Fashion Week

This particular cake was dress-inspired.  Coincidentally, it just happened to be Fashion Week in my all-time favorite city, NYC.   All parts are made of sugar.

I really enjoyed creating the concept and design for this cake.  I love finding inspiration and gaining ideas from other works of art and fashion.  Making elements appear realistic, yet still edible, has become an exciting challenge.  

Close-up on luster dusted pearl buttons.

Edible art?  Which ever way you look at it, it was still delicious!

I rarely get to taste my own creations, so I am glad I got the opportunity to snap a pic of a cake slice.  Strawberry cream filling, one of my favorites!

Be Mine

Valentine's Day + Cake + lots o' love = Fabulousness!!

Although most of my photos turned out terrible, the cakes were terrific!!  Bad lighting plus a dead camera battery equate for not-s0-many good pics....

Conversation heart cakes, chocolate cake for 2, dozens of sugar roses, and a deluxe valentine/birthday hat box cake!

Edible beads for a craft and jewelry making mother/daughter birthday.

Weekend Round-up

Too many cakes, not enough blogging!!  

I've been very busy makin' cakes and gearing up for Valentine's Day the last couple weeks.  Unfortunately, I did not have a chance to take pictures of all of the orders, but here are some of my best work! 

Fondant "Love Birds" for my parents' anniversary!

Vanilla Cake with Chocolate Ganache filling and frosting.  Pretzel and toasted coconut bird's nest.

Isn't it adorable?  I was very happy with the results of this cake.  Too cute.  Could be used for Valentine's Day too!!

Here are some shots of my first gumpaste flower spray!  I went a little over-board with the luster dust, but had too much fun painting them to make them more realistic.  Too bad real flowers don't shimmer as much....

All made out of sugar!

First full-bloom gumpaste rose

I don't particularly enjoy decorating sheet cakes.  I always feel so limited by the huge, awkward shape.  Although, I was satisfied with this 50th birthday cake.

Another Giants Hat!

I also made a green and yellow A's hat last week.  I was too distracted by my rain/humidity vs. fondant battle and did no take any pictures....so sad.

This time I didn't forget the rivets...

Hats Off!!

PRINCESS HAT BOX CAKE!!

Have I ever mentioned how much fun it is to make cakes for lil girls?  Possibilities of bows, ruffles, and flowers are endless!!!

This chocolate cake was created for a joint princess birthday.  Draped with edible pearls, sugar flowers, and sparkling rings, this hat box cake was as a delight to make and design.

Top view of sisters Emmy and Ali's gift tags.

Close-up of edible wand.

Holy Cap!!!

Play Ball!!

It's a birthday baseball hat!  Carrot cake for a Giants fan!

This was my first attempt at a craved baseball cap.  I have to admit, it was a lot easier than I thought it would be.  Even though I tend to be my worst critic, I honestly am proud of this creation- aside from the wonky MLB logo on the back, lol.  The carrot cake was iced in vanilla buttercream and covered with fondant.  The bill and logo hand-crafted out of orange gumpaste.

I forgot the rivets, but the stitching details turned out fairly realistic

San Francisco Giants Logo

Silly MLB Man...

and after....

Oh, Brother!

Happy Birthday, Brother!

Last week was my brother/roommate/Ryan's birthday.  He has a strong love for music and has been an artist for about 18 years.  From drums to guitar, teaching to recording, he has done it all!  For Ryan's 28th, I decided to create a turntable cake.  For a first try, it turned out pretty good.  Although it is not to scale, and the colors are quite retro, it was still a mini success for me!  

Vanilla Cake with Strawberry Cream Filling.  Fondant Icing and Gumpaste Decorations.

Gotta represent Diz in the cake too!

Hole in 50?!?

Birthday cake for a golf lover.  Lemon Cream-filled 50th birthday cake with Italian Meringue Buttercream and edible fondant gold accents.

Buttercream grass and boarders.