Starwberry Shortcake

This cake was for the last of my daughter's BFFs.  Samantha celebrated her birthday at her favorite diner, Ocean Diner in Hermosa Beach and then spent the rest of the day at the beach with her friends.

The theme of her cake was Strawberry Shortcake.  This was an 8" cake covered in red fondant.  I made Strawberry Shortcake's house in fondant for the topper of the cake.  I used molds and cutters for the other embellishments on the cake.

Turn N' Burn

This cake was for my cousin's fitness studio, Turn N' Burn in Chino Hills.  They were celebrating the 1 year anniversary of their business and I was honored enough to make the cake along with 2 dozen cupcakes to help them celebrate.

This was a 6" chocolate cake with coconut buttercream filling.  I created their logo using fondant and decorated the sides of the cake with different size polka dots using their logo colors.

Carnival Ferris Wheel

This was for Jaelynne who was turning 2.  She was celebrating her party at the Santa Monica Pier.  Her theme was a carnival theme focusing on the Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel.

The cake was an 8" cake that went on top of a 5 tier cupcake tower.  The Ferris Wheel topper on the cake was made out of gum paste.  I also made 6 dozen mini cupcakes to go around the cupcake tower.  3 dozen cupcakes were topped with fondant pinwheels and ride tickets.  The other 3 dozen were decorated with red sprinkles.  The cake with the number 2 on it was the smash cake I made for especially for Jaelynne to match the rest of her cakes.

Hello Maya!

This cake was for another one of my daughter's BFFs turning 4.  Maya had a Hello Kitty themed tea party for her Birthday.  All her friends were served lemonade in tea cups and sandwiches and were given gloves, hats, and boas.

This was a 10" chocolate cake with fresh strawberries and whipping cream as the filling.  The whole cake was covered in pink fondant.  The flowers where made using white fondant colored by brushing on pink, blue, and green petal dust.  The center of each flower had white sugar pearls.  Hello Kitty and the number 4 were made out of gum paste.

Munkee Boy

This cake was for my cousin's husband Alex (Munkee).  We celebrated his 31st Birthday with our family and I decided to make him a monkey cake since he loves monkeys.  I made the monkey out of fondant and used black sugar pearls for his eyes and edible marker for his nose and mouth.

V-Games Dirt Bike Cake

This cake was for brothers Ethan and Jacob turning 3 and 1.  The theme of their party was V-games for  their last name Vega.  The main event for the V-games was dirt bike racing since both Ethan and his Dad ride dirt bikes.  Each guest received Pit Passes as invitations for this very fun and creative party.

This cake was a topsy turvy cake.  The bottom tier being the dirt bike course and top tier representing the checkered flag with the score board.  Each rock was marbleized using brown, black, and white fondant.  The score board was made out of gum paste and edible marker.

Ella Gets Tangled

This cake was for one of my daughter's BFFs for her 4th Birthday.  It was a Tangled themed Pump It Up party.  Her mom gave me the figurines on top to mimic the lantern scene of the movie.  The boat that the figurines came in was too big so I made my own boat out of fondant to fit the cake.  The waves were made by cutting out a bunch of circles and cutting them in half and then placing them around the boat.  I used a braid mold to make the name and boarder around the cake.

The cupcakes were decorated with fondant cutouts.  Rapunzel's Braid, a number 4 for Ella's age, and flowers.

Polka Dot Baby Boy

I made this cake and 3 dozen polka dot cupcakes for my friend's sister's baby shower.  She is expecting her first boy, "Connor" in October and the theme of the shower was blue and brown polka dots.  My friend gave me a picture of a baby in a box cake and wanted me to make a cake similar incorporating the theme of the party.

The cake was a 6" round cake.  The base and lid the box where all made out of cake covered in fondant and the baby was made out of all fondant with sugar eyes and a face drawn on with edible marker.  At first I was having trouble with the lid of the box because the cake was sinking into the baby's head.  My husband actually help me trouble shoot this one.  He suggested putting the cake on a board so it would not sink.  Hmm, why didn't I think of that?  Probably because of my lack of sleep, but thank God for him it solved my dilemma.  So I decided to cover the same size board as the cake in fondant and place the cake on top it, it worked perfectly.  Before placing the lid back on the cake I added 2 dowels to the back of the cake and 1 dowel down the baby's head to support the weight of the lid.  The lid looked so much neater once it was complete and I was a happy camper again.

The cupcakes were decorated with different circle pieces to match the theme of the party.  Connor's aunts made a very cute back drop of different size brown and blue circles cascading down behind the candy bar.  The cake and cupcakes where in the center of the candy bar on a glass tier and everything tied together perfectly.

The Googly Eyed Monsters

I made three dozen of these googly eyed monster cupcakes for my mom's best friend's daughter, who was also a childhood friend of mine.  She is expecting her 1st child (a boy) and these were the awesome creatures decorating her shower.

My mom forwarded me a picture of these bad boys and I mimicked them the best I could.  The basic tools I used for both monsters were an oval cutter, round cutter, square cutter, edible marker, and an exact-o knife.  I really enjoyed making these cute little creatures and I thought it was such a fun and unique theme for a baby shower.

Mario Bro. Star

This week I took a break from cakes to make cookies.  My friend asked me to make the star from the Mario Bro.'s game for her son Jarred's Mario Brothers themed party.  Honestly I don't enjoy making cookies as much as I enjoy making cakes, but I made an exception for my friend's special request.

These cookies were 3 inch sugar cookies with lemon flavored royal icing.  I made the eyes by simply cutting out oval pieces of black fondant and placing them onto the stars.  I must say I did enjoyed making these batch of cookies, but I enjoyed sampling them even more.

Optimus Prime

This was definitely a Transformer filled weekend.  I made this cake for my friend's son Evan's 6th Birthday who was also having a Transformer themed party.  Evan is Jayden's cousin from my previous Transformer post and they celebrated their birthdays a day apart.  Evan's mom had a wonderful assortment of sweet treats and party favors for the kids and wanted a cake to go with her already amazing spread.

This cake was made using two 8" square cakes.  I  cut and layered the cakes to size using 3 layers for the cab of the truck and 2 layers for the back.  Everything was completely edible except for the two exhaust pipes that had toothpicks in side them to hold their shape and the Transformer Logo on the side of the truck that was actually a ring.

Transformers Party Part II

Part II of Jayden's 7th Birthday celebration was at his house with family and friends.  That morning I took a topsy turvy class and decided to gear the cake towards Jayden's party at night.  Originally this class was designed for a very girly cake with stripes, polka dots, and a flower bouquet topper.  I asked the instructor if it was okay if I did my own design and explained to her that I was going to give it to Jayden for his party.  It's always nice to know that your cake is going to be used during a special occasion instead of sitting at your house going to waste.

From the angle of these pictures you cannot really tell the cake is topsy turvy.  I made a few errors for my first time attempting this cake.  My first mistake was I did not make my layers thick enough to see a dramatic effect.  I should have made my layers thicker so there was more cake to shave off.  Secondly, I made my cake a little to soft so I had to trouble shoot and place the cake in the freezer for about 30mins. after I crumb coated it.  A more dense cake would work much better for this style of cake since you have to tort the cake at an angle.  If it's too soft the cake will just crumble.

I decorated the bottom layer of the cake using 1 inch diamonds I gradually decreased the diamonds to a single line on the "turvy" side of the cake.  The second layer had hand cut flames to follow the theme of Optimus Prime that was standing on the top of the cake.

Keep an eye out for my next topsy turvy cake in a couple of weeks.  Hopefully I learned from my mistakes.

Transformers Party Part I

I made this cake and cupcakes for my friend's son.  Jayden was celebrating his 7th Birthday Transformer style.  Part I of his birthday celebration was at a Tai Kwon Do studio where him and a few friends showed off their  martial arts moves.  His mom asked me to make a small cake and cupcakes to help celebrate his special day.

This 6 inch cake was made so that Jayden had a cake to blow out his candles on.  I printed out a copy of the Transformer's Logo and used it as a template for the fondant cutout in front of the cake.  Jayden's mom provided me with the Optimus Prime figurine that was placed on top the cake.  The base of the cake had hand cut flames to tie in the whole Optimus Prime theme.