Two birthday cakes that traveled

The past two birthday cakes took a little road trip.  The first was a baseball theme cake for a sweet boy, Justin, who turned 7. It was so fun to create the baseballs, bats, and glove that decorated the cake. His baseball team colors are navy and grey. They took the cake to Central Kansas for his birthday party. It's great to see that the cake survived the trip. Happy Birthday Justin!

The next cake just makes me laugh! My cousin Sarah celebrated her birthday this past week and she loves my white cake. So, I decided to decorate a big piece of cake and mail it to her. I know it wouldn't survive in one piece but it would taste the same. My Mom shipped it and told the UPS guy that it was frozen and if he could make sure it gets there still frozen that would be great. He told her he wished he could deliver it himself but I guess that didn't happen. Happy Birthday cousin Sarah!

Now here's a fun baking news story for you. Have you heard of cronuts? They seem to be a cross between croissants and doughnuts. They were created by baker in New York City's Soho neighborhood and people stand in line for hours to get one. According to the article below they are now being scalped for $100 each! Sounds like a sweet treat I need to try making myself. I'll let you know when I have some for sale :)

Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/19/baker-cracks-down-on-cronut-scalpers/#ixzz2WwXbh5k9

Two weddings, two states

This past weekend was a first for me.  Not only did I make two wedding cakes for the same day, I also managed to make wedding cakes for two receptions in two different states! Of course I did not do it alone. The first cake was for a friend from church and the reception was at the Firestone building in Kansas City. I baked and frosted the cakes but I have to give my Mom credit for delivering the cake and making the gorgeous flowers that adorned the cake. The flowers were made out of gum paste and my Mom was way more patience than I do to make them. Delivering this cake was no small feat considering the bottom two tiers were a total of 5 layers of cake. Flour, sugar, and butter can be very heavy! The rest of the layers had to be put in place onsite so my Mom gets credit for putting it all together.

The second cake was for my husband's cousin in Iowa. I baked the cake at home and put it all together at my in-law's.  The bride and groom both went to Iowa State so the colors were fitting.  It's always a treat to be asked to make cakes for my family. Not only did I make the cake I got to be a cake cutter. It may sound sarcastic but cutting cake is my favorite job at a wedding. Almost everyone comes to get a piece of cake so you get to greet almost all of the guests. 

Stay tuned for my creation later this week.  The theme is baseball!