Top Tutorials Round-up

So I have been meaning to for this post for a while so that if you haven't been following me from the beginning you can see some of the older popular tutorials that I have posted in the past. So here is a round-up of some of my most popular tutorials.  Hope you enjoy!

 I know that the most popular tutorials have been my topsy-turvy cake construction tutorials. I still receive a lot of questions regarding this method of construction so I have thought about doing a video tutorial for this method. if you would like to see a video tutorial on these methods please let me know.

Topsy-Turvy tutorial part 1

Topsy-turvy tutorial part 2

Topsy-turvy wedge tutorial

Scroll work tutorial pin prick method

Pirate Ship tutorial

Dancing Hippo tutorial

Hibiscus Flower tutorial

I hope that you enjoyed this round-up of some of the most popular tutorial posts. If you would like to see more round-ups of tutorials and other past posts please let me know.

Finding Nemo/Under the Sea Baby Shower

I wanted to share this awesome baby shower I had the pleasure of contributing to.The mama to be wanted a Finding Nemo/ Under the Sea themed party for her baby boy's shower. The color scheme for the party was green, blue, and orange. I thought this theme was really cute for a baby boys shower and tried to incorporate the them completely throughout the dessert table.The party was being held at a waterfront home which was the perfect backdrop for this party.

 

For the cake I made a topsy turvy Finding Nemo themed cake complete with edible Squirt and Nemo. We featured Squirt on the top of the cake since he was the mama-to-be's favorite character. We also made a variety of mini desserts to tie in the theme. We had sugar coral cupcakes, blue jello fish bowls, fruit cheesecake star shooters, shell cookies, and Inky chocolate covered marshmallows.

 

 

 For the decorations I made a wooden sign that spelled out the baby boys name. I painted it and added Nemo characters to it and displayed it in the front of the dessert table. I also added sea shells, starfish, and sand to decorate the table.

 I tried to incorporate mini fish bowls into the dessert table to represent when Nemo was stuck in the fish tank during the movie.

 Edible Inky's

 I love the way the sugar coral turned out. It looked so realistic! I will be posting a tutorial on how I made it in the near future.

 

 Some of the themed food included ocean punch, shark watermelon, goldfish, and Swedish fish.

 

For the favors, the hostess made little bags of chocolate popcorn for everyone to take home and labeled it fish food. Yum!

 

I think the kids enjoyed the desserts!

 

Here is a close-up of Squirt which was made by my awesome husband Jason! I think he did a fantastic job on him! He is so cute!

So hope you enjoyed this baby shower feature! I will be posting the new sugar coral tutorial shortly and of course many more wedding cakes as wedding season is in high gear now!

Favs of 2012

So I realize that I totally dropped the ball on this one but, I was really sick right around the new year. So I am just going to highlight some of the great events and cakes that I got to be a part of in 2012.

First up, my grandmother turned 85 in 2012! I am so lucky to to still have have her around to share stories and memories with me! She is still sharp as a tack and I hope she is around to celebrate many many more birthdays! To see the full post go here.

Next up, one of my good friends turned the big 30 this year (that means I'm getting closer too ahhhhhhhhhh) but, I was there to help him celebrate with a Baltimore themed birthday cake. Steve has been a good friend of mine for over 10 years now and, I am happy I get to be there to celebrate milestones with him. Check out the full party here.

I also got to be a part of many couples big days. I am so grateful that I was able to share in their memories and make their cakes. It is awesome to be able to make a small part of their dream wedding come true. Here are some of my favorite cakes from this year! Some of them almost gave me a heart attack delivering it, but I made it through and, am ready to take on 2013! Check out full details here, here, and here.

Of course one of my favorite events of 2012 was celebrating my nephew's 2nd birthday party! The theme was not so scary Mickey Mouse Halloween Birthday, and I was able to make a spectacular dessert table for him. I can't wait until next year when he can tell me exactly what he wants and I can capture it in cake. Check out his party here.

