Kayson's Beach Party

Brandon's brother Kayson got married last week and had an open house last night.  There was a beach theme and it was a gorgeous party.  I made a small cake and cupcakes.  There were lemon, red velvet, chocolate, and carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.  The 7" cake was carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and filling with sugar paste shells around the edge.  White chocolate sea shells adorned the top of the cupcakes.  As a side note... We live in Arizona.  Outdoor events can be very tricky for food and especially for cakes and cupcakes.  This one was no exception.  It was 107 yesterday and it was rough to watch it all melt and shift and slide and not be pretty anymore. 

Starbucks Office

This cake was for another officer who got promoted to detective (I think).  Apparently there's a running joke that the detectives office out of Starbucks.  Thus, the cake.  Honestly, I can't remember what the cake and filling were for this one, but I'm sure it was YUMMY!  And yes, the cup is all sugar. 

T3

A cake for a promotion party.  This officer earned a spot on the DUI taskforce in Scottsdale and his wife threw him a party.  She added a police car and a civilian car to the cake.  The cake is a 1/2 sheet chocolate cake with chocolate whipped cream filling. 

Butterfly Kisses

I helped throw a baby shower for my sister-in-law Britney who is having her first baby GIRL after three boys!  It was a beautiful shower with a "Butterfly Kisses" theme.  I did a 7" chocolate cake with NUTELLA mousse filling and 100 chocolate cupcakes frosted with vanilla buttercream and topped with a fondant butterfly.  This is one of my most favorite cake designs that I stole from a friend's cake website.  I found it months ago and knew that I had to make it for SOMETHING! 

Practice Makes Perfect

One of Grady's friends had a birthday and his mom asked me to make a Lego cake.  This is my 4th Lego cake, and it seems I'm getting better at perfecting my technique. 

Classic

It's not that I haven't been making cakes, it's that I haven't had time to blog about them.  Did I mention we're moving to Utah?

I made this cake in record timing for a friend who needed a nice cake for her sister's 25th birthday.  It is a 9" chocolate cake with raspberry filling, covered in vanilla buttercream.  I added a classic black bow with a little blink, and voila! 

Tildy's Cupcakes

Nutella-filled cupcakes with vanilla bean buttercream made for my little (and I do mean little) niece's blessing day.  I don't usually get to taste the fruits of my labors, but I got to taste these and they were FAB!