Brownies and spiders and ghouls..oh my!
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When Brownies Attack!
Posted in cakes, chocolate on October 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Half Marathon cake
Posted in cakes on October 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A cake I made for my friend’s post half marathon dinner party. There are a couple of differentials between the time I took this photo and when the cake was actually presented. The blond girl with the iPod was wearing a medal and the finish line had a broken pink ribbon tied on either side.
I [...]
50th Anniversary cake
Posted in cakes on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A 50th anniversary cake I was asked to make.
I’ll probably make a few changes between now and tomorrow, but this is the rough draft, complete with the cake topper my friend chose for it..
New cake pics
Posted in cakes on September 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
A practice cake I made for a tiered wedding anniversary cake I will be making next week.
Lily birthday cake
Posted in cakes on July 19, 2009 | 5 Comments »
A lily and drop flower cake I made for my grandma’s birthday today. I don’t think I’m crazy about the letter stencils, though..I may attempt free handing next time and give it a ‘vine-y’ look…
Margarita cake
Posted in cakes on July 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My friend Katrina’s margarita cake I made for her birthday party yesterday evening…
Just a quick note..I know I’ve been terrible about updates lately. I’m working on that, though, and I’ll be back soon, I promise!
Bear-ing It All…
Posted in cakes on June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is a birthday cake I made for my friend Donna. That strawberry is a Lisa original since I wasn’t quite sure what I was doing…heh…
Course 3, class finale cake..
Posted in cakes on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Course 3 finale cake of tears…I mean tiers…I mean..yeah…
This puppy ended up being a two day adventure consisting of three cake mixes, three batches of icing, 40 fondant roses, and 30 leaves (Did I mention I stained my hands bright red?). The top layer (in cherry chip, my favorite!) is a stack of two [...]
Post Pink Slip, Week 1..
Posted in cakes on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Tuesday night was my first attempt at using fondant. It didn’t turn out too badly for my first time, if I do say so myself. We also learned how to make roses using fondant, and I think the results are much better than using buttercream. At least these actually look like roses. Our instructions are [...]
Another Cake class update…
Posted in cakes on April 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My final cake from Course 2 featuring a basket weave…
I have officially graduated to Course 3: Tiered cakes.
