 casserole dish to bake the single layer cake, then cut out the right shape. I covered it in a smooth layer of blue buttercream frosting, then thought he should be covered in fur, so I used a star tip and squeezed away.
Brennan was ecstatic about the end result-- and it was yummy to boot!

Basket of Strawberries

Here is a small cake I made to take to someone for their birthday. It is a small cake, only 4 inches in diameter and about 6 inches high with the strawberries. I used Chocolate Hazelnut pirouette wafer cookies around the perimeter of the chocolate frosted cake. Topped with chocolate dipped strawberries and tied with a ribbon... mmmmm, looks scrumptious!

Amy

This was the first wedding cake that I did for payment, June of 2008. It was carrot cake with cream cheese frosting. The cakes were 10 inches in diameter and 4 inches tall. Each cake was finished off with a satin ribbon provided by the bride that was 1 1/2 inches wide. Tiny dots of white frosting accented the bottom.

The wedding flowers were Roses and Gerber Daisies in Red, Orange and Yellow. I made all of the flowers and leaves out of gum paste, and added white Stephanotis and tiny babies breath for a little pop.

The bride provided the plates and stands (candleholders actually), and I set up at her outdoor reception.

I added a little dimension and visual effect to this layer by doing Cornelli lace with the frosting.
The top layer was frosted smoothly. The crystal Temple that the bride provided as a cake topper was not very tall, so I made it "float" above the cake on four white dowels. I liked the effect of the flowers all the way underneath.
A close up of the flowers on the third layer-- this one was frosted with a creamy look (spatula marks visible).
I never put the flowers on the cake until the actual set up, for fear of breaking them during transport. It's good and bad however, because I am always nervous about "did I make enough?' and "Will the look in my head actually turn out?" So far, so good!

Carly

Wedding Cake

June 10th, 2010

3 layers
12" Styrofoam-- note to self: experiment more with styrofoam. I don't know if it was just the warm day, but the frosting tended to bubble away from the styrofoam as it sat, even though it was coated with a layer of shortening. Next time try frosting with Royal icing first, then Buttercream frosting on top.
8" White cake with strawberry filling
6" White cake with strawberry filling
Ribbon around the base of each layer. Silk Gerber Daisies to accent.
I added a cake board plate supported by dowels all hidden under the frosting on the top layer for the bride and groom figurine to stand on. I told the Mother of the Bride to make sure to take the topper off before cutting the cake to make sure it didn't topple down if it was bumped.



I set up the cake, took the photos, and then the Mother of the Bride moved a picture frame from the window sill to the cake table, and damaged the side of the cake in the process. I fixed it up as well as I could, but at least it was on the side and not the front! And it wasn't my fault :)

Sugar n' Spice and Everything Nice

A gallery of photos and cake designs, made by me. Enjoy!