Buckeye Cake!

I made my first 3-tier cake this weekend for Bill Mount's birthday party!  I decided to make it an Ohio State themed cake since anyone who knows Bill knows that he is a diehard fan.  (As am I, so this quickly became my FAVORITE cake!)  

I learned a lot about stacking cakes with this one, so I'm glad I got the opportunity to make it!

Check out the pictures below!

All fondant, except for the Buckeyes...they are just mini Buckeye cookies.

  

Coming Soon...

I'm going to be making an Ohio State birthday cake soon (pics ASAP) and a 1st Birthday cake for a special girl here in Wilmington!  Anything else you'd like to see?  Let me know!  I have plenty of time during the summer!

Bridal Shower

I made these last two cakes for a bridal shower.  This time I tried using gum paste to make the calla lilies...I think it was quite a success!  I'm hoping to continue working with gum paste to make some different types of flowers...we'll see how it goes!

The Calla Lily cake is definitely my favorite to date.  

A Treat for the Kids!

I made these mini-cakes with some new cake pans I bought...they allow you to put a filling in the center of the cake easily.  I LOVE THESE!  The cakes are super cute and would be perfect as a party favor.  Again, I used the flower cutter, but I changed up the design a little for each of the cakes. 

These were also chocolate cake with raspberry filling. 

Getting better!

I tried something different for my third round...I made a birthday cake for my friend, Jenny, and she wanted chocolate with raspberries.  I decided to do a chocolate cake layered with raspberry filling...it was DELICIOUS!  This was also the first time I used my flower cutter...you'll see that so far it's one of my favorite ways to decorate.  


The raspberry filling was difficult to work with the first time, but I learned a lot while doing it and figured out a way to make it much easier for the next time around.

This one is still one of my favorites!

Round Two...

After the Super Bowl cakes I made one for a Mardi Gras party...

Again, this is an 8" round cake...I'm pretty sure this one was vanilla.  

My first time...with fondant!

The first time I tried using fondant was for a Super Bowl party.  I made "Colts Cupcakes" and a "Saints Cake".  I think I probably made the entire process harder on myself than I needed to, but I was very happy with the results.  

Above: Cupcake; Below: 8" Round Cake