This morning I had in mind to finish my little wedding cookies and get them up on the blog. What I wasn’t expecting was a WONDERFUL surprise to enhance my little collection! My amazing and incredibly thoughtful sister-in-law showed up on my door step this morning to surprise me in all my glory (pj’s on, […]
Celebration Cakes, Cookies
I’ve seen these little guys before, but never really decorated. So, I decide to try making them myself. Two new things for me…making sugar cookies and making buttercream fondant. There is a trick to getting nicely shaped sugar cookies, so I’ll have to work on that…you can see there is some spreading on that second […]
Celebration Cakes, Cookies
oohhhh yes…and they are GOOD! I served these little cupcakes during a Halloween party and everyone ended up wanting the recipe! So I figured I’d share since I copied it from Martha! I found the recipe on marthastewart.com and added the chocolate chips at the end right before I put the batter into muffin cups. […]
Cake, Cupcakes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY AMAZING HUSBAND!!!!!!!!! I have THE best husband in the world!!! I am SO blessed that God allowed me to marry this man – he is the man of my dreams!!! He is the best daddy, the most loving and patient man I know!! I love you and wish you the best […]
Birthday Cakes, Photo Tutorials, Sculptured Cakes, Templates
And here it is… What a fun cake! I really liked how it turned out! – it’s a slight variation from my original sketch, but I think it’s better – so that’s okay! My sister loved it too, and that was what mattered most!! A few new things for me…First time putting on horizontal stripes […]
Birthday Cakes
I have a new addiction! – cake stands! As I look around for inspiration and ideas for cakes, I’ve come across various cake stands and ways of presenting cakes. There is the typical fondant covered boards (yes, the ones I use), plexi-glass (which I actually like because the cake looks like it’s floating), funky stands […]
Cake Tools
I thought I’d post a picture of an upcoming cake…I might make this a tradition since I always design and sketch out my cakes before I make them. There is tons of pre-planning involved before I even turn my oven on! So, this will give you blog stalkers something to look forward to seeing in […]
Birthday Cakes, TemplatesI stumbled upon these websites through some other links and fell in love! This first lady is so incredibly talented and I love her style…very modern, chic, fashion sensative, innovative…just amazing! www.idreamofcake.com/ I do dream of cake…so, this is such a fitting website name!! And I love how she obviously cares about every detail…down to […]
Favorite Cakes/Designers
My mother-in-law called and asked me to do another knitting bag cake for her sister who just retired after working for the railroad for 40 years and is sooo excited to go into all things knitting!!! Inspired by all things Amy Butler, I came up with this design for a more realistic knitting bag cake […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes
I was delighted to make this sweet garden birthday cake for a little 3 year old girl from Corvallis! Her mom is a friend of mine from college and I remember 3 years ago visiting her at the hospital when Bekah was born very prematurely. She and her mommy had lots of complications and we […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes