Celtic Yule Log Cake

I love making different cakes than the normal birthday cakes.  This is the second yule log cake I've made for my friend, and I love it!  The berries are modeling chocolate and the leaves and Celtic knots are gum paste.  Then just lots of yummy frosting!  Welcome Winter Solstice!  And on such a yummy note!

TV show 'Psych' pineapple birthday cake

Have you ever seen the TV show 'Psych?'  Well, my friend LOVES it!  (So do my kids and sister!)  So if you've seen the show you'll understand this cake!  It was very fun to make.

Fresh lemon gluten free pound cake with lemon curd and lemon butter cream frosting covered in modeling chocolate and fondant.  It's all edible.  The leaves are modeling chocolate.

Happy happy birthday, Tiffany!  We love you!

Spanish Lace, GIANT red bow birthday cake

My daughter's friend LOVED the Spanish Lace wedding cake I did back in May, so she wanted something similar for her birthday cake.  (I know, lucky girl!)  We'd already done the makeup thing for her, so she wanted a red bow.  The stripes I think were my favorite, aside from the bow.  Really, it was a very fun cake to make for a very fun girl!

Happy Birthday, Brynlee!!!

Lego Ninjago Birthday Cake

My little boy finally got his birthday party!!!  He loves the Lego Nijago sets, so here we are.  A Lego cake for a sweet boy!  It's all edible even down to the ties of the ninja mask and the sword.  The actual cake part wasn't quite like I wanted it, but it was still fun.

 The Lego man and black piece were made of rice krispie treats then covered in frosting and either gum paste or modeling chocolate.  The cake was strawberry chocolate chip with dark chocolate frosting, then covered in fondant.  The white Lego pieces were fondant.

We made swords and 'sushi' for the party.  It was kind of a small party, which was perfect since I just wasn't up to a big party.  Too much going on this last week to do anything else.  Love you, my son!  Happy birthday!!!!

Mickey Mouse 1st Birthday Cake

I always love doing cakes for close family and friends!  This cake was very special for me to make.  Our dear friends' little boy turned one and I couldn't have been happier for them!  Little Mason is such an adorable little guy, and we all love him so much.  He was a little spoiled with his party, but well deserved, I think!  His mommy did a fabulous job!  And what a fun theme and color scheme!!!

 Happy Birthday, Mason!!!

Everything was edible, even down to Mickey's ears!!!  (And on a side note, I made that cake tower with pieces I got at the DI.  Only spent $4!!!)

Acoustic guitar cupcakes

My little brother had his birthday and just happened to be at our house to celebrate with us.  He recently got a new acoustic guitar, thus the cake.  It was kind of last minute, but since I had all the stuff out and I'd already made tons of guitars, what was one more?!  The picks on the cupcakes were my brilliant sister's idea.  They would have been flatter if I'd been more patient and let them dry out before putting them on the cupcakes, but oh well.  You get the idea!

I've been kind of sick of plain chocolate cake, but that's what my kids wanted.  So, I spiced them up a bit with pumpkin instead of oil, and cinnamon and nutmeg.  The frosting was a pumpkin spice cream cheese frosting.  Quite tasty in the end!

Happy birthday Neil!!!

Rock and Roll birthday cupcakes

What a lucky birthday boy to get these!  He got a drum set from his parents, so the theme was 'rock and roll,' thus the cupcakes.  Little electric guitars and drum sets.  I loved the red and black theme.  My kids even helped me decorate this time.  It was so much fun for all of us!

 Fresh lemon cupcakes with fresh lemon butter cream frosting.  SOOOOO tasty!!!

 All edible toppers.  The guitars and stars were all gum paste.

The drums were modeling chocolate and gum paste and the cymbals were on toothpicks painted with edible silver spray paint!