Things That Go! - May 2015

I made this transportation themed cake (and smash cake) for my nephew Callen for his 1st birthday.

More pictures and details to come... 😊

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Friends at the Pond - January 2012

I made this cute little pond cake for my nephew, Gavin, for his 1st birthday. 

For this cake my mom baked and iced the actual cake for me, and I made all the fondant toppers to place on top the cake.  [Thanks, mom!  :)]

I originally saw a cake similar to the one I made in an email that my mom forwarded to me with some boxes made out of chocolate and lots of different cakes.  My sister also received the email and asked if I could make something similar to one of the cakes in it for Gavin's birthday.  Below is a picture of the cake in the email that was the inspiration for the cake I made.

This pond cake above was made by Michelle Wibowo of Michelle's Cakes.

When I was writing this post I searched for the original  image online and found that the baker of the 'inspiration cake' is Michelle Wibowo of Michelle's Cakes (the email didn't have sources listed).

Below are some more pictures of the pond cake I made.

More details to come... :)

[Right now I'm just trying to get everything on the blog, then I'll go back and fill in details; you can read a little longer explanation here if you want. BUT if you have any questions in the meantime, in general or about this cake, please feel free to email me by clicking on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of the page and using the email address found there, and I will try to get back with you as soon as possible. Or you can always ask questions or leave a comment about this cake by clicking the comments link at the end of this post. :)]

(I created my animated name at this site.)

Jungle Animal 1st Birthday Cake - February 2011

I made this jungle animal themed cake for a little girl named Keila's 1st birthday.   The funny thing is that this cake was for a family my mom went to church with whose baby shower cake I helped my mom out with a little over a year before (see the post Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Cake).  So, it was cool to now be making her 1st birthday cake.

I also made the little smash cake below for the birthday girl to enjoy!

(This cake was made very much like the jungle animal cake in the post It's a Jungle Out There... Well at Least on This Cake.)

More pictures and details to come... :)

[Right now I'm just trying to get everything on the blog, then I'll go back and fill in details; you can read a little longer explanation here if you want. BUT if you have any questions in the meantime, in general or about this cake, please feel free to email me by clicking on the 'Contact Me' tab at the top of the page and using the email address found there, and I will try to get back with you as soon as possible. Or you can always ask questions or leave a comment about this cake by clicking the comments link at the end of this post. :)]

(I created my animated name at this site.)

A Blue's Clues Cupcake House - November 2005

This little Blue's Clues House cake was made for my daughter, Carissa, for her 1st birthday [well a little after :) ].

 

I was going to make this Blue's Clues house to be at Carissa's birthday party along with her Blue cake [see the We Are Looking for Blue's Clue's... post], but I ran out of time.  So a couple days after the party I decided I'd still make it since I already had the cupcakes made.  It is made out of 3 of my triangle cupcakes [see the From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly post for triangle cupcake explanation :) ], two forming the square [well squarish shape :) ] of the house and one for the roof.  Originally I was going to make it standing up, but by the time I made it I figured she would like it just as much laying on a plate... and she did.  :)

We are looking for Blue's Clues... - November 2005

I made this 3D Blue's Clues cake for my daughter, Carissa's, 1st birthday.

 

 

 

All of Blue is made out of cake iced in buttercream with the exception of 2 little clementine oranges that are supporting the bottom of the ears.  The thin pieces of cake I had made for the ears didn't want to stay in place, and I had a bowl of clementine oranges sitting on the counter, so I washed two of them and put one behind the bottom of each ear to support them.  That got them to stay up so I figured I'd just ice over the clementine oranges too since the ears were now staying put.  :)

The head was a cake baked in a batter bowl, and the body was a cake baked in a large glass measuring cup.  The nose was one of my triangle cupcakes (see the From a Caterpillar to a Butterfly post for triangle cupcake explanation) that I shaped to look like Blue's nose.  The feet were regular cupcakes turned upside down.

Carissa loved having a cake that looked like Blue!