Number Fifty-Two

September 11th, 2009.
Raspberries - Cake and Filling

So I had a wedding cake for the following weekend, and had to prepare by making the filling - which happened to be a lot of raspberries, mushed and cooked into a pie-filling-like-filling. (If that makes sense!)

Of course, while in the kitchen, my son always comes in and asks if I'm making a cake. (He's 3.) Then he asks if he can make a cake. So this time - I made him a cake. This was a white cake, with buttercream frosting. I mixed about 2 tablespoons of smushed raspberries in with the frosting. He loved it!

Number Forty-Nine, Fifty, and Fifty-One

August 9th, 2009.

A Cake Tasting

These cakes were for a cake tasting. The rectangle cake was dark chocolate cake, the round cake was white cake, the crescent cake was milk chocolate. Each cake was filled equally with half raspberry pie filling, half raspberry cream sauce. They were covered with buttercream frosting, and drizzled with the fillings. Mmm! My favorite was the dark chocolate, with raspberry pie filling.

Number Forty-Eight

August 5th, 2009.

Miguel's 1st Birthday Cake

This was the baby's cake - all for himself! This was a chocolate/vanilla marble cake, with buttercream frosting, to match the bigger cake.

Number Forty-Seven

August 5th, 2009.

Miguel's 1st Birthday Cake - For Everyone Else

This was the cake celebrating a little boy's first birthday, for everyone else to eat. This was a vanilla cake, filled with fresh strawberries, and frosted with buttercream. Mmm Mmm!

Number Forty-Six

August 5th, 2009.

The Surprise Birthday Cake

This family ordered a total of four cakes - two for this past Sunday, and two for today. The husband wanted to order a birthday cake for his wife as a surprise - so I made it! This is a chocolate cake, with buttercream frosting. I hadn't made buttercream roses in a while! Fun times. :o)

Number Forty-Five

August 5th, 2009.

The Sunsetty Cake

I just made my family a little cake, and used some leftover colored frosting to frost it. After smoothing it out, it reminded me of a sunset... or a painting.... or something. I had to take a picture. :o)

This was a chocolate/vanilla swirl cake, with buttercream frosting.

Number Forty-Four

July 25th, 2009.

Cherie's Surprise 50th Birthday Party Cake

This should have actually been Number Forty-Two, but alas, it was missed. This was a white cake, colored to match the hawaiian luau theme. It was frosted with buttercream frosting, with decorations made of brown sugar, chocolate cookie crumb sprinkles, fondant, and piping gel.

Number Forty-Three

August 2nd, 2009.
Miguel's Baptism Cake

This baptism cake was for the same time as the construction birthday cake. This was a white cake, with buttercream frosting. The flower was made out of fondant.

Number Forty-Two

August 2nd, 2009.
Miguel's 1st Birthday Cake

This was a birthday cake for a boy's first birthday - it's actually one of four cakes! The theme was construction. This was a chocolate cake, with buttercream frosting. The "dirt" is brown sugar and cookie crumble sprinkles.

Number Forty-One

July 22nd, 2009.

Cherie's 50th Birthday Cake

My husband's aunt was going to be the big 5-0, so I wanted to give her a yummy cake to celebrate. She told me that her family loved it - especially the filling - and they even fought over the last piece! This was a devil's food chocolate cake, with chocolate truffle loaf filling, buttercream frosting, and royal icing decorations.

Number Forty

July 11th, 2009.
The Chinese Wedding Cake

This was a sweet story of the bride and groom - who were also very busy! While searching for a "Double Happiness" topper, which is traditional for a Chinese wedding cake, there was a picture of this topper, stuck in a cake that they LOVED. So I duplicated the cake, only in five tiers. This was a white cake, with buttercream frosting and fondant, with royal icing and handpainted details.

Number Thirty-Nine

July 4th, 2009.

The Post-Wedding Cake

This cake was for a couple who were married in Jamaica in March, and had a party happening with their family back in the United States in July, so they wanted to celebrate with them. The cake was a white cake, with a chocolate cream filling, buttercream frosting, and royal icing, chocolate, and sugar decorations.

Number Thirty-Eight

June 26th, 2009.


The Retirement Cabin Cake

This cake was a request, for a replica of a retiree's cabin for their celebration. I was given two photos, and made the cabin out of cake. This was a white cake, on top of a berry cake, with fondant, royal icing, and sugar glass details.