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| Blue Stencil Cake |
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| Top View - Blue Stencil Cake |
Showing posts with label Cake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cake. Show all posts
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Thomas The Train
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| Full View of Thomas the Train Cake |
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| Thomas - Side View |
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| Thomas - Front View |
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| Coal Box Car (crumbled Oreo's) |
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| Milk Car |
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| Rock Box Car (fondant) |
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| Green Box Car |
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| Long View of Train |
**the lighting was terrible at the party place - wish I took the pictures earlier!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Beach Themed Wedding Shower Cake
The weather may be getting chilly, but it is all about the beach for this wedding shower!
The cake is a three-tiered vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream icing covered in fondant. The shells are made out of gum paste and had painted with color. The coral on the top of the cake is poured sugar. The sand is graham cracker crumbs. All in all - one big time edible beach day!
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Baptism Cake
This is a baptism cake for a very special little boy, Luca Thomas. It was a pleasure making this for such a sweet baby and two awesome parents.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Whipped Cream & Blueberries
This cake was made for the ultimate whipped cream and blueberries lover. It is a patterned gum paste bowl, strawberry cake, swiss buttercream icing, and topped with blueberries.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Oh So Whimsical
I was excited to get an order from one of our favorite preschool teachers for her birthday. Her requests were very simple - a 3 tier round vanilla rainbow cake with vanilla buttercream icing, the words "Happy Birthday Susan," and a whimsical design. After looking around at other pictures posted online I found the perfect inspiration for her cake. The only catch...she didn't want to know what it looked like. It had to be a surprise!
The final product came out colorful and cheerful and just perfect for her. I wrapped it up and waited for her to open it on her birthday. I am not sure who had more trouble being patient - Susan, waiting to see her cake or Me, waiting to see if she liked it?!?!?!?!
The final product came out colorful and cheerful and just perfect for her. I wrapped it up and waited for her to open it on her birthday. I am not sure who had more trouble being patient - Susan, waiting to see her cake or Me, waiting to see if she liked it?!?!?!?!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Humidity....I Get It Now
Every class I have taken or recipe I have read has always said to factor in the heat and humidity levels when making your icing. I never really understood what they meant...or how to tell if I needed to adjust the recipes. I could tell a difference if my kitchen got a little too warm when decorating but nothing a blast of air conditioning and a little time in the fridge couldn't fix. So, I figured, what's the big deal? Well....heat and humidity are a big deal and I totally get it now!!!!!
This past week we were in Maine visiting my brother and sister-in-law. It was right around his birthday so I decided to bring up everything I needed to surprise him with a cake. I pre-baked the cake and froze it (uncut). I whipped up all the icing and packed up the fondant and gum paste. I threw my tools and other random decorating supplies into a bag and off we went!
The house we rented in Maine was on a gorgeous lake. It was perfect except for the fact that it had no central air conditioning and not the best lighting. The first night of decorating at the house the temperature was a tad warm but certainly quite comfortable. I made the gum paste decorations for the top of the cake (dog, ball, bone, and dog dish). No problem.
The second night I had one more thing to make. It was a little too warm to start creating until after 10. No big deal - it wasn't that big a piece (dog house) to make but I started to notice that everything was a little gummy.
The third night I needed to stack the cake and cover it with fondant. It was quite warm in the house, even late at night. We opened all the windows and had the fans on full blast aiming towards the counter I was working on. I finally gave into the idea that I would have to make it work. It took a really long time to get the fondant to cooperate and cover the cake. I piped grass on top and placed the decorations. By that point I was done. I could see the fondant starting to bubble and buckle on the sides. I needed to get the cake out of the heat. Besides, the only thing left to do was the border around the cake.
The next morning the house was hot! Nothing I could do about it - I had to put the border on before my brother arrived and the surprise was ruined. I rolled the fondant out and cut the letters for "Happy Birthday Fred." The fondant was a little gummy but I knew I could make it work. Out of the fridge came the cake, and the lettering started. In the time it took to do all of this, the cake started to sweat (seriously!), the writing on the dog house ran off, and the border letters didn't want to keep their shape. I managed to get the word "Fred" up and decided to cut my losses with the "Happy Birthday" for fear of ruining the cake. I started to pipe on brown paw prints on the side of the cake. Only, they didn't want to stay in place. I tossed the cake in the fridge and finished the paw prints. Phew! The cake made it! And so did I!
It was challenging to decorate in a strange house, with no air conditioning, during a heat wave. But, I think the final product came out quite nice. Hope you agree!
And, yes, the photos were taken inside the refrigerator! I wasn't taking any chances!
This past week we were in Maine visiting my brother and sister-in-law. It was right around his birthday so I decided to bring up everything I needed to surprise him with a cake. I pre-baked the cake and froze it (uncut). I whipped up all the icing and packed up the fondant and gum paste. I threw my tools and other random decorating supplies into a bag and off we went!
The house we rented in Maine was on a gorgeous lake. It was perfect except for the fact that it had no central air conditioning and not the best lighting. The first night of decorating at the house the temperature was a tad warm but certainly quite comfortable. I made the gum paste decorations for the top of the cake (dog, ball, bone, and dog dish). No problem.
The second night I had one more thing to make. It was a little too warm to start creating until after 10. No big deal - it wasn't that big a piece (dog house) to make but I started to notice that everything was a little gummy.
The third night I needed to stack the cake and cover it with fondant. It was quite warm in the house, even late at night. We opened all the windows and had the fans on full blast aiming towards the counter I was working on. I finally gave into the idea that I would have to make it work. It took a really long time to get the fondant to cooperate and cover the cake. I piped grass on top and placed the decorations. By that point I was done. I could see the fondant starting to bubble and buckle on the sides. I needed to get the cake out of the heat. Besides, the only thing left to do was the border around the cake.
The next morning the house was hot! Nothing I could do about it - I had to put the border on before my brother arrived and the surprise was ruined. I rolled the fondant out and cut the letters for "Happy Birthday Fred." The fondant was a little gummy but I knew I could make it work. Out of the fridge came the cake, and the lettering started. In the time it took to do all of this, the cake started to sweat (seriously!), the writing on the dog house ran off, and the border letters didn't want to keep their shape. I managed to get the word "Fred" up and decided to cut my losses with the "Happy Birthday" for fear of ruining the cake. I started to pipe on brown paw prints on the side of the cake. Only, they didn't want to stay in place. I tossed the cake in the fridge and finished the paw prints. Phew! The cake made it! And so did I!
It was challenging to decorate in a strange house, with no air conditioning, during a heat wave. But, I think the final product came out quite nice. Hope you agree!
And, yes, the photos were taken inside the refrigerator! I wasn't taking any chances!
Sunday, August 11, 2013
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