Range Rover Cake

This was a doozy!! I had a request from a party planning business to create a 3D Range Rover cake for a girls 16th birthday party. The clients had given their daughter a Range Rover for her birthday, and wanted the cake to go along with the gift! Yikes! The big obstacle was that a) I had never done anything like this before, and b) I had less than 48 hours to do it!! It took me 2 full days and in to the night to finish the cake. When I delivered it to their house I was dismayed to find that the back had slipped off the cake during transport! I worked some magic and performed surgery on the cake before the clients saw it! Phew! It wasn't perfect, but the clients loved it, and the daughter said it was "SO TIGHT!!" (That's good, right?) The cake was red velvet with buttercream frosting, and fed over 100. It was much bigger in real life!

Autumn Bridal shower cake

The bride's colors were "cognac and espresso", and the hostess wanted those colors incorporated on to the bow of a "wrapped gift" cake. The cake was deep chocolate with buttercream frosting. I pearlized the fondant bow and pearls around the edges to give them a satin appearance. I also twisted wire in to a circular pattern and gently pressed it on to the bow to add texture and interest. I used a tiny circle fondant cutter to press the polka dot pattern in to the white fondant.

Super Hero Cake

I have to admit, I was a little hesitant to take on this project....having 2 girls and a 2 year old boy, we aren't very knowledgable on the subject of Super hero's in our home...yet! I am sure that will change in a couple years though!

This was an "emergency" birthday cake. A lady had ordered her son's bday cake from a bakery, and when she went to pick up her son's birthday cake they had lost her invoice, and had no cake for her! I had less than 24 hours to make it for her, but was happy to help! It was a big cake to "rush" though!

I did my research thanks to Google, and learned all I could about Spiderman, Batman, and Iron Man....with the result being a cake with the theme of all three Super Hero's working together to save the universe! It was a challenge layering the cake with a heavy Spiderman on top, and the one thing I would change would have been to make him smaller, and add inner supports. The weight of Spiderman caused some settling over night, and the cake ended up slightly lopsided. To top it off we had to drive an hour to deliver it, so the delivered product was less than perfect, but the birthday boy was thrilled with it, and mom seemed pleased too. Next time I make a big cake, I will be sure to add supports!!!

Baby Shower Cake

This has been my favorite cake to make so far. There is something about welcoming a baby in to the world that made everything cute and sweet and I couldn't help oohing and ahhing! My friend and her husband are having a baby girl in a few weeks and naming her Robyn. I couldn't resist using her name as a theme, so I made Robyn asleep in a Robyn's nest complete with eggs.
The cake was white with lemon creme frosting and strawberry preserves. It was yum!!

The hostess' husband actually asked if it was edible, he couldn't believe it was. I have to admit I was a little sad when it was time to cut the cake!

Everything was edible. My friend is freezing the top layer until Robyn comes, and then they can celebrate as a family!