lorena and i made this cake today for lincoln’s birthday. it was a lot of fun to make. looking back, the decision to use mounds of graham cracker crumbs for the islands probably wasn’t the best plan, as it made it hard to get the frosting to stay put, but it looks cool…
cakery and confections
wilton course 2 grand finale cake
i finished the wilton course 2 class tonight. we’ve been working on all sorts of royal icing flowers for the last month and tonight we put it all together. i didn’t use all the flowers we made, partially because i liked the way this one looked and partially because my icing was a little soft […]
dinosaur with teeth
i recieved a special request for a birthday cake to be eaten tomorrow by a 1 year and 364 day old boy i know. he wants a dinosaur cake with teeth. here’s what i came up with. the cake had a little fender bender during delivery, but we were able to perform quick cosmetic surgery […]
latest cake escapade
i helped lorena with this cake for a belated wedding reception for one of her friends. it was a lot of fun and a good learning experiencce…
optimus prime cake
here’s the latest and greatest cake, for the son of an ex-fellow-teacher at forbush…. note: i received help from lorena while isaac and josiah frolliked about.note #2: it’s a costco cake, with costco borders. i’m only responsible for the artwork.
baby liam’s cake
below, you will find two pictures of the cake i made for chris’s baby shower, which i attended late this morning. we (lorena and i) tried desperately to match the colors of chris’s chosen “theme”, and i think we came relatively close. we had a lot of fun making the cake, too. and isaac and […]
two cakes
these are the two most recent cakes i’ve made. this is one i made for brie’s shower. it’s a devil’s food cake, with chocolate ganache filling and chocolate buttercream icing. learning to make roses has taken up a large chunk of my life. this is pooh. i’m taking a decorating class and our first […]