A few out of order...

This first one is from my son's 9th birthday this past summer. He wanted a volcano cake, so I layered & carved the cake the best I could to get a "volcano" look. The top layer was made in a bundt pan so that I would have a hole for the smoke. The smoke is actually dry ice in a votive cup with some water added to make it smoke. It was a neat effect. We had his party at the lake, so it was pretty hot & the cake actually started to slide. lol Oh well....

This next cake is one that my sister & I did together. It was for her daughter's surprise sweet 16 party. All the circles & stripes are cut from fondant.

This last one was made for my niece's bridal shower. It had a fall theme, so I covered the cake in golden yellow fondant & topped it with artificial fall foliage. I think I added a bit too much. lol

"Candyland"

Ok, this was the funnest cake to do...ever! I loved it! My sister & I worked on it together. We make a really great team because there are things that I love to do that she doesn't particularly enjoy, and vice versa. This cake was done for a little girl's 3rd birthday this past weekend. It's based on the board game "Candyland." Everything on it is edible. The path for the game is made from a type of gum that is similar to Chicklets. All of the signs are made from fondant & the writing is in edible marker. The Gingerbread Tree is made from a gingerbread man cookie. On the lower right side, we have candy canes for Peppermint Forest. We also added some white sugar crystals to give the look of snow. Then we have some purple twizzlers for the Licorice Forest, Sugar Babies for Peanut Acres, and gumdrops for Gumdrop Mountain & Gumdrop Pass. In the upper left corner, we have Chocolate Swamp. It's made of melted chocolate chips with some chocolate chips dotted in and around it. In the "puddle" is Gloopy (a Hershey's Kiss). In the upper right corner we have swirly lollipops for Lollipop Woods. At the end of the path, we sprinkled some multi-colored circle shaped sprinkles. Finally at the end of the "game" we have a cupcake castle with peppermint sticks surrounding it. Oh, and around the sides of the cake we cut large gumdrops in half & bordered the cake with them, adding a gingerbread man to each corner. All in all, I think it's an absolutely adorable cake!

"baby bum" baby shower cake 2009

This was a really fun cake to do. My sister & I worked on it together. It was for a surprise baby shower for my niece. The base cake is just covered in buttercream & a some fondant circles & ribbon/bow around it for a border. The baby bum is cake that was baked in a pyrex bowl & covered with white fondant for a diaper. The legs & feet are molded Rice Krispies treats covered with fondant. The toes are fondant balls. The pink blanket is just a sheet of rolled fondant. I think it turned out adorable!

Lingerie shower cake

My sister & I made this for a lingerie shower my niece was throwing for a friend. Pink & white background colors & borders are buttercream. Circles & zebra print are fondant.

Niece's graduation 2009

More pirates... 7th birthday

14th birthday for a friend's daughter

Dinosaurs for my son's 6th birthday

In case you haven't noticed, we don't break away from themes too easily here. lol This time I went more with a "Jurassic Park" look with the volcano in the background & wooden fence border.

Chuck E. Cheese's for my son's 8th birthday

We were planning to take him to Chuck E. Cheese's to celebrate his birthday, so he decided he wanted a Chuck E. Cheese's cake. lol I never thought I would make a cake with a big rat on it, but he loved it. lol

Niece's graduation cake 2007

She wanted something untraditional & fun. The stars are made of fondant & brushed with luster dust to make them "sparkley."

Niece's sweet 16 birthday cake

She had a 50's themed party for her sweet 16, so the cake is a dance floor with a juke box in the corner, dancers, and records around the sides.

Dinosaurs for my son's 4th birthday

He told me he wanted "a red T-Rex & a green 'lociraptor (velociraptor)." lol I found some coloring book pages & traced the outside of the images onto the cake with a toothpick & then filled them in. Around the cake are just some plastic dinosaurs & crushed graham crackers. He loved it!

Baby Shower cake for my niece

Spiderman cake for my son's 5th birthday

Pirate cake for my son's 7th birthday

A friend's son's birthday cake

My niece's wedding shower 2006

Valentine's Day Wedding (Shower Cake)

Practice cake for a baby shower

What you see in this picture is my "practice run" on an up-turned cake pan. lol As I was getting ready to do the actual cake, my oldest son was admitted to the hospital for Type I (Juvenile) Diabetes. We were there for 3 days, therefore being unable to do the cake. But I really like the practice run, so I'm including this picture. lol I think the real cake would have been absolutely adorable!

Star Wars cake for my son's 3rd birthday

Dad & step-mother's 20th anniversary cake

I also made a duplicate of this cake to enter in the local fair & won 2nd place.

Spiderman cake for my son's 4th birthday

My first cake from decorating class in 2000