Minnie Mouse Cake

Topsy Turvy Minnie Mouse Cake. I love doing topsy turvy cakes because every time I do them I learn something new. I made this cake for my 2 year old nieces party. It was so yummy. The bottom was Chocolate Cake with Cookies and Cream filling. The top two layers were white cake with Chocolate Mud Mousse.

Scout Cakes

I was asked to make some cakes for the scouts in my church. It was the Arrow of Light ceremony. The big cake is a replica of the badge, the little cakes represent both boys who earned it. One loves football, the other reading.

The arrow of light "badge" cake For the boy who loved to read For the football fan

All three together

Final Jungle Cake

Here are some pictures of the finished jungle cake. It turned out way good.

An up-close look at the lion with his buttercream main. Both cakes (it was for a first birthday party...the "smash cake" comes free with the big cake order.)
An up-close of the whole cake. I love the tree!

Keith was the one that was here when they picked up the cake order. I hope they were happy. Keith said they said they loved it. The reason I wasn't here is because I was at the AIM (Annual Instructor Meeting) for Wilton. I learned a lot and can't wait until these new products are out on the shelves!

Also I am thinking of doing a give away for my followers and those who share my blog link....I would make some of these jungle buddies to give away (They can be shipped after a few days of drying.) Stay tuned for that.

Jungle Pre-View

I had a jungle cake order for this last weekend. I got these gum paste pieces finished and then learned that the birthday boy was sick and the party was postponed. Luckily these pieces will last a while, so they will go on the cake once the party is rescheduled.
Here is a pre-view until the final cake is done.

Gumpaste monkey in the gumpaste tree.

The Lion will have a buttercream mane once he is placed on the cake.

I molded all of these little guys by hand. I am really pleased with how they turned out.

Hard to Please

The other day I was working on a new frosting recipe and I gave my oldest son a taste. I said "You are my food critic, how does it taste? Do I get 4 stars?" He looked at me and said "ummm, 1 star!" I made a big deal out of him saying one star and then he looked at me and reluctantly said "Okay Mama, 2 star." Talk about a tough food critic :)

Thinking hard about how many stars this frosting deserves!

Kenzie's Baptism Cake

Here is a special Baptism Cake. This was a chocolate cake with Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse (seems to be the favorite lately!) This feed 44 people and cost $55. It is 100% edible. It is white chocolate that is piped on the bottom tier, and all the decor is attached with white chocolate. (sorry for the night time picture quality!)

Finished Science Cake

Here is the finished Science cake. There were some VERY scary moments with it, but it all worked out great. Once again I learned a lot while working with it. The cake was Chocolate with Raspberry Cheesecake Mousse filling. Buttercream icing and Milk Chocolate Fondant. It looked and smelled YUMMY and I hope the Birthday boy was happy with his creation!