Cakes and Crafts

Wedding Cake

2011-06-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

This is the first wedding cake that I have made. It took about 18 hours to make (along with the 50 cupcakes). It was a lot of fun - a lot of frustration - and I am looking forward to making another wedding cake in the near future.

Tangled Cakes

2011-06-17T00:04:00.000-07:00

Above: Pascal and the frying pan.

Below: Tangled tower

I had a friend help me make these next two cakes for her daughter's 5th birthday.

Birthday Barbie Cake

2011-06-17T00:03:00.000-07:00

My daughter picked out the cake pan and the color orange. It was fun making this cake. She loved it, and it was perfect for her 8th birthday.

Bridal Shower Cake

2011-06-17T00:00:00.001-07:00

Made this Bridal Shower Cake for a young lady at our church. Very proud of the little bow on the back of the dress. Had problems with my fondant, but will work that out and get better.

Angry Birds Cake

2011-06-16T23:58:00.001-07:00

I made this cake for my son's 10th birthday. It wasn't the right color (ran out of red coloring), but still looked pretty good.

Lightsaber Cake

2010-07-27T13:18:00.001-07:00

My son was very happy with his lightsaber cake, but I am going to have to try this again and make it more authentic. Next time I will use fondant and make the lightsaber longer.

Mermaid Cake

2010-07-27T13:15:00.000-07:00

This cake was for my daughter's 7th birthday. She had been watching Barbie and the Mermaid Tale and decided she had to have a mermaid cake. This was a very quick cake to make and turned out pretty cute.

50th Birthday Cake

2010-05-03T16:06:00.000-07:00

Devil's food layer cake, with black fondant road and Hot Wheel cars.

Baby Shower Cake for Erika and Steve Bacon

2010-05-03T16:04:00.001-07:00

Fondant covered cherry chip cake. The ears and snout are made from rice crispy treats. The eyes are chocolate chips.

Patrick's Birthday Cakes

2009-07-01T14:31:00.000-07:00

Patrick turned eight in June and got two birthday cakes (and two parties). I am quite proud of the spiderman cake. I didn't leave myself enough time to decorate the R2D2 cake, but will include it here anyway.

Spectacular Spiderman

2009-06-16T00:23:00.000-07:00

So, today was Patrick's 8th birthday. There was great debate as to what his cake should be. Finally I just went with the one I had the time to make. Will be making him a second cake this weekend when we have his party in Port Alberni.

Mia's 6th Birthday

2009-05-21T08:24:00.001-07:00

This year it was all about Tinkerbell. I was really happy with how this cake turned out, with two exceptions. The eyes were kinda freaky, and I measured the top of the pan instead of the bottom of the pan so the image was too large for the cake, but it all worked out and tasted great.

Sarah Coll's Baby Shower Cake

2009-05-21T08:20:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun making this cake. *I am aware that there is a spelling mistake but it was intentional. When they had their ultrasound done the technician spelled it that way, so I was asked to put it on the cake. The booties, roses and bows were made from gum paste. The cake is four layers (chocolate and vanilla) with buttercream icing.

The Kids' 2008 Birthday Cakes

2009-04-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

2008 is the first year I really tried to decorate cakes for the kids. Mia got a polka dot cake, and Patrick's cake is supposed to be a piece of yellow lego. They turned out pretty cute, but I am really looking forward to making their cakes this year, and coming up with something really creative.

Andy's Birthday Cake

2009-04-22T11:29:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for Andy's 32nd birthday. I was really happy with how this one turned out. It was the cake that started me thinking about decorating cakes. This is the logo for the company he works for.

Stork Cake

2009-04-22T11:26:00.000-07:00

I made this cake for a baby shower for a lady at our church. It didn't turn out the way I hoped for, but it was still cute. There are things I will do differently the next time I do a transfer. And I don't think I will ever use royal icing again, because it spreads out too much before drying.

Diaper Shirt Cake

2009-04-22T11:20:00.000-07:00

This is a really fun, and easy cake to decorate. There are endless possibilities of how it can be done. I think this is one that I will be making a lot of.

. . .

2009-04-22T10:50:00.000-07:00

I am an amateur cake decorator, and I am loving every minute of it. I am planning to post a picture of every cake I decorate. I am also going to use this blog to show some of my creations as well.