I would have to say that the last big event for my family this year was the Disney vacation we all took together. It was my niece's 6th birthday and, of course no celebration is complete without a cake. So we drove a cake 900+ miles down to Florida to make her birthday extra special! It was a wonderful relaxing time with our family, an fun to see all the kids at Disney together. Click here to see our Disney vacation!

So that was my year in review! It has been a great year and I can't wait to see what 2013 hold for me and my business. I hope that great things are in our future, and I can't wait to celebrate many more weddings and events with my clients! Happy New Year!

Owen's not so scary Mickey Mouse Halloween Birthday

I am so excited to share this party with all of you because it is my nephew's 2nd birthday party! I have been planning his dessert table for months now, and I absolutely loved the way it came out. We decided on a Mickey Mouse Halloween theme for the party and desserts. I worked really hard to pull together a cohesive design for the table and decor. The desserts for the table included dirt cake shooters, cinnamon sugar cookies, spooky spider red velvet cupcakes, and chocolate covered Oreos. For the cake I really wanted to do something fun so I decided to do the characters dressed in their favorite Halloween costumes. I made all of the decor for the table including the Happy Birthday banner, the OWEN sign, the Mickey mummy wreath, the dessert table labels and paper pinwheels. I had so much fun planning and executing this table especially since it was for my favorite little guy!

 

 My nephew Owen loves cookies so of course I had to make some for him. The two big pumpkin cookies in the front I made especially for him to enjoy and he loved them.

 We added ghost faces to all of the meringues to add to the festivities!

 Here is the sign I made out of wood letters that I painted to match the theme.

 Last month while we were in Disney I stood in line to get a special Birthday wish from Mickey for Owen.

 My mother found these cute spider decorations for the cupcakes so we had spooky spider cupcakes, and a spider web cupcake holder for them.

 Close-up of all the characters! First up Mickey mummy!

 Minnie witch!

Frankenstien Goofy! 

Devil Donald! 

 In typical party fashion I totally forgot to capture any pictures during the party once I started playing with Owen. I am so bad with that! I did manage to get a few shots of him on opening his gifts and one of all three of us before we cut the cake.

Isn't he the cutest!

 

Love him!

Happy Birthday Owen! I hope you loved your cake. I can't wait to do it all over again next year! In case you missed Owen's 1st Birthday extravaganza you can check that out here. I love to see how much he has changed and grown over the year!  Don't forget to check out my Pinterest board for many more great Halloween inspired birthday ideas.



Hot Pink/ Leopard Print 21st Birthday

Linda contacted us to help design a special cake for her daughter Amanda's 21st birthday celebration. For the design we worked with Amanda's favorite color hot pink, and her favorite animal print leopard, and accented it with black.

 For the topper we added a black 21!

Amanda loved her cake, and even had her nails painted to match it! Happy Birthday Amanda! Hope it was a memorable one! 

Top Ten Cakes of 2011 cont.

Ok so with the new year quickly approaching on with the countdown...

5.

The jack-o-lantern cake was certainly the most challenging cake that I have done this year. Making the cake look like a real jack-o-lantern was quite tricky, but I think it turned out great! Plus it was for my nephews first birthday, which made it all the more special. 

 4.

I designed this cake with the royal wedding in mind. I think it turned out beautifully, and made quite a statement.

3.

This cake was designed for a friend's bridal shower. Since the couple was going to Hawaii for their honeymoon a luau bridal shower was only fitting. I had free reign on this cake, and I really tried to capture the essence of Hawaii.

2.

This cake seems to be a very popular design among my clients. I made this cake for Cole's first birthday way back in February. I love the way the cake turned out, and can see why parents like it so much!

1.

My number one favorite cake of the year is my fall flowers cake. I think if you are a follower of the blog you know that fall is my absolute favorite time of the year, so it only fitting that this would be my favorite. I love creating gumpaste flowers, and seeing them come to life on a cake. This was my first time doing a cascade of flowers down a cake, and I think it looks stunning.

I hope you enjoyed a look at my favorite cakes of 2011. Let me know which one is your favorite! Hope everyone has a Happy New Year, and I'll see you next year!