Returned With Honor

I am blessed to have friends here in Utah who believe in me enough to recommend me to other friends.  This was my first cake job in Utah from a referral.  I copied the design from the fabulous April who taught me most of what I know.  She's so dang creative!  I don't quite have the piping skills of a master yet, but overall I think it came out very charming.  Welcome Home Elder Cypers!

Roar

 I kind of feel like I begged my wonderful friend to let me make her baby's first birthday cake.  She swears she wanted me too, but after about 2 months of not making a cake, I was dying to get back in the saddle and I wanted it to be with a fun cake.  She asked for a "zoo animal" cake for baby to dig into with cupcakes for the rest of them, and then let me run wild (pun intended).  This super cute lion won my heart, and I love how the cupcakes turned out.

Stunning

This cake was for the 40th birthday of a single mom that is currently going through chemo.  It's an 8" chocolate cake with buttercream filling and frosting.  My friend Abby, who ordered the cake for her friend, called it "Stunning!"  I have to agree.  I love it! 

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!