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A stitch in cake

Last weekend my Mom and I loaded up the van with all of our cake making tools and headed to Oklahoma for cousin Amber and Joel's wedding!  I'm lovin' all the family time this year!  My Mom was in charge of this cake so I'll give her the credit for the design.  Check out the beautiful iris and butterflies she made to decorate the cake! 

It sure looks like we sewed this cake together.  I love my white cake but I really love my Mom's whole egg (or yellow) cake with apricot filling!  Well, now it's time to focus on our wedding!  I can't wait for that day to be here and marry the man that makes me smile every day! 

One cousin wedding down, 1 more to go!

This past weekend my cousin Andrea married a wonderful man, Garrett.  I was happy play a part in the wedding as the co-cake maker.  My Mom and I worked together on this cake and it turned out great!  I love to be able to make edible art for those that I love to help them celebrate special occasions, especially weddings!  Up next, another cousin's wedding in October and then my wedding in December!

Back in business

After a about a six week hiatus, I got back in the cake mode this week.  I was happy to make the wedding cake for some good friends, Jim and Tracy.  The design was very much like the blue cake I did in May, but purple!  Jim and Tracy are K-State fans so I'm not sure if that's why purple was their color but I liked it as well.  I think this was the first cake that didn't give me a bit of frustration.  I was super worried about delivering the cake because of the heat, but I was able to deliver the cake early in the morning and all went smoothly.  With my Mom out of town on vacation, Scott stepped in and was my chauffeur.  Thanks, Scott!  I was happy to hear how much everyone liked the cake but the best compliment was from Jim's daughter.  During her toast she said the chocolate cake was one of the best things about the wedding.  How can that be topped?!?! 

2 weekends, 2 wedding cakes

The past two Saturdays I have woken up with cake on my mind.  Wedding cake that is.  On May 28th, I made a black and white themed cake for a couple I never met.  Talk about trust!  This cake was special because I bartered this cake in exchange for wedding photography at my wedding.  Thanks craigslist.com!  The Bride emailed pictures of a few cakes and I suggested my favorite which she agreed with and that's how the cake design was finalized.  The Bride chose lemon cake...yummy!  I don't have a great picture of the cake because I have since lost my camera, but you get the idea of what it looked like.  I tried to make edible jewels but they didn't turn out.  Sometimes it's just not necessary to make it all edible!

The black and white cake was to feed 60-70 people.  Last weekend I made a cake to feed over 200!  Yes, it was a bit stressful especially with the 95 degree heat.  It's a bit harder to deliver a cake when it's so hot.  Thanks to my Mom's help, we got it delivered and it was a success!  The wedding colors were Tiffany blue, orange, and off white.  The colors were great!  The cake might have been traditional white on the inside, but it was a pretty Tiffany blue on the outside.  It's fun to see all the different layers with different designs come together and look good.  Of course the most important thing is that it tastes good and the Bride's Mom tells me she continues to get compliments on how great the cake tasted.  That makes me smile!  No cake mix in this masterpiece!

This weekend there is no cake on my mind!

Martini Birthday

I made the cutest martini birthday cake for my friend Janel this weekend.  When her husband asked me to make the cake for her surprise 30th birthday party, I was happy to do so!  I found a picture online and had so much fun making it a reality in my kitchen.  The cake was chocolate with a fudge frosting filling and buttercream on the outside.  The martini glasses, fruit, and colorful shapes were all edible and made out of fondant.  It was time consuming to make all the martini glasses but it was well worth the time.  I was super happy with the results.  Enjoy!

Royal Birthday

Last weekend I had two cake orders to fulfill.  The first was my goddaughter's 2nd birthday cake.  The birthday party theme was "Royal Birthday" since it was the same day as the Royal Wedding.  No, I did not duplicate the Royal wedding cake!  I did try something new.  I used isomalt to create and crown to top the cake.  Isomalt is a sugar substitute that can be used for sugar art.  Considering I didn't have a mold, I think the freeform crown turned out pretty good.  The strawberry cake was a great choice for a spring birthday!

After the birthday celebration friday night, I was up early Saturday morning to put the finishing touches on a bridal shower cake for a coworker.  Another fun spring cake!