Babyshower--July 2009

This cake was done for my co-worker, Carlisa's, Baby Shower. Baby Kaniya's nursery is done in brown and pink circles and polka dots so I thought I would carry the theme over.


I used a regular 13x9 cake pan and marble cake with chocolate frosting and white frosting filling. I used fondant for the circles, dots, and ribbon. I used white frosting for the pearl border.


This cake took me the least amount of time. From baking the cake to end result I spent a total of 3 hours.


I loved all 3 hours!

Tinkerbell '09

For Kenzie's 2nd Birthday her mama  chose a Tinkerbell theme. I love purple so this was fun fun for me! I actually used very little fondant in this one. Everything is icing colored with gel food coloring, except the flower that Tink is sitting on. I made that from fondant,  as well as the scrolls/vines.  I made cupcakes to be ensure there was enough cake for the number of guests that were expected. I love monograms, some people do not, I do, so I enjoyed piping "Ks" :-) I did a dozen white cupcakes and a dozen chocolate cupcakes.
I used a regular 13x9 cake pan for the main cake and a 6" round pan for Tink to sit on. The cake is two layered half white cake, half chocolate. 

2nd Cake

The second cake I did was for my niece, Mackenzie's, 1st birthday. Keep in mind Cameron is 7 weeks older than Kenize which means I did my 1st and 2nd cake back-to-back.


I, again, used fondant. This time around, I colored it PINK and made different color fondant hearts, a lady bug, flowers, and butterflies. I used regular ribbon to trim the edge. Luckily, my sister, Amy, bought a tiny cake that was not covered in fondant for Kenzie to tear into.


For the main cake I used a 10" round pan and double layered cake...I really can't remember what type of cake it was for the life of me!


I was really nervous making this cake for my princess being her 1st birthday. I did not want to disappoint her mommy. Thankfully everyone loved it. At least that's what I was told to my face!


I learned from this cake that in order to do "upright or 3D" fondant pieces I have to allow for drying time. At least 24 hours. The butterfly would have probably been easier to make with gum paste instead of fondant, or instead of using unsupported fondant for the antennae, I should have used wire and formed it into a spiral and molded the fondant around that. Again, live and learn!