Valentine's Day in sunny CA

I have been living in California for about a month now and I haven't had the opportunity to meet very many people. I decided to solve that problem and spread some love, so I baked mini Valentine's Day cupcakes for everyone in my apartment complex and delivered them door to door.

I baked two flavors of mini cupcakes, rose & red velvet. I wasn't impressed with the rose flavor. Everyone rants and raves about them on the internet, but I don't agree. I personally think that floral nodes should stay in soaps. I was very happy with the red velvet. I chose red velvet because it's Valentine's day, I love cream cheese frosting and well, who doesn't love red velvet?


I topped each cupcake with a little rose that I made out of fondant. If the rose flavored cupcakes were any good, it would have been a clever theme!
Then I placed each cupcake into a tiny white box. The mini cupcakes fit perfect. I tied a pink ribbon around each box and attached my business card. I was very pleased with the result!


My friend, Lisa, created my logo and business cards. She is amazing! I am so happy with the way they turned out. Lisa is very talented. You should check out her blog! She designs wedding invitations, baby announcements, etc. http://www.lisanicholedesigns.com/index.html

Harrison and I headed out to meet the neighbors and wish all of them a Happy Valentine's Day! We didn't make it through the entire complex because Harrison is heavy, but we will finish up tomorrow.
All in all, it was a good day and I accomplished my goal. I met some of my neighbors, I got my name out there and hopefully I will get to have an excuse to bake and design more cakes soon! I hope everyone enjoys the tasty treats!

Graduation Cake

My husband graduated from Kansas State University in December with a degree in Construction Science and Management! WooHoo!!! I am so proud of him!

I was able to make him and his friends (Tommy, Leah, & Candace) a fun cake for their graduation party. This is the first cake that I have made since Harrison was born. It was difficult balancing my time between his needs and the kitchen. The decorating became a group effort towards the end. Thank you Scott for rolling all of the balls for the border! It's a very tedious task.
A lady at the graduation party told me that I did a really good job on the cake and said, "It looks like a professional made it." That gave me a jolt of confidence;)

Catfish Birthday Cake

I made this for a little boy's birthday party as well. He loves to fish and his favorite fish is a catfish. They are pretty swampy looking, so I did my best to make an ugly fish look good! I was really happy with the results!

I airbrushed the brown on the top of the cake. I also airbrushed the fins, so that you could see the texture better. I made the mouth out of rice krispy treats, so that it was sturdy enough to stay open.

Deer Cake

I made this cake for a little boy's birthday party. He loves to hunt deer, so he got his own deer mount.

I tried to texture the antlers and all of the light hair that you see on a deer. This deer did not turn out looking as realistic as I had hoped. Practice makes perfect!

Wedding Cake!

I made my first wedding cake!!


I made this cake for my friend Candace's wedding. She had a chocolate a pool colored wedding. I made the flowers on the cake using gum paste. They are little pool colored gerbera daisies. This was my first time working with gum paste and I was amazed at how fast the flowers dried. This was also the first time that I have baked and stacked a large cake. It was quite an experience! I gave the cake a pearl sheen with my airbrush and I think it really dressed up the cake.

I felt like the cake boss delivering the cake. I was soooo worried that it would fall apart during the delivery. We had to drive about an hour on a rough road to deliver the cake. I am so glad that I bought an instructional video on stacking cakes. It was VERY helpful! The cake remained very sturdy throughout the drive.

The beautiful bride and groom loved the cake! Tuff is hiding a huge piece of fondant behind his back. There was a little cake war.

Kari & Ellie's Barnyard Baby Shower

My friend, Kari, is having a baby girl in September and naming her Ellie. I was asked to make the cake for her barnyard themed baby shower. This cake was the centerpiece on the table and everyone loved it! It was a lemon cake with lemon frosting (Kari's favorite).

I actually airbrushed the fondant this time. It was my first time using the airbrust that my husband bought for me! I was nervous, but the cake turned out great! I learn all kinds of new things with each cake. On this cake, I learned how to make grass with buttercream frosting and how to use my new airbrush. I had a lot of fun making this cake, as I do with every cake that I make!

I think my barnyard cake might be my husband's new favorite. He actually took close up pictures of each little farm animal because he thinks they are so great! I think I could use a little practice, but they aren't too shabby.

Happy 21st!

I made this cupcake cake in the shape of a beer glass for a 21st birthday party.

Hula Girl!

This cake was VERY fun to make! I made it for a luau themed birthday party. My husband says it's my best cake yet. . . He likes this cake because the coconut bra is removable. Underneath the coconuts, the cake is rated "R". I made the lady's chest out of cereal treats. This was my first time using cereal treats with a cake. I wanted to try it because I watch the cake boss use cereal treats quite often on his cakes. I think they worked very well!

KSU Wildcats!

I made this chocolate cake for a fellow wildcat fan. This was another buttercream cake without fondant. I was asked to decorate with candy, so I used purple skittles. I would like to make the powercat out of buttercream next time; I think it will look better.

Taste the Rainbow

This was my preparation for a tie dye cake. I made the tie dye inside match the colors of the skittles on the outside!


I very rarely make cakes with buttercream frosting and not fondant. It was fun for a change!

Cowgirl Up!

I made this cake for a high school graduation party. The girl is attending KSU next year!! This cake was really fun to make! It is the first special shaped cake that I have made. I usually just decorate circle and square cakes. It was fun to "step out of my box" this week!

Mission Valley Graduation

I made this cupcake cake for a Mission Valley High School Graduation party. I hope everyone enjoys it!

Congratulations Erin!

This is the cake I baked for Erin's bachelorette party. It was a red velvet cake with creamcheese frosting, Erin's favorite!

Mother's Day Celebration

In celebration of Mother's Day, my Mom, my Nana, and I took a road trip to Dallas. We went to a place called "Paining with a Twist," which was a wonderful experience! I baked a delicious cake for the event. Nana and my Mom loved it! I learned a good lesson on the long road trip; keep the cake in a cooler.

Tie Dye Cake

I saw a tie dye cake in the Rachel Ray magazine and decided I had to try it out. I think this is a really fun cake! It would be great for a little kid's birthday cake. I love how this cake can be serious on the outside and wild on the inside!

Lemon Cake

I made this cake to celebrate Judy's birthday. She loves citrus flavors, so this is a lemon cake topped with a lemon buttercream and fondant. It was "lick your lips delicious!"

Chocolate

Leah's favorite color is chocolate!

Brownie Cake

This is the brownie cake that I made for my neighbor, Allison. Allison LOVES brownies! This cake has a bit of an Asian design to it with the cherry blossoms.

Spring Tulips

I baked this cake in celebration of my Nana's birthday. These are her favorite colors. I was very pleased with my tulips, but I did learn that it takes over a week for marshmallow fondant to dry completely!

Holiday Cakes

I baked this cake in celebration of my friend's birthday at work. Her birthday is very close to Christmas. This was my first time laying fondant on a square cake, which is much more difficult than a circle cake. The edges of the square are a little tricky.

These cakes were absolutely delicious! The cakes were chocolate and vanilla marble topped with a peppermint buttercream and peppermint fondant. I received the ultimate compliment on this cake when my grandmother asked me for the recipe!

This is a picture of Kelly and me. Kelly is the sister that sent me to the fondant class, so over Christmas break I taught her the art of fondant. We were very proud of our results.