Isaacs pre-k teacher from last year called and asked if I could make some fondant decorations for a nurse cake she was making for an order. She asked for a stethoscope and some bandaids. I threw in some pills and a syringe, after perusing the wwweb for inspiration. Heres what I came up with:
cakery and confections
yo anna anna!!!
anna kept telling me she wanted a foofa cake. (and/or a dog cake. and/or a monkey cake.) i looked around for ideas, wanting to stick with buttercream only, and came across a cute cake with the characters piped on the sides and an aquabats logo on time. instead of aquabats, i went with yo anna […]
the end of the baking frenzy
these last few weeks have been chock full of cakery. it started with jesse’s cake on the 21st and finished up yesterday, when i made these top secret cupcakes for a top secret surprise baby shower for my friend ashley. she’s having a second boy. and likes chocolate. and green. and elephants. while it’s been […]
race track cake
the grand finale cake. this one is an order. for isaac’s classmate. my two weeks of cakery have come to an end… yay! anyhooo… this thing is a beast. it’s 12×18. and will feed a small army of 5 year olds. some of it was really fun. some of it was really stressful. and, i’m […]
carlye’s baby shower cupcakes.
more owls. and starbursts. and lots of chocolate. these were the final bit of cakery in a long week of lots of celebrations. ike’s THREE parties. jesse and ezra’s cakes. and then these. i have one big cake this week. for isaac’s friend from school. and some cupcakes. and then hopefully i’m off for awhile. […]
i’m famous!
ok. not like super famous. not even sort of famous. just slightly more famous than anonymous. 🙂 but, i got my very own blog post on cupcakes take the cake yesterday. they had pics of my hoggy cupcakes. and the owl cupcakes i made for charlotte in may. it was pretty cool when it popped […]
yellow bulldog cake
For my friend, z. The youngest of three boys. Who loves dogs. And yellow. And will be three tomorrow.
hoggy cupcakes 2.0
Tomorrow, Isaac will get one more chance to celebrate his birthday, at school, with his class. I threw together yet another batch of cupcakes and after much pleading, agreed to make hoggy decorations. Again. The kid is obsessed I tell you. Anyhoooo… This time I went with all buttercream and no fondant. It’s faster. Cheaper. […]
iphone game cupcakes
today is ike’s birthday. we are between parties. and between cupcake themes. he wanted “hoggy”, an iphone app that he is very obsessed with. but, i figured none of his friends would have a clue what that was AND i really wanted to make angry birds cupcakes. he gave this plan his stamp of approval. […]
jesse’s monkey watermelon cake
despite a few setbacks this week, i still managed to get a cake put together for my pal, jesse, who turns four tomorrow. (ok, isaac’s friend. i’m more friends with his mom). first, isaac got sick. then, anna pulled my cooling cakes of the counter and carried them into the living room. then, anna got […]