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, Templates
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
Happy Birthday to my sweet friend Sara!!! – tomorrow! I couldn’t wait to share the cake I made for her because I already took it to her tonight!! I just love Sara…again, another amazing woman in my life! She has such strength, such sweetness, such a heart for her family, so much love for the […]
Birthday Cakes, Mini Cakes
A sweet sweet friend of mine just made some big changes in her life! She quit her job and is pursuing her passion…sewing, knitting and all things fabric!! She is SO amazing and her craftsmanship is phenomenal!! I wish her Soooo much success in this new chapter of her life. So, to celebrate, I made […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY NEPHEW RYDER!!!!! He had a Mario Kart themed birthday party complete with two Wii machines set up with Mario Kart on them. It was a GREAT party! Onto the cake! – This was the hardest cake I’ve ever made!!! – and the FUNNEST! It felt like at every curve, something went […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes
Today is my sweet friend Jen’s birthday!! She turned 29 again for the 9th time! Hehe!! Happy Birthday Jenny!! We love you!! This was my first time making flowers!! They were “ribbon” roses…because you don’t make each individual petal (as the pros do)…you basically create a thin thin ribbon from fondant and roll it up […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes
Hi all! I thought I would put a few past cakes on here since this blog started after I had made 5 or 6 cakes. Here they are…it’s fun to see the progression…as I learn, I’m tackling harder things…It’s SO fun! This was my second fondant cake…a baby shower cake for a friend. I made […]
Birthday Cakes, Celebration Cakes, Sculptured Cakes
I can’t believe my baby is TWO! WOW, time flies!!! I made him a cake FULL of everything he loves!! I had GRAND plans for this cake, but due to the fact I’m a mom first and don’t want to ignore my children, I had to “downscale” the plans just a bit!! I’m sure you’re […]
Birthday Cakes
I did this cake for a friend of mine who I’ve worked with for the past 5+ years. We refer clients to each other and I help him with some of his permit drawings when he gets backed up. Well, he just referred a client to me and I was able to secure a nice […]
Birthday Cakes, Sculptured Cakes