INDY!!!!!

I love Indiana Jones. Last Crusade is probably one of my favorite movies. So when I was asked to make an Indiana Jones cake, I was pretty excited. The cake is an 8" white cake with buttercream icing and filling. The hill on the side is made of rice krispies and  the little dude and the boulder are fondant.

Cinderella

My Cinderella cake is a 8" chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream filling and fondant icing. This is the first time I've cut into a cake to make it 3D. I was a little scared at first to cut it, but once I removed the piece to make the steps and saw it coming together I could breathe again!

JMR Art Gallery and Hannah Montana

I am officially back to work! Which means I am now trying to balance, work, home, child and cakes. Wow! It's been busy. Work is going really well and I'm happy that Abby loves the babysitter. The house isn't as tidy as it used to be, but my wonderful husband is trying his hardest to help out with all the things I used to take care of. Cake orders have been rolling in and I'm completely booked up for June and July.  Here are a few cakes that I've recently worked on. The first is the JMR Art Gallery cakes. They were white cakes with buttercream filling and fondant icing. I had a lot of fun with these cakes. The second is the Hannah Montana cake. It is a 10" chocolate cake with buttercream filling and fondant and chocolate accents. This is the first cake I've done that has the chocolate work. I think I'm addicted now!

Tinkerbell and Cookie Monster

During the month of April I have had the pleasure of making a few cakes. First was my nephew Patrick's Number 5 cake which was a whole new experience for me. Next, I was asked by a friend/business aquiantance to make a Tinkerbell cake for her daughter. For this cake I borrowed a Tinkerbell figurine to put on top of the cake. I also used my flower cutters for the first time to make all the little flowers. I also had to figure out how to make the petals for the larger flower. To get the veins to look right in it, I washed a leaf from a fake plant to use as a press. I also laid the petals over a paper towel roll to get the shape. I used gum paste for the larger flower and the grass because it dries harder and keeps it shape better. I also used a shimmer dust on the cake to look like fairy dust.   The birthday girl and all her little friends loved the cake!

C IS FOR COOKIE. Another friend and business aquiantance asked me if I could make a cookie monster cake for her nephew. For this cake I traced out the face and cut it out like a stencil. I then laid it out on top of the rolled fondant and cut out all the pieces. I was told later that the cake was a big hit!

In other news, I have to admit that I absolutely hate writing on cakes freehand. My hands are shaky at the best of times and I get really nervous writing on cakes. If you have this problem as well, I suggest putting your buttercream iced cake in the fridge and let it harden so if you have to rewrite on your cake, the messed up writing is easier to scrape off. I purchased the cut outs for this reason. I couldn't afford the real deal, so I bought cut outs meant for Play-doh. They aren't as good as the real thing and I think I may need to upgrade and let my daughter have the play-doh cutters. In case you wondered why all my recent cakes have the same cut out lettering, now you know why!

Patrick's birthday!

My nephew celebrated his 5th birthday during the Easter weekend, and I offered to make his cake.  The theme was Lightening McQueen from the movie Cars. Patrick and I looked online at many pictures and what he wanted was a "number" cake with Lightening on it. I said that I could make that for him, even though I had never made a number cake before.  In the end it all turned out and this is his cake.

Logo ideas

With all the business I have been getting and all the potential business I could be getting, I thought it was time to look into having a logo made for a business card. My graphic artist friend sent me some samples and right now this is my favorite. It's also what I have been using on facebook to get the word out about the business.
This copy does not use our name or our phone number because it goes on the internet. I'd prefer for all the crazies out there not to be phoning us!

Newest cakes

Sorry, my blog hasn't exactly been all that interesting lately! I have however made two cakes this month. A Pittsburg Penguins cake for a young by named Scotty and a three tier farm cake for our friend Sandra and her little boy who was turning One! This was the first multi level cake I have ever made and I was a bit nervous about how it would work out. The peguins cake had a buttercream transfer on top and it's the first time I have attempted that as well. I think the next time I do it, it will look even better, now that I know what I need to correct. Anyway, here they are!