2nd Birthday Construction Cake

07 Tuesday Aug 2018

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Ok, this construction cake was SOOOOO fun to do! It takes me back a few years to when I used to make cute vehicle and construction birthday cakes for my boys when they were younger.

My firstborn just turned 16, which means no more fun cakes like this for me….So I’m always happy when someone orders one!

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This cake for Luke was a 15″x 11″ single-layer confetti cake with vanilla buttercream. After the initial crumb coat and a smooth green layer of buttercream was done, I sketched out where I wanted the# 2 to go and iced that part with chocolate buttercream. I then carefully sprinkled the still-soft chocolate buttercream with crushed Oreo cookies to look like dirt.

Once the road was done, I piped green buttercream grass around the #2 and as a border, arranged the machines, and added the candy rocks to finish up the construction site.

Such a fun cake to do…Hope you had a terrific 2nd birthday, Luke!

Red and Blue Grad Cake

06 Monday Aug 2018

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chocolate cake, confetti cake, graduation cake, homemade marshmallow fondant, vanilla buttercream

I had the privilege of creating this cake for a nice young man who had recently graduated from a local high school.

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This 2-tiered cake has an 9″ chocolate tier and a 6″ confetti tier iced with vanilla buttercream. I used homemade marshmallow fondant for the name plates and a topped it with plastic grad cap and paper “scroll” I bought online.

It’s always so nice to see the cakes with their intended recipients.

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Hope you had a great party, Hayden…

Congrats on your graduation!

Marilyn Monroe Edible Image Cake

28 Monday Oct 2013

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confetti cake, double chocolate cake, edible image, fondant, Marilyn Monroe, pearls, salted caramel frosting

A client requested a birthday cake for her daughter who turned 18 last weekend. Since she (the daughter) loves Marilyn Monroe, we decided on this design to evoke retro Hollywood. The edible image of Marilyn Monroe is printed on an icing sheet, which lends itself well to the black and white photo. The cake is a 15″x18″ 2-layer cake (double-chocolate and confetti) covered in caramel buttercream and decorated with black and silver fondant stars, white pearls, and silver sanding sugar.

I’ve got to say, I haven’t met many 18-yr-olds who are interested in iconic Hollywood stars. It’s refreshing to find one with such unique taste! Hope you had a great birthday, Cassandra, I really enjoyed designing your cake!