10/10/10 Wedding

Bride and groom's cakes for my friend Christina and her new husband Michael. Congrats Mathenys! University of Tennessee groom's cake.

Cupcakes for a Shopaholic

Red velvet and cream cheese frosting with cute little shoes, purses, sunglasses and shopping bags.

Barbie Doll Cake

Let's pretend the lumps in her dress are lots of tulle! I may or may not have jammed her in so hard her feet came out the bottom of the cake, and I may or may not have half exploded the top layer, but she still came out darlin'. Happy 7th birthday, Kaitlyn!

Miniature Wedding Birthday Cake

Sounds perplexing, doesn't it? The client ordered a wedding cake for a birthday cake...a tiny one! It's four inches over six inches of mmm. Chocolate cake, chocolate ganache and vanilla buttercream.

Names Hidden to Protect the Elderly

Happy Birthday to a good sport! Not only is this cake insulting, it's also delicious! Rich, decadent chocolate cake, ripe strawberries, fresh whipped cream, coconut frosting and crunchy toasted coconut garnish.

The Haunted Corporate Anniversary Cake

As a cakesmith, it was bound to happen that I'd encounter a haunted cake eventually. This was mine. Everything that could go wrong with it went wrong. The awesome 2-toned steam train crumbled into avogadro's number of pieces, the maroon lettering turned out purple, the cake didn't rise, I ran out of frosting, and to boot, I bumped my head putting it in the fridge.

After this delightful piece of craftsmanship (pictured below) crumbled, I used my son's Thomas and Friends book as a model to freehand a stencil for the fondant cutout. So basically, the fine establishment celebrating its anniversary got Thomas the Tank Engine on its cake!

Last-Minute Gift

This 8'' round, strawberry cake, cream cheese frosting, fresh whipped cream and fresh strawberries was a delicious last-minute gift for a 12-year-old girl.

Happy 40th Anniversary Mom & Dad!

My mom and I were making plans to go to lunch and do Saturdayish things, when she mentioned in passing that today is her and my dad's anniversary. My immediate thought was "must produce instant cake!" So in 15 min. I threw together this little vanilla cake, vanilla buttercream and raspberry filled gem using ye olde wilton class 2 pans. In keeping with the wilton theme, I piped on some old school fleur de lises, reverse shells and horribly executed chocolate roses using too-soft icing. Happy 40th anniversary Mom & Dad!

Puppies in a Strawberry Patch

Happy 4th Birthday, Maribel! Dark chocolate cake & frosting, fondant doodads!

Yo Gabba Gabba Cake

There's a party in my tummy, so yummy, so yummy! Super-scrumptious vanilla cake and birthday vanilla buttercream